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Rangely accepts $10,000 state grant to improve document accessibility
Summary
The council approved a $10,000 SIPA grant from the State of Colorado to pay for CommonLook accessibility software and a texting pilot to make town documents and resident communications accessible to visually impaired residents, with no local match required.
Council voted to accept a $10,000 grant from the State of Colorado (SIPA) to cover costs for CommonLook accessibility software and a resident-texting service to improve online access to town documents for visually impaired residents.
Staff said the grant requires no match and will be used for a one'year pilot; if the town finds the services valuable, future funding could be considered at the end of the pilot period. The motion to accept the grant was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Provenance: item introduced at SEG 989 and approved at SEG 1021'SEG 1028.
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