Accessibility

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is actively working to increase the accessibility of our digital products.

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Accessibility is a Human Right

Accessibility isn’t a line-item that is tacked on at the end of a digital product’s development process. It's a continual part of the development process. It has to be implemented along with content development, UX, wireframe, design, and development choices. According to a 2014 Census report on Americans with disabilities, “...27.2 percent, or 85.3 million, of people living in the United States had a disability in 2014.” This means that an accessibility-first mindset should the prime factor in developing digital products for Louisiana.

Ongoing Commitment

OTS endeavors to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.

Our ongoing accessibility efforts work toward making our digital products as accessible as possible. Please suggest improvements for how to improve accessibility for users with disabilities.

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Testimonials

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Dr. Rachel Veron

Executive Director, ULL Blanco Public Policy Center

We see OTS as a trusted partner in our effort to create a K20W+ longitudinal data system for public policy research in Louisiana. We know that whatever we need, we can find great support from OTS. From their Data Center Operations, InfoSec, we feel confident that they’re one of our greatest assets.
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Jarrod J. Coniglio

Secretary, Louisiana Department of Revenue

Working with OTS on launching the LDR website was a partnership that continues to pay dividends. OTS worked closely with us during development and after the site went live to ensure that it meets the needs of all stakeholders, including LDR staff, policymakers, tax professionals and individual and business taxpayers. The support they continue to provide is invaluable.