(a)

(1) The technology access clause specified in § 25-26-203 shall be developed by the Department of Information Systems and shall require compliance with nonvisual access standards established by the department.

(2) The technology access clause shall be included in all contracts for the procurement of information technology by or for the use of entities covered by this subchapter on or after July 30, 1999.

(b) The nonvisual access standards established by the department under subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) Include the specifications necessary to fulfill the assurances in § 25-26-203;

(2) Follow the standards for software applications and operating systems provided by 36 C.F.R § 1194.21, as it existed on January 1, 2013, subject to the provisions of 36 C.F.R. §§ 1194.1 -- 1194.4, as they existed on January 1, 2013;

(3) Follow the standards for web-based intranet and Internet information and applications provided by 36 C.F.R § 1194.22, as it existed on January 1, 2013, subject to the provisions of 36 C.F.R. §§ 1194.1 -- 1194.4, as they existed on January 1, 2013; and

(4) Include the following minimum specifications:

(A) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, effective, interactive control and use of the technology, including without limitation the operating system, software applications , and format of the data presented is readily achievable by nonvisual means;

(B) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, the technology equipped for nonvisual access is compatible with information technology used by other individuals with whom the blind or visually impaired individual interacts;

(C) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, nonvisual access technology is integrated into networks used to share communications among employees, program participants, and the public; and

(D) That, to the extent provided in this subchapter, the technology for nonvisual access has 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.

(c) The minimum specifications under subsection (b) of this section do not prohibit the purchase or use of an information technology product that does not meet these standards if the information manipulated or presented by the product is inherently visual in nature so that its meaning cannot be conveyed nonvisually.