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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 4 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 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 296<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 571<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60539,"section_number":"51.5-40.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-40.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176399,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61435,"identifier":"2.2-3501","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3501","url":"\/2.2-3501\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3501\/","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3501","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3501","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Accessibility” means alignment with federal \u00a7 508 standards and \u00a7 255 guidelines adopted pursuant to 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 794d and 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 255, and 28 C.F.R. \u00a7 35.200.\n\t\t“Accessibility Conformance Report<\/span>” means a completed Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or other document indicating the conformance of a product to accessibility standards such as federal \u00a7 508 Standards and \u00a7 255 Guidelines adopted pursuant to 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 794d and 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 255. The Accessibility Conformance Report<\/span> shall be completed by a digital accessibility subject matter expert with significant experience with product evaluation or by a qualified neutral third party<\/span>.\n\t\t“Acquired<\/span>” means obtained from a third party<\/span> without the need to engage in the procurement process.\n\t\t“Covered entity” means all state agencies, public school divisions, public institutions of higher education, and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Head of each covered entity<\/span>” means the person responsible for making executive decisions on behalf of the covered entity.\n\t\t“Information and communications technology<\/span>” or “ICT<\/span>” means any website, application, or other product or service primarily intended to fulfill or enable the function of information processing and communication by electronic means, including transmission and display via the Internet.\n\t\t“Person with a disability<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in \u00a7 51.5-40.1<\/a>.\n\t\t“Procured<\/span>” means a product or service obtained through a covered entity’s procurement process.\n\t\t“Vendor Accessibility Roadmap<\/span>” means a document prepared and provided by the vendor highlighting the aspects and elements of the product that do not meet accessibility standards and includes the timelines for these aspects and elements to meet such accessibility standards.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 2.2-3501)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Accessibility” means alignment with federal \u00a7 508 standards and\n\u00a7 255 guidelines adopted pursuant to 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 794d and 47 U.S.C. \u00a7 255,\nand 28 C.F.R. \u00a7 35.200.\n\t\t“Accessibility Conformance Report” means a completed Voluntary\nProduct Accessibility Template (VPAT) or other document indicating the\nconformance of a product to accessibility standards such as federal \u00a7 508\nStandards and \u00a7 255 Guidelines adopted pursuant to 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 794d and 47\nU.S.C. \u00a7 255. The Accessibility Conformance Report shall be completed by a\ndigital accessibility subject matter expert with significant experience with\nproduct evaluation or by a qualified neutral third party.\n\t\t“Acquired” means obtained from a third party without the need to\nengage in the procurement process.\n\t\t“Covered entity” means all state agencies, public school\ndivisions, public institutions of higher education, and political subdivisions\nof the Commonwealth.\n\t\t“Head of each covered entity” means the person responsible for\nmaking executive decisions on behalf of the covered entity.\n\t\t“Information and communications technology” or “ICT”\nmeans any website, application, or other product or service primarily intended\nto fulfill or enable the function of information processing and communication by\nelectronic means, including transmission and display via the Internet.\n\t\t“Person with a disability” means the same as that term is defined\nin \u00a7 51.5-40.1.\n\t\t“Procured” means a product or service obtained through a covered\nentity’s procurement process.\n\t\t“Vendor Accessibility Roadmap” means a document prepared and\nprovided by the vendor highlighting the aspects and elements of the product that\ndo not meet accessibility standards and includes the timelines for these aspects\nand elements to meet such accessibility standards.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 769, 773, \u00a7 2.1-808; 2001, c. 844; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2016,\nc. 296; 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}}