S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1445
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, ABINANTI, SIMON, MOSLEY, ORTIZ,
COOK, BENEDETTO, BLAKE, MONTESANO, RICHARDSON, STECK, STIRPE,
M. G. MILLER, LENTOL, BARRETT, RAMOS, PALMESANO, WEPRIN, JAFFEE, HUNT-
ER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, HYNDMAN, RAIA -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state technology law, in
relation to providing for multi-formatted services menus for the
cognitively impaired on websites operated by certain state agencies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c
to read as follows:
§ 170-C. MULTI-FORMATTED SERVICES MENUS FOR THE COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISA-
BILITIES AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL DEVELOP, WITH THE ASSIST-
ANCE OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, MULTI-FORMATTED
SERVICES MENUS FOR PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM A DISABILITY ARISING FROM A
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, WHICH SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE HOME PAGE OF
SUCH WEBSITE. SUCH SERVICES MENUS SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETE LIST OF
AVAILABLE SERVICES FROM EACH SUCH AGENCY IN THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:
1. CHARTS AND GRAPHS FOR VISUAL LEARNERS;
2. DYNAMIC FLOWCHARTS FOR VISUAL THINKERS. SUCH FLOWCHARTS SHALL:
(A) MATCH THE WEBSITE VISITOR TO THE AREAS MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO
SUCH WEBSITE VISITOR'S INQUIRY BY ASKING THE WEBSITE VISITOR INDIVIDUAL
QUESTIONS AND THEN PRODUCING RESPONSES IN LOGICAL SEQUENCE; AND
(B) ALLOW WEBSITE VISITORS TO REVISE THEIR ANSWERS AT ANY POINT IN
ORDER TO BE PROMPTED TO THE NEXT MENU; AND
3. VIDEOS FOR AUDITORY LEARNERS. SUCH VIDEOS SHALL INCLUDE CLOSED
CAPTIONS AND A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF SUCH VIDEOS FOR REVIEW OF REFERENCES
OR INFORMATION MENTIONED IN SUCH VIDEOS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Subdivisions 20 and 21 of section 103 of the state technology law
are renumbered subdivisions 21 and 22, and a new subdivision 20 is added
to read as follows:
20. TO ADVISE AND ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE FOR
PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
IN DEVELOPING MULTI-FORMATTED SERVICES MENUS FOR PERSONS WHO SUFFER FROM
A DISABILITY ARISING FROM A COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day
after it shall have become a law.