State policy and Federal legislation and regulations govern the Department’s responsibility to provide access to technology for persons with disabilities. This site has been created to assist you in making your web sites "web accessible".

• Policies Governing "Web Accessibility"
• Frequently Asked Questions - From work of the members of the NYS Forum's IT Accessibility Committee
• IT Accessibility Curriculum and Resources - From the NYS Forum's IT Accessibility Committee
• Accessible Web Design - This section includes links to guidelines and quick tips.
• Resources
• Tools

Pathways to Web Access
This section includes various tips on how to convert documents into HTML.

• Accessibility - A poem by Steven McCaffrey

For NYSED Staff Only - If you have any questions about web accessibility or questions on
how to make something web accessible, direct them to sedaccess@mail.nysed.gov