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| 麻州州長Maura Healey 簽署行政命令，協助殘障人士更全面獲取政府資訊。 (周菊子攝) |
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| 簽署行政命令會現場。(周菊子攝) |
奚莉州長和Jason Snyder廳長指出，丕優(Pew)研究公司的一份2021年研究報告顯示，社會中80%的人都靠數位方式來獲取政府服務資訊，因此讓所有人都能夠在很公平情況下，以簡單方式來使用政府所有的網站及數位應用程式，成為非常重要的事。麻州政府將從下週起，著手增聘相關工作人員，以其政府每一部門都有專人來協助推動此事。
該行政命令只適用於行政部門，但鼓勵獨立機構、公立高等教育機構、其他憲法辦公室、司法機構和市政府參與該委員會，並採用與該委員會所推進的政策一致的政策，以最大程度地發揮其影響力。
「數位獲取及平等治理委員會 (Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board) 」成員包括：
• CIAO
• 行政辦公室秘書
• 州長的副首席幕僚，負責接觸和機會
• 麻州殘疾人辦公室執行董事
• 麻州聾人和重聽障人委員會委員
• 麻州盲人委員會委員
• 具有數字無障礙問題專業知識或生活經驗的公眾成員
Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Establishing Digital
Accessibility and Equity Governance Board
Order highlights
Healey-Driscoll Administration’s dedication to provide a more equitable,
inclusive, and accessible digital experience for everyone
BOSTON – In the spirit of Disability Pride Month
and on the 33rd anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Governor Maura Healey, joined by
Secretary Jason Snyder and representatives of the disability
community, signed Executive
Order #613, creating the Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board to strengthen and advance digital
accessibility and equity within the Commonwealth. The Board will be chaired by
the newly-established position of Chief Information Technology Accessibility
Officer (CIAO) within the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security
(EOTSS) and will work with Secretary Snyder to lead the active engagement
in driving all digital applications to be fully functional and accessible for everyone. Through
ongoing monitoring, support for testing, and internal reporting, the
Digital Accessibility and Equity Program will ensure that
digital accessibility and equity standards are aligned across the executive
department.
“In Massachusetts, we strive to be a model for equity,
inclusion, and accessibility. Through the leadership of Secretary Snyder
and the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security, we’ve made
significant progress on people-centric improvements to government digital
services,” said Governor Healey. “The establishment of the Digital
Accessibility and Equity Governance Board represents our commitment to
supporting individuals with disabilities
and making government more accessible and equitable for
all.”
“Our Administration remains committed to making government
more inclusive and accessible, including for those who have
disabilities and those who may have difficulty reading or speaking English,”
said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “This Executive Order is a
major step toward achieving meaningful improvements to accessibility of
government services and I look forward to supporting the Board in its important
work.”
“Today, a majority of people interact with state government
online and everyone has unique challenges, perspectives, and life
experiences that affect how they interact with state services online,”
said Technology Services and Security Secretary Jason Snyder. “When
we build digital services for people with different needs, we build better for
everyone.”
“The issue of IT Accessibility has been critically important and
vital to many people within state government for over 30 years and as I
always say, ‘you cannot go backwards in life,’ but I am ecstatic that
we are taking this important issue forward,” said Massachusetts Office on Disability Executive
Director Mary Mahon McCauley.
Members of the Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board
will include:
· The CIAO
· Secretaries of executive
offices
· The Governor’s Deputy Chief
of Staff for Access and Opportunity
· The Executive
Director of the Massachusetts Office on Disability
· The Commissioner of the
Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
· The Commissioner of the
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
· Members of the public
with expertise or lived experience with digital accessibility issues
The CIAO and the Board will be supported in its mission to
develop and implement strategies and platforms to promote best practices for
digital accessibility and equity by the appointment of Secretariat IT
Accessibility Officers (SIAOs) in each of the executive department’s
secretariats. To ensure accountability and transparency with the public,
metrics to track the progress of the Board will be displayed on a public-facing
dashboard.
While this Executive Order only pertains to the executive
department, independent agencies, public institutions of higher education,
other constitutional offices, the judiciaries, and municipalities
are highly encouraged to participate with the Board and to adopt
policies consistent with those advanced by the Board to maximize its
impact.
As the Commonwealth’s lead technology and cybersecurity
secretariat, EOTSS is charged with the responsibility of coordinating
the Administration’s information technology activities and ensuring that all
executive department agencies adhere to its published standards, policies, and
procedures. This enterprise approach provides a single, comprehensive
framework and ensures that the Commonwealth is in
alignment on all technology needs, including data privacy, cybersecurity
risk management, and now digital accessibility and equity through the
creation of the Digital Accessibility and Equity Program.
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