Florida has a state-specific ICT accessibility law in Chapter 282, Part II of the Florida Statutes (ss. 282.601-282.606), which requires executive, legislative, and judicial state agencies to develop, procure, and use electronic information technology conforming to Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act (36 C.F.R. part 1194), with the Department of Management Services authorized to adopt implementing rules. The law applies only to state agencies and does not extend to local governments or public higher education, which rely on the federal ADA Title II baseline (WCAG 2.1 AA). The statute provides an undue-burden exception (with an alternative-access requirement) but contains no private right of action and no statutory damages or per-violation penalties; enforcement is administrative and procurement-driven. Any monetary risk for vendors and agencies therefore stems mainly from federal ADA Title II / Section 504 obligations rather than from Florida's own statute.

What the law requires

• Responsible agency Florida Department of Management Services (DMS); individual state agencies are responsible for their own compliance (dms.myflorida.com/) (opens in new tab)
• Adopted standard Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 / 29 U.S.C. 794(d) and 36 C.F.R. part 1194 (the Revised 508 standards incorporate WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA). Florida's own statute references Section 508, not a specific WCAG version. Separately, the 2024 federal ADA Title II rule (28 CFR Part 35) requires WCAG 2.1 Level AA for state/local government and public higher ed web content and mobile apps.
• Who it covers Florida state agencies in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches (per s. 282.602 definition of 'state agency'). The Part II statute does NOT cover local governments, municipalities, or public higher education institutions; those entities are governed instead by the federal ADA Title II baseline.
• Private right of action No. Florida Statutes ch. 282 Part II contains no private right of action and does not specify an enforcement mechanism; compliance is administered internally through DMS rulemaking and agency procurement. (Federal remedies under ADA Title II / Section 504 remain available against covered public entities.)
• Statutory damages / penalties None - the Florida accessibility statute (ch. 282 Part II) specifies no fines, statutory damages, or per-violation penalties. Enforcement is administrative/procurement-driven; any monetary exposure arises only under separate federal ADA/504 litigation.
• Exemptions Undue burden (s. 282.603) - when compliance imposes an undue burden, the agency must provide the information/data by an alternative accessible method. The statute also does not require installing accessibility-related software or attaching assistive technology at the workstation of a state employee who is not an individual with a disability. The parallel federal ADA Title II rule provides undue burden and fundamental alteration exceptions.
• Governing authority Fla. Stat. ch. 282, Part II - Accessibility of Information and Technology (ss. 282.601-282.606). Key provisions: s. 282.603 (agency duty to develop, procure, maintain, and use accessible electronic information and information technology conforming to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act / 29 U.S.C. 794(d) and 36 C.F.R. part 1194 for items acquired on or after July 1, 2006); s. 282.604 (Department of Management Services authorized to adopt rules); s. 282.602 (definitions).
• Compliance deadline State statute: conformance required for ICT acquired on or after July 1, 2006 (s. 282.603); no later state-specific WCAG deadline. Federal Title II deadlines also apply to covered Florida public entities: Apr 24 2026 for entities serving populations of 50,000+, and Apr 26 2027 for smaller entities / special districts.

Official sources:
leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0282/Sections/0282.603.html (opens in new tab)
flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2021/Chapter282/All (opens in new tab)
law.justia.com/codes/florida/2022/title-xix/chapter-282/part-ii/section-282-601/ (opens in new tab)
dms.myflorida.com/accessibility_statement (opens in new tab)
section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies/state/ (opens in new tab)

Not legal advice. Informational summary compiled from the official sources cited above, last verified 2026-06-08. Requirements change; confirm against the primary source before relying on it. Federal ADA Title II applies regardless of state law (WCAG 2.1 Level AA; compliance April 26, 2027 for entities of 50,000+ population, April 26, 2028 for smaller entities and special districts). See all states.