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Standards & Regulations |
U websites are subject to certain
State and Federal laws including FERPA, HIPAA, GRAMA, COPPA
and ADA. In addition to existing statutes, Federal laws governing
uniform internet accessibility standards are anticipated in
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Privacy (FERPA, HIPAA, GRAMA,
COPPA) |
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- FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974)
A Federal Law designed to protect the privacy of a students educational
records, and which provides students certain rights with respect to
their educational records. The law applies to all schools which receive
funds under an applicable program from the U.S. Department of Education.
See http://www.acs.utah.edu/sched/handbook//privacy.htm for
details.
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996)
Provides employees and the general public certain rights with respect
to their health information. Details can be found at http://uuhsc.utah.edu/privacy
- GRAMA (Utah Government Access and Mgmt Act (Utah Code
63-2 et seq)
While recognizing the public's right of access to information concerning
the conduct of public business, the act also recognizes the right of
privacy in relation to personal data gathered by governmental entities. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE63/63_01.htm
- COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998)
Applies to the online collection of personal information from children
under 13. The new rules spell out what a Web site operator must include
in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a
parent and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's
privacy and safety online. http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm
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Accessibility |
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- Concepts (definition of web accessibility)
The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is
being interpreted to include Web
accessibility, even though no case law exists
to expand the original language
of the Law.
- Alternate Format Notice:
"In accordance with the American's with Disabilities Act,
the information in this site is available in alternate
formats upon request."
- Style Sheets, color considerations, text use
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Internet Resources |
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