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Act 1227 of 1999 required the Arkansas
Department of Information Systems to develop Non-visual
Standards for Arkansas that ensures the needs of
Arkansans who are blind or visually impaired are
met through reasonable accommodation in the information
technology products and services of the state.
Information technology products and services include
data, voice, and video technologies, as well as
information dissemination methods such as the Internet.
In essence, this means that Arkansas
Government or state funded entities must have websites
that are equally accessible to blind or visually
impaired visitors. For instance, websites must
provided text equivalents for all non-text elements
such as images, animation, audio and video. We
will make every effort to comply with these new
guidelines on the State of Arkansas website. If
you have trouble accessing or navigating state
government pages, please contact info@ark.org.
For more information about IT policies
and standards in Arkansas, link to the State of
Arkansas Strategic Information
Technology Plan. For the specific information
regarding web development and accessibility issues,
link to W3C
Web Content Guidelines or the Center
for Applied Special Technology (CAST).
Security is the most important portion
of customer service for any business or government
entity conducting commerce on the Internet today.
We take this issue very seriously. The Information
Network of Arkansas (INA) utilizes Secured Socket
Layer (SSL) protocol for Internet transaction security.
This SSL protocol allows INA to deliver server
authentication, data encryption and message integrity.
Every step of the process, from the initial submission
of data to the final settlement through the use
of credit cards, has been built with the most advanced
yet user-friendly security features available.
Any additional questions, concerns or statements regarding confidentiality
and data usage may be directed to the Information Network of Arkansas at Info@ark.org.
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