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Accessibility in the News

08/03/2010

Department of Justice seeks public comment on making the web part of covered regulations within the ADA
From WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind: Along with many of you, WebAIM celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While we have much to be thankful for, many of us in the web accessibility movement have often wondered when the Federal Government would provide direct clarification on the applicability of the Internet to the ADA. We do have the 1996 letter to Senator Harkin by the Department of Justice to point to the plausibility that the Internet is a covered entity. We all anxiously await each time there is a high profile court case to see if case law might emerge to support web accessibility. But today, of all days, the federal government announced something that should give those of us in the web accessibility movement even greater reason to celebrate.

08/03/2010

U.S. looks to improve disabled access to Internet
The Obama administration on Friday proposed trying to enhance access for people with disabilities to websites for hotels, retail stores and other public sites as well as improve access to movie theaters. Most of the proposals are aimed primarily at improved access for those who are deaf and the blind. With the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday, the Justice Department issued four proposals for public comment aimed at finding ways to keep up with advancing technologies so people with disabilities are not left behind. "Just as these quantum leaps can help all of us, they can also set us back -- if regulations are not updated or compliance codes become too confusing to implement," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.

08/03/2010

Apps 4 Access Will Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Disability Power and Pride (DPP), with support from ATandT, is hosting Apps4Access on Capitol Hill, an event highlighting the important role that applications play in improving accessibility. Apps4Access, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC, will showcase applications, across a variety of platforms, that are designed to improve accessibility. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience firsthand how innovations improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Representatives from a range of companies will demonstrate apps and discuss the bright future that apps will bring for improved accessibility. Following the showcase, there will be a moderated panel discussion on what steps can be taken to improve quality and increase awareness of existing applications. The panel will feature experts from the disability community as well as the telecom and applications industries and representatives from Federal agencies are expected to play a critical role.