Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a.

The bill enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons. It creates a new fund in the state finance law, called the accessible electronic information service fund. A qualified not-for-profit entity will administer the program, providing accessible electronic information services to eligible blind and disabled persons. The service will make maximum use of federal, state, private, and other funds available. The fund will be administered by the department of public service, in consultation with the commissioner of the New York state commission for the blind.

Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a.

The bill enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons. It creates a new fund in the state finance law, called the accessible electronic information service fund. A qualified not-for-profit entity will administer the program, providing accessible electronic information services to eligible blind and disabled persons. The service will make maximum use of federal, state, private, and other funds available. The fund will be administered by the department of public service, in consultation with the commissioner of the New York state commission for the blind.