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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65957</law_id><section_number>2.2-3505</section_number><catch_line>Designation of covered entity digital accessibility coordinator</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Administration of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="A">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="35">Information Technology Access Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">head of each covered entity</span> or his designee may designate an employee to serve as such covered entity&#x2019;s digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> coordinator. The digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> coordinator shall be responsible for ensuring that the covered entity complies with state and federal <span class="dictionary">laws</span>, including the Virginians with Disabilities Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Declaration of policy" href="/51.5-1/">51.5-1</a> et seq.) and the Virginia Human Rights Act (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Short title; declaration of policy" href="/2.2-3900/">2.2-3900</a> et seq.), to ensure that the <span class="dictionary">ICT</span> and other products or services can be accessed by persons with disabilities. The covered entity&#x2019;s digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> coordinator shall also be responsible for developing and implementing the covered entity&#x2019;s digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> policy. <a id="paragraph-239663" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3505/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">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&#x2019;s digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> coordinator or other person to whom reports of barriers to digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> may be reported. The digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span> coordinator or other person designated by the covered entity shall develop procedures to review and respond to reports of barriers to digital <span class="dictionary">accessibility</span>. <a id="paragraph-239664" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/2.2-3505/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2025, c. 571.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
