Colorado Office of Information Technology
The Colorado Office of Information Technology (OIT) is committed to improving digital accessibility. As a demonstration of their commitment to meaningful change for making state services inclusive and accessible, OIT is also committed to:
- Designing accessibility policies, guidelines and strategies alongside partners with a diverse range of abilities and perspectives.
- Aligning with executive branch agencies to provide training, support and resources for accessibility.
- User-friendly, accessible guidelines to help state employees make web content accessible to users with sensory, cognitive and mobility disabilities and ultimately to all users, regardless of ability.
- Improving procurement processes and supporting state employees with procurement guidelines, training and support.
- Following WCAG 2.1 AA as our minimum standard of accessibility. WCAG 2.1 AA Guidelines(opens in new window), W3C
As a part of this initiative, OIT has a dedicated virtual empathy/accessibility awareness lab for the Office of Information Technology (OIT)’s Technology Accessibility Program (TAP), to meet people where they are at. The Empathy Lab is a special project funded via grants awarded through SIPA’s Innovation Fund. The lab is currently focused on three key initiatives: The Community Steering Committee, the Digital Accessibility Workshop, and the Lived Experiences Library. Please click on the buttons below to learn more about these initiatives.
Limina is working with Empathy Lab to provide a Digital Accessibility Workshop – a set of tools that educate visitors on ways accessibility can be impacted when proper compliance is neglected. The exercises provide simulations and demonstrations of how various disabilities can effect the human digital experience.