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St. Joseph County approves CivicPlus contract for PDF accessibility amid concerns about unfunded mandate
Summary
County commissioners approved a CivicPlus statement of work to convert county PDFs to DOJ-accessible formats at $54,000 per year; staff said the cost is population-based and can be reassessed at renewal, while some commissioners called the mandate an unfunded burden.
St. Joseph County commissioners approved a statement of work with CivicPlus to make county website PDFs accessible to visually impaired users in compliance with Department of Justice guidance.
Brian Forteo of the Department of Structured Planning and Growth described the product as an overlay that identifies document structure for screen readers and continuously applies accessibility when documents are uploaded.…
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