| Accessibility
Information |
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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.
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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. |
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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). |
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| Privacy
Statement |
| Information
which can be identified or associated with a
particular person or persons that is available
from government web sites through the
Information Network of Arkansas is subject to
these principles and policies:
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The
Arkansas government has information about
individuals, or which can be identified or
associated with a particular individual, and
this information is contained in the public
records of the Arkansas state and local
government. The Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act addresses the type of government information
which is available to the public. See
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105. Information
generally available under the Arkansas Freedom
of Information Act and not made confidential
elsewhere in the Arkansas Code or by federal law
may be posted for electronic access through the
Information Network of Arkansas. |
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The
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act recognizes
many concerns people have with regard to public
records that include information about them,
including the right to correct inaccurate
information. Consequently, persons concerned
with regard to information about them should
contact the custodian of the record, which
typically is the state agency or other
governmental entity that collects and maintains
the information. |
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| Information
which can be identified or associated with a
particular person or persons that is collected
by government web sites through the Information
Network of Arkansas is subject to these
principles and policies: |
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The
information collected should only be that
necessary to provide the information or services
sought by the requester, just as a person might
provide such information when visiting a
governmental office in person. The information
collected is subject to the same controls and
uses as that collected by governmental offices
visited in person, again subject to the access
and confidentiality provisions of the Arkansas
Freedom of Information Act, Ark Code Ann., §§
25-19-101 through 25-19-107, or to other
applicable sections of the Arkansas Code. You do
not have to provide personal information to
visit the network’s Web sites or download this
information. |
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The
IP (Internet Protocol) numbers of computers used
to visit [network] sites are noted as part of
our statistical analysis on use of our web sites
and how to better design services and facilitate
access to them. No marketing databases are
created nor is any commercial use made of any
such data. Government agencies may request
personally identifiable information from you in
order to provide requested services, but such
information is handled as it would be on an
in-person visit to a government office. |
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Various
commercial Web sites may be linked through the
network. These private sector sites are not
subject to the Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act. Visitors to those sites may wish to check
their privacy statements and be cautious about
providing personally identifiable information. |
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| Any
additional questions, concerns or statements
regarding confidentiality and data usage may be
directed to the Information Network of Arkansas
at Info@ark.org. |
