The Governor's ADA Taskforce on Postsecondary Education was appointed with the goals and commitment to ensure that public postsecondary institutions in Kentucky are providing equal educational opportunities and full participation for all persons with disabilities. It is the position of the Taskforce that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participating in any Kentucky postsecondary institution programs or activities, be denied the benefits of any Kentucky postsecondary institution programs or activities, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination with regard to any Kentucky postsecondary institution programs and activities.

Federal Law, specifically Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with disabilities Act of 1990, establishes the foundation for equal opportunity. These regulations define a person with a disability as any person who: 1)has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; 2)has a record of such an impairment; 3)is regarded as having such an impairment.

Kentucky state law(K.R.S.61.982) states that information technology equipment and software used by employees, program participants, or members of the general public must "provide individuals with disabilities...with access...that is equivalent to the access provided individuals who are not disabled..."

Therefore the following guidelines apply to all electronically delivered services(including websites, distance learning courses, web-enhanced courses, and services such as online registration, e-mail, grade distribution,etc.)

1. All postsecondary services and instruction that are delivered electronically should comply with federal accessibility standards as required by Kentucky state law.
The Task force recognizes compliance with Kentucky's Accessible Information Technology Act, (http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.cfm) KRS 61.980-61.988 requires electronically supported services and instruction at all postsecondary institutions be in"...compliance with nationally accepted accessibility and usability standards such as those established by Section 255 of the Federal Telecommunications ACT OF 1996 AND Section 508 of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998;"
2. All institutions have in place a deadline for accessibility compliance, a process and timeline to regularly review accessibility status of electronically supported services and instruction, and specific consequences for non-compliance.
A plan to resolve any accessibility issues identified in the review process should also be in place. The reviews should be conducted on a regular basis and the consequences for identified accessibility issues should be specific, i.e inaccessible websites or features might be required to be revised within a specific period of time after notification or be subject to removal from an institutional server.