The DMV Website Accessibility Practices and Procedures applies to all current, public-facing DMV content for which the Web Services Office is designated by the Department as the ‘business owner’, whether developed, maintained, or offered by the New York State DMV or through a third-party contractor.

The DMV Web Services Office remains committed to ensuring that DMV’s online information and services are available to all of our customers. To this end, we will make a good-faith effort to comply with NYS Policy NYS-P08-005 Accessibility of Web Based Information and Applications as well as WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility. In our efforts to comply, we will:

•  Assess any new or substantially changed content that is introduced on the DMV website for compliance with WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards. We will apply our accessibility knowledge and automated website accessibility testing tools. If we identify any new content not in compliance, we will work to bring it into compliance as quickly as possible.
• Remediate any bugs that create nonconformance with WCAG 2.0 AA to DMV’s Website with the same level of priority as any equivalent loss of function for individuals without disabilities.
•  Utilize automated website accessibility testing tools to perform routine scans for compliance with WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards.
•  Take measures to assure that content developed on our behalf by third-party vendors comply with NYS Policy NYS-P08-005 Accessibility of Web Based Information and Applications and WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards.
•  Participate in trainings to ensure that all employees who write or develop programs or code supporting current, public-facing content, or who create or post final content on the DMV’s website are familiar with this office’s accessibility policy and the requirements of NYS Policy NYS-P08-005 as well as WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards.
•  Seek the services of a third-party web accessibility consultant and make a good-faith effort to timely resolve any items found by the consultant to be inconsistent with WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards.
• Provide methods for visitors to DMV’s website to give feedback regarding how the accessibility of the website can be improved.
• Designate an employee as Website Accessibility Coordinator, who will be responsible for ensuring that the Web Services Office complies with NYS Policy NYS-P08-005 and WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards.
• Appoint a Committee that is tasked with monitoring the website to ensure it meets WCAG 2.0 AA Accessibility Standards.
• Include a link to this policy on the DMV website as well as ways to contact this office with questions or comments about the policy and this office’s compliance efforts. See our Accessibility Policy.

This policy will take effect upon publication.