About the Technology Accessibility Program (TAP)
TAP Accessibility Consulting
TAP provides a collection of services designed to bring strategic and tactical support to agencies in meeting and sustaining compliance requirements outlined in House Bill 21-1110.
Accessibility consulting helps agencies immediately address existing accessibility compliance issues by taking inventory of all technology touch points, assessing them for accessibility compliance and remediating identified problems. These services build accessibility into roles and processes to provide accessible technology from the beginning and avoid costly accessibility debt in the future.
Our team provides guidance and support in:
Accessibility Adoption Planning - Understand and work through the IT Accessibility Adoption Template with assigned agency contacts.
Asset Identification - Work with the assigned agency contacts to identify websites, applications, PDFs and any hardware or kiosks related to HB 21-1110.
Issue Identification - Coordinate with content contributors to use the SiteImprove reports to identify areas needing improvement.
Accessibility Issue Remediation - Act as current WCAG advisors who work with assigned agencies contacts to mitigate accessibility issues and risk. The OIT Accessibility Consulting team will also provide vendor management to work with enterprise services (e.g., Salesforce, Kronos, Google) to facilitate issue remediation.
Sustainability, Education and Process - Work to build accessibility into culture and processes. For example, ensuring accessibility is included in the Software Development Life Cycle.
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Current TAP Priorities:
The Technical Accessibility Program (TAP) works to help OIT and agencies comply with C.R.S. 24-85-104, House Bill 21-1110 Colorado Laws for Persons with Disabilities, Executive Order D2020-175 (EDI) and the Universal Policy on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
The TAP is working hard to support and guide state agencies with this immense effort. Current efforts to assist state agencies include:
Guidance on completing the updated Accessibility Checklists - June 2023
Website remediation guides
Vendor procurement package
Guidance in incoming accessibility budget dollars - July 2023
Reporting on Agency Checklist progress to the Joint Budget Committee beginning July 2023
Rollout of new training resources in Spring/Summer 2023
Work to launch the Empathy Lab in Fall 2023
The TAP Team
TAP is managed by Karen Pellegrin, Senior Program Manager, and is supported by the following OIT employees:
Theresa Montano, Accessibility Solutions Architect
Laurie Kubitz, Senior Solution Engineer, Accessibility
Beckie Bean, Accessibility Consultant
Brian Stafford, Accessibility Consultant
Chelsea Cook, Accessibility Consultant
Kate Miller, Accessibility Consultant
Kelly Tabor, TAP Communications Manager