TEACH Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 15, 2013)
Technology, Equality and Accessibility in College and Higher Education Act or the TEACH Act - Directs the Access Board to develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Requires those guidelines to: (1) include performance criteria to ensure that electronic instructional materials and related information technologies are accessible to the blind and disabled; (2) be consistent with the standards for technical and functional performance criteria issued pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (3) be, to the extent practicable, consistent with national and international accessibility standards for those materials and technologies.
Directs the Access Board to review and, as appropriate, amend the guidelines every three years to reflect technological advances or changes in electronic instructional materials and related information technologies.
Deems IHEs that use electronic instructional materials and related information technologies that comply with the guidelines to be in compliance with nondiscrimination provisions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
What just happenedJan 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 15, 2013
- Jan 22, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1672-1673)
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House