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NYS Office for Technology Webinar on the New Accessibility Standards and Policy


On Tuesday, October 5 from 2:45-4:00 p.m. Patrick DeCastro from the NYS Office for Technology will conduct an online discussion of the new state Accessibility standards and policy. Effective June 21, 2004 a new NYS Mandatory Technology Standard "https://www.oft.state.ny.us/policy/s04-001/index.htm"S04-001 and Statewide Technology Policy "https://www.oft.state.ny.us/policy/p04-002/index.htm"P04-002 took effect. The purpose of the policy and standards is to make State agency web-based intranet and internet information and applications accessible to persons with disabilities.  This webinar will cover: Discussion of New Policy, Standards, Technical Issues, FAQs and Annotated Standards.

This webinar will be available on campus on October 5 starting at 2:45 in the Board Lounge.  Contact Carol Wilkinson via email or at Ext. 3019 to register.

Carol Wilkinson
Educational Technology Services
09/30/2004