,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bjfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,w>r5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hat*7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,ar*itectural & 
,transportation ,b>ri]s ,compliance     
,bo>d to develop accessibility guidel9es
 = electronic in/ructional mat]ials &   
relat$ in=mation te*nologies 9          
in/itutions ( high] education1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,te*nology1 ,equality & 
,accessibility 9 ,college & ,high]      
,education ,act or ! ,,tea* ,act4  #b4  
,guidel9es = accessible electronic      
in/ructional mat]ials & relat$ in=mation
 te*nologies 9 in/itutions ( high]      
education  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n lat] ?an   
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,ar*itectural & ,transportation 
,b>ri]s ,compliance ,bo>d e/abli%$      
pursuant to section #ejb ( !            

,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gib7 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z 
! ,access ,bo>d7 %all develop guidel9es 
= ! accessibility ( electronic          
in/ructional mat]ials & relat$ in=mation
 te*nologies 9 in/itutions ( high]      
education4 ,su* guidel9es %all--  7#a7  
include p]=mance crit]ia to ensure t su*
 mat]ials & te*nologies are accessible  
to cov]$ bl9d individuals & cov]$       
individuals ) a disability2 &  7#b7 be  
consi/5t ) ! /&>ds = te*nical &         
functional p]=mance crit]ia issu$       
pursuant to section                     
#ejh7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 ( !               
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d7a77#b77;,a77ii774  7b7 
,h>monization ) national & int]national 
/&>ds  ,! ,access ,bo>d %all1 to ! ext5t
 practicable1 ensure t ! guidel9es issu$
 "u subsection 7a7 are consi/5t )       
national & int]national accessibility   
/&>ds = electronic in/ructional mat]ials
 & relat$ in=mation te*nologies4  7c7   
,review & am5dm5t  ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s  

aft] ! effective date ( ! guidel9es     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 & e #c ye>s  
!reaft]1 ! ,access ,bo>d %all review &1 
z appropriate1 am5d su* guidel9es to    
reflect te*nological advances or *anges 
9 electronic in/ructional mat]ials &    
relat$ in=mation te*nologies4  #c4      
,safe h>bor protections  ,in/itutions ( 
high] education t use electronic        
in/ructional mat]ials & relat$ in=mation
 te*nologies t comply ) ! accessibility 
guidel9es describ$ 9 section #b %all be 
deem$ to be 9 compliance ) !            
non-discrim9ation provisions 9 section  
#ejd ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 & titles ,,ii &    
,,iii ( ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act
 ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq41 
#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaha et seq47 ) respect 
to ! use ( su* mat]ials or te*nologies4 
#d4  ,noncompliant electronic           
in/ructional mat]ials & relat$ in=mation
 te*nologies  ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be  
con/ru$ to require an in/itution ( high]
 education to use electronic            

in/ructional mat]ials or relat$         
in=mation te*nologies t con=m to !      
accessibility guidel9es describ$ 9      
section #b if ! in/itution ( high]      
education provides su* mat]ials or      
te*nologies1 or an accommodation or     
modification1 t w\ld all[ cov]$ bl9d    
individuals & cov]$ individuals ) a     
disability to receive ! educational     
b5efits ( su* mat]ials or te*nologies-- 
7#a7 9 an equally effective & equally   
integrat$ mann] z non-disabl$ or        
non-bl9d /ud5ts2 &  7#b7 ) sub/antially 
equival5t ease ( use ( su* mat]ials or  
te*nologies4  #e4  ,au?orization (      
appropriations  ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out section #b ( ?is ,act4  #f4 
,def9itions  ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7  ,bl9d  
individual  ,! t]m bl9d individual means
 an individual ^: c5tral visual acuity  
does n exce$ #bj_/bjj 9 ! bett] eye )   
correct+ l5ses or ^: visual acuity1 if  
bett] ?an #bj_/bjj1 is accompani$ by a  
limit to ! field ( vision 9 ! bett] eye 

to su* a degree t its wide/ diamet]     
subt5ds an angle ( no great] ?an #bj    
degrees4  7#b7  ,cov]$ bl9d individual &
 cov]$ individual ) a disability  ,!    
t]ms cov]$ bl9d individual & cov]$      
individual ) a disability mean a bl9d   
individual or an individual ) a         
disability ^: bl9dness or disability    
limits ! ability ( su* individual to    
access electronic in/ructional mat]ials 
& relat$ in=mation te*nologies4  7#c7   
,disability  ,! t]m disability has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !     
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74  7#d7           
,electronic in/ructional mat]ial  ,! t]m
 electronic in/ructional mat]ial means  
digital curricul> cont5t includ+        
c\rse-assign$ books1 j\rnals1 articles1 
& web pages1 us$ by /ud5ts1 faculty1 or 
adm9i/rative p]sonnel ( an in/itution ( 
high] education to facilitate ! tea*+ & 
le>n+ process1 includ+ te*nologies us$ 9
 di/ance education z def9$ 9 section    
#ajc ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 

7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc74  7#e7 ,in/itution
 ( high] education  ,! t]m in/itution ( 
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     
7#f7  ,relat$ in=mation te*nology  ,!   
t]m relat$ in=mation te*nology--  7,a7  
means any electronic plat=m or deliv]y  
sy/em us$ by /ud5ts1 faculty1 or        
adm9i/rative p]sonnel ( an in/itution ( 
high] education to access electronic    
in/ructional mat]ials2 &  7,b7 includes 
any h>dw>e1 firmw>e1 s(tw>e1 &          
applications requir$ = ! manipulation1  
annotation1 & dissem9ation ( su*        
electronic in/ructional mat]ials4