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Colorado accessibility plan template
A starting plan for a small town, county or district, built on the Accessibility Plan path in the state's technology accessibility rules. Fill in a few fields, then edit it to fit your office.
What the rule says
"Publishing an Accessibility Plan which shows evidence of the public entity's good faith progress towards removing accessibility barriers across its inventory of ICT in active use unless exempt under section 11.10. The Accessibility Plan must be published on the public entity's website. To demonstrate good faith, the Accessibility Plan must be updated annually with progress the public entity has made on advancing technology accessibility. The Accessibility Plan may include but is not limited to the following: (i) how the public entity is prioritizing ICT in active use with consideration of how the ICT will impact the public entity and its users, including aspects such as legal requirements, user impact, usage metrics, and importance of the program, service, or activity; (ii) the steps the public entity is taking to remove accessibility barriers in their ICT; (iii) timelines (if appropriate or available) to address inaccessible ICT; (iv) the availability of reasonable accommodations and modifications; and (v) procedures for regular testing and remediating ICT"
Your plan
A starting point, not legal advice. Your attorney should review it, and the plan should reflect what your office actually does.
Questions about Colorado accessibility plans
Does a Colorado town need an accessibility plan?
A Colorado accessibility plan is one of five ways the state rules accept. Under 8 CCR 1501-11, rule 11.5 D, a public entity can publish an Accessibility Plan on its website showing good faith progress on removing barriers, and update it every year. Every entity must also post a technology accessibility statement under rule 11.6.
What goes in a Colorado accessibility plan?
A Colorado accessibility plan must be published on your website and updated every year with your progress. Rule 11.5 D says it may include how you prioritize technology in active use, the steps you are taking to remove barriers, timelines, the availability of accommodations, and procedures for regular testing and fixing. This template covers each one in order.
Do we have to send the plan to the state?
We found no requirement for local governments to submit their plan to the Office of Information Technology. Several Colorado towns publish theirs on their website instead, along with progress reports. What rule 11.5 D asks is that the plan is published on your website and updated each year, so keep it current and date every update.
How do we show good faith progress each year?
Good faith progress is easiest to show with dated evidence: what you checked, what you fixed, what you decided about older files, and how you answered requests. Update the plan at least once a year with that evidence. A monthly log, such as the Readable Record, gives you the lines for each annual status update.
Let the monthly work feed the plan
Our Readable Record gives you dated evidence of progress every month, ready for your annual update.