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(iii) when presentation of data through information and communications technology is not accessible by persons with disabilities, it prevents them from participating on equal terms in crucial areas of life, such as education and employment; (iv) accessible information and communications technology is often cheaper for the government in the long run because it does not require post-implementation adaptions and does not expose the government to liability under various state and federal laws that require access for persons with disabilities; and (v) the goals of the state in obtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information and communications technology properly include universal access so that persons with disabilities will not continue to be left out of the latest and future technological innovations.B\n\nIt is the policy of the Commonwealth that all covered entities shall conduct themselves in accordance with the following principles: (i) all persons with disabilities have the right to full participation in the life of the Commonwealth, including the use of information and communications technology that is provided by such covered entities for use by employees, program participants, students, and members of the general public, and (ii) technology purchased in whole or in part with funds provided by the Commonwealth, acquired, or developed in-house by a covered entity to be used for the creation, storage, retrieval, display, or dissemination of information and intended for use by employees, program participants, students, and members of the general public shall be accessible by all persons with disabilities.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271660,"text":"The General Assembly finds that (i) the advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information and communications technology; 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 769<\/a> and 773<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 571<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176395,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75639,"identifier":"2.2-3500","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3500","url":"\/2.2-3500\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3500\/","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Findings; policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The General Assembly finds that (i) the advent of the information age throughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting changes in information and communications technology<\/span>; (ii) use of information and communications technology<\/span> by state and state-assisted organizations has become a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain information available electronically, but access for persons with disabilities has often been overlooked when developing, designing, purchasing, and deploying the latest information and communications technology<\/span>; (iii) when presentation of data through information and communications technology<\/span> is not accessible by persons with disabilities, it prevents them from participating on equal terms in crucial areas of life, such as education and employment; (iv) accessible information and communications technology<\/span> is often cheaper for the government in the long run because it does not require post-implementation adaptions and does not expose the government to liability under various state and federal laws<\/span> that require access for persons with disabilities; and (v) the goals of the state in obtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information and communications technology<\/span> properly include universal access so that persons with disabilities will not continue to be left out of the latest and future technological innovations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all covered entities shall conduct themselves in accordance with the following principles: (i) all persons with disabilities have the right to full participation in the life of the Commonwealth, including the use of information and communications technology<\/span> that is provided by such covered entities for use by employees, program participants, students, and members of the general public, and (ii) technology purchased in whole or in part with funds provided by the Commonwealth, acquired<\/span>, or developed in-house by a covered entity<\/span> to be used for the creation, storage, retrieval, display, or dissemination of information and intended for use by employees, program participants, students, and members of the general public shall be accessible by all persons with disabilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINDINGS; POLICY (\u00a7 2.2-3500)\n\nA. The General Assembly finds that (i) the advent of the information age\nthroughout the United States and around the world has resulted in lasting\nchanges in information and communications technology; (ii) use of information\nand communications technology by state and state-assisted organizations has\nbecome a widespread means of access for employees and the public to obtain\ninformation available electronically, but access for persons with disabilities\nhas often been overlooked when developing, designing, purchasing, and deploying\nthe latest information and communications technology; (iii) when presentation of\ndata through information and communications technology is not accessible by\npersons with disabilities, it prevents them from participating on equal terms in\ncrucial areas of life, such as education and employment; (iv) accessible\ninformation and communications technology is often cheaper for the government in\nthe long run because it does not require post-implementation adaptions and does\nnot expose the government to liability under various state and federal laws that\nrequire access for persons with disabilities; and (v) the goals of the state in\nobtaining and deploying the most advanced forms of information and\ncommunications technology properly include universal access so that persons with\ndisabilities will not continue to be left out of the latest and future\ntechnological innovations.\n\nB. It is the policy of the Commonwealth that all covered entities shall conduct\nthemselves in accordance with the following principles: (i) all persons with\ndisabilities have the right to full participation in the life of the\nCommonwealth, including the use of information and communications technology\nthat is provided by such covered entities for use by employees, program\nparticipants, students, and members of the general public, and (ii) technology\npurchased in whole or in part with funds provided by the Commonwealth, acquired,\nor developed in-house by a covered entity to be used for the creation, storage,\nretrieval, display, or dissemination of information and intended for use by\nemployees, program participants, students, and members of the general public\nshall be accessible by all persons with disabilities.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 769, 773, \u00a7 2.1-807; 2001, c. 844; 2025, c. 571.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}