Common use of NONVISUAL ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY Clause in Contracts

NONVISUAL ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY. All information technology which, pursuant to this agreement, is purchased or upgraded by or for the use of any State agency or institution or political subdivision of the Commonwealth (the “Technology”) shall comply with the following nonvisual access standards from the date of purchase or upgrade until the expiration of this agreement: effective, interactive control and use of the Technology shall be readily achievable by nonvisual means; the Technology equipped for nonvisual access shall be compatible with information technology used by other individuals with whom any blind or visually impaired user of the technology interacts; Nonvisual Access Technology shall be integrated into any networks used to share communications among employees, program participants or the public; and the Technology for nonvisual access shall have the capability of providing equivalent access by nonvisual means to telecommunications or other interconnected network services used by persons who are not blind or visually impaired. Compliance with the foregoing nonvisual access standards shall not be required if the designated representative of the using agency, institution or political subdivision determines that (i) the Technology is not available with nonvisual access because the essential elements of the Technology are visual and (ii) nonvisual equivalence is not available. Installation of hardware, software or peripheral devices used for nonvisual access is not required when the Technology is being used exclusively by individuals who are not blind or visually impaired, but applications programs and underlying operating systems (including the format of the data) used for the manipulation and presentation of information shall permit the installation and effective use of nonvisual access software and peripheral devices. If requested, the Contractor must provide a detailed explanation of how compliance with the foregoing nonvisual access standards is achieved and a validation of concept demonstration. The requirements of this Paragraph shall be construed to achieve full compliance with the Information Technology Access Act, §§ 2.2-3500 through 2.2-3504 of the Code of Virginia. All information technology which, pursuant to this Agreement, is purchased or upgraded by or for the use of any Commonwealth agency or institution or political subdivision of the Commonwealth (the “Technology”) shall comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended. If requested, the Contractor must provide a detailed explanation of how compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act is achieved and a validation of concept demonstration. The requirements of this Paragraph along with the Non-Visual Access to Technology Clause shall be construed to achieve full compliance with the Information Technology Access Act, §§2.2-3500 through 2.2-3504 of the Code of Virginia. If the agreed upon compensation for this Agreement exceeds $10,000, the provisions required by §10 Rules Governing Procurement Chapter 4.10 (§23-38.88 et seq.) of Title 23 of the Code of Virginia prohibiting Contractor from discriminating in employment and Governing Rules §11 obligating Contractor to provide a drug-free workplace.