In accordance with the requirements of Colorado HB21-1110 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, “ADA,” High Plains Library District (HPLD) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its employment practices, services, programs, or activities. High Plains Library District will provide equal access for people with disabilities to all of its programs, services, and activities.
While the High Plains Library District works each year to enhance accessibility, further accommodation may be needed.
To request accommodation or notify us of an accessibility issue, please contact us. For time-sensitive issues, please make a request as soon as you’re aware of your need. We will respond to your request within 3 business days.
Colorado Accessibility Law (HB21-1110) went into effect as of July 1, 2024. On May 24, 2024, a 1-year grace period was put in place (HB24-1454) to comply with the digital accessibility standards for agencies demonstrating a good faith effort towards compliance. The High Plains Library District posts quarterly updates to track our work to achieve compliance.
Quarterly Accessibility Update
Colorado Accessibility Law (HB21-1110) went into effect as of July 1, 2024. On May 24, 2024, a 1-year grace period was put in place (HB24-1454) to comply with the digital accessibility standards for agencies demonstrating a good faith effort towards compliance. The High Plains Library District posts quarterly updates to track our work to achieve compliance.
January 2025
Public website content – District generated: As of August 13, 2024 the public website (https://www.mylibrary.us) work continues and is ongoing to align content with current requirements.
Online catalog: The District is finalizing how to introduce the new online catalog. The District will be keeping the current version as the default point of access with an adaptive technology readable link to the accessible version near the top of the page. The new catalog remains on schedule to be introduced January 2025.
Public video content: Revisions to the training on captioning and transcribing meetings is being made. The anticipated rollout to staff has been pushed back to late Q1 2025.
October 2024
District-generated public website content: As of August 13, 2024 the public website (https://www.mylibrary.us) work continues and is ongoing to align content with current requirements
Online catalog: The District is working with our catalog provider to install an interface that has improved accessibility over the current version. The new catalog is on schedule to be introduced January 2025.
Public video content: Options for transcription for new video content created has been researched. New video content will include transcription, if it does not already, by end of Q1, 2025.
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