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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 571<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68757,"section_number":"2.2-3900","catch_line":"Short title; declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3900\/"},{"id":82514,"section_number":"51.5-1","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176415,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65957,"identifier":"2.2-3505","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3505","url":"\/2.2-3505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3505\/","token":"2.2\/II\/A\/35\/2.2-3505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of covered entity digital accessibility coordinator","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The head of each covered entity<\/span> or his designee may designate an employee to serve as such covered entity’s digital accessibility<\/span> coordinator. The digital accessibility<\/span> coordinator shall be responsible for ensuring that the covered entity complies with state and federal laws<\/span>, including the Virginians with Disabilities Act (§ 51.5-1<\/a> et seq.) and the Virginia Human Rights Act (§ 2.2-3900<\/a> et seq.), to ensure that the ICT<\/span> and other products or services can be accessed by persons with disabilities. The covered entity’s digital accessibility<\/span> coordinator shall also be responsible for developing and implementing the covered entity’s digital accessibility<\/span> policy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each covered entity shall publish, in a conspicuous and easily accessible location on its website, the name, phone number, email address, and office address of the covered entity’s digital accessibility<\/span> coordinator or other person to whom reports of barriers to digital accessibility<\/span> may be reported. The digital accessibility<\/span> coordinator or other person designated by the covered entity shall develop procedures to review and respond to reports of barriers to digital accessibility<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGNATION OF COVERED ENTITY DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR (\u00a7 2.2-3505)\n\nA. The head of each covered entity or his designee may designate an employee to\nserve as such covered entity’s digital accessibility coordinator. The\ndigital accessibility coordinator shall be responsible for ensuring that the\ncovered entity complies with state and federal laws, including the Virginians\nwith Disabilities Act (§ 51.5-1 et seq.) and the Virginia Human Rights Act\n(§ 2.2-3900 et seq.), to ensure that the ICT and other products or services\ncan be accessed by persons with disabilities. The covered entity’s digital\naccessibility coordinator shall also be responsible for developing and\nimplementing the covered entity’s digital accessibility policy.\n\nB. Each covered entity shall publish, in a conspicuous and easily accessible\nlocation on its website, the name, phone number, email address, and office\naddress of the covered entity’s digital accessibility coordinator or other\nperson to whom reports of barriers to digital accessibility may be reported. The\ndigital accessibility coordinator or other person designated by the covered\nentity shall develop procedures to review and respond to reports of barriers to\ndigital accessibility.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}