state adds a chief information technology accessibility officer

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey issued Executive Order 614 created a Chief Information Technology Accessibility Officer with the policy goals to establish, adopt, and maintain digital accessibility and equity standards, guidelines, and policies; the development of strategies and platforms to promote best practices for digital accessibility and equity; the development, in consultation with other executive branch offices and agencies, of procurement policies, contractual standards, and other related documents to promote digital accessibility and equity; and the consideration of federal funding opportunities for digital accessibility and equity priorities.