Under Kentucky state law KRS 61.986, each covered entity is obligated to provide that:
“Information technology purchased prior to July 14, 2000, shall be brought into compliance with KRS 61.980 to 61.988 when the covered entity upgrades or replaces the existing equipment or software. Nothing in KRS 61.980 to 61.988 shall be construed or interpreted to require the replacement or upgrade of existing equipment or software.”
The general concept of this forward facing mandate was to help limit sudden expenditures of funds that would have been needed if all IT suddenly became obsolete. However, it should be noted that five years out of that date most schools have likely already passed this replacement threshold for most of its IT environment. Everything that has been replaced or upgraded since July 14, 2000, should have been already been made accessible.
The District shall ensure that any information technology purchased prior to July 14, 2000, shall be brought into compliance with state law when the existing equipment or software is upgraded or replaced.
Is a method currently in place to ensure that when the District upgrades to a new version of software, or otherwise replaces an existing information technology product or service, the newly upgraded or replaced version complies with Accessibility Standards?
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KATS Network Coordinating Center
Charles McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
Local: (502) 429-4484
Toll Free: (800) 327-5287
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