Primary Department: Universal Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon - Executive Director and CIO
Secondary Department: Universal Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon - Executive Director and CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable):N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Universal Services for approval for the Countywide Website Accessibility Management project, for compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and Supplemental Budget in the amount of $1,290,000.
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Background and Discussion:
This project identifies and resolves accessibility gaps across the countywide, enterprise level, digital ecosystem, reducing legal and reputational risk while improving and enhancing the user experience for all constituents. The extension of the Countywide Website Accessibility Compliance Management Program will include a discovery of the current digital ecosystem and remediating it to make it ADA Compliant. A prioritized list of the identified website enhancements will be implemented in phase III. The estimated cost of the website enhancements completed in Phase III may increase based on the findings.
Expected Impact:
Harris County requires a comprehensive, enterprise level review of all digital website content that will identify areas for improvement within the current digital ecosystem. Enhancements to all Harris County websites will be implemented based on prioritization and remediation recommendatio...
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