Back in June of 2024, we posted an article concerning House Bill 24-1454, which had the effect of extending the deadline—as originally established in House Bill 21-1110—for public entities to fully comply with the technology accessibility standards established by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. During the one-year extension, public entities were granted immunity against liability for noncompliance with the accessibility standards if they were able to demonstrate certain “good faith efforts” toward compliance, or toward a resolution of a complaint of noncompliance. As you’re likely aware, the extended deadline for full compliance is quickly approaching. Beginning July 1, 2025, local governments and their instrumentalities will be expected to fully comply with the technology accessibility standards. In the meantime, OIT has adopted amendments to the accessibility standards that provide certain exemptions and alternative paths for compliance that may mitigate public entity liability exposures for alleged violations of the “technical standards” adopted by OIT.

Read CIRSA’s new blog post about the amended technology accessibility standards and steps that your organization can take to mitigate the risk of violating them.