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Accessibility Information
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 Accessiblity
Standards. For information regarding web site development specific
to the State of Arkansas, link to the Technology
Investigation Center' Standards for Equivalent Access. For detailed
information about web site development and accessibility issues,
link to W3C Web Content Guidelines
or the Center for Applied Special
Technology (CAST).
Security
Statement
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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