Digital Accessibility Coordinators
Each state agency is responsible for ensuring its digital services are accessible. Digital Accessibility Coordinators act as an agency point of contact and knowledge resource within their agencies.
The following is a list of designated Digital Accessibility Coordinators by agency.
| Agency | Digital Accessibility Coordinator(s) |
|---|---|
| Administration | Julie Hegele, Billy Hylton, Tochi Mgbemena |
| Adult Correction | Carleshia Thornton |
| Agriculture & Consumer Services | Adam Kracht, Stuart Medlin |
| Alcoholic Beverage Control | Liz Bruner |
| Board of Barber & Electrolysis Examiners | Dennis Seavers |
| Budget and Management | Christie Adams |
| Commerce | Patrice Gist |
| Commissioner of Banks | Stephen Snively |
| Environmental Quality | Stephanie McInerny, Paul Reimers |
| Health and Human Services | Lokesh Aggarwal, John Booth, Scott Coleman (DHB), Arati Katti, Sarah Perkins, Subhapratha Sridharan, Bethany Wagner, Angela Wong, Kristin Zachary |
| Human Resources | Dan VanWinkle |
| Labor | Jay Cronley |
| NC Education Lottery | Julie Crews |
| NC Ports | Rocky Favorito, Chris Nichols |
| Public Instruction | Joshua Barton |
| Public Safety | Kirsten Barber |
| Revenue | Brandon Bell |
| Transportation | Sandrea Jiggetts, Beverly Leathers, April Pitts, Mark Whisenant |
| Treasurer | Brent Brafford |
| Wildlife Resources Commission | Heather Hugh-Jones |
Appoint a Digital Accessibility Coordinator
Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the responsibility of each state agency.
To support ongoing compliance efforts, NCDIT has asked each agency to identify a Digital Accessibility Coordinator to act as an agency point of contact and knowledge resource in advance of the April 26, 2027 deadline and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
The Digital Accessibility Coordinator's (DAC's) role is to:
- Be the agency's primary contact for digital accessibility
- Maintain working knowledge of ADA Title II requirements and WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards
- Identify high-risk or high-impact systems and organize manual test requests
- Attend regular meetings with NCDIT accessibility leadership team
- Maintain web content inventory and coverage in automated scan tool
- Document agency activities/communication related to digital accessibility
The DAC should have authority to:
- Work across IT, communications, legal, program, and procurement teams
- Assign and track the remediation of accessibility issues
- Engage vendors on accessibility requirements and review/request ACR/VPATs
- Escalate accessibility risks or barriers to agency leadership and central oversight