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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Compliance

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DOJ Final Rule on Website Accessibility for State and Local Governments Portends Significant Changes for Private-Sector Websites

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent release of an advance copy of its final rule on website accessibility for state and local governments under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides a...more

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DOJ Adopts Accessibility Requirements for State and Local Government Websites and Mobile Apps

On April 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establishing specific requirements for making websites and mobile apps offered by state...more

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DOJ’s Proposed Website Rule for State and Local Governments Has Major Implications for the Private Sector

In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) the standard for compliance for state and local governments...more

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What Businesses Need to Know About State Consumer Privacy Laws and Digital Accessibility

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In this latest installment of our ongoing consumer privacy series, we focus on potential digital and offline accessibility requirements in the context of the wave of new U.S. state consumer privacy laws. In the continued...more

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California Proposes Website Accessibility Law with Significant Compliance Obligations and Liability Risks Nationwide

On June 12, 2023, the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee replaced the full contents of AB 1757 (a bill originally addressing court consolidation) with new legislative language featuring heightened standards for...more

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Colleges and Universities Face Online Accessibility Challenges for ADA Compliance

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance is something colleges and universities have been dealing with for a long time when it comes to physical accommodations. Increasingly, however, online accessibility is a concern...more

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ADA Web Content Accessibility Considerations During a Pandemic

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As COVID-19 cases increase and state and local governments continue to issue orders and mandates related to how dealers are permitted to conduct business, now is the perfect time to review your dealership's policies and...more

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Update: Supreme Court Declines to Review Web Content Accessibility Suit Against Domino's Pizza

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In the fall of 2018, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays,...more

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Best Practices To Ensure Compliance with Website Accessibility Guidelines: Is Your Company Protected?

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Although private actions against companies for the failure to ensure access to their websites for individuals with disabilities have increased significantly in recent years, both Congress and the Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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New Regulation Setting Federal Agency Website Standard Published, Setting Compliance Deadline

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Final Rule Setting WCAG 2.0 AA as the Federal Agency Website Standard Published in Federal Register, Triggering Compliance Deadline of January 18, 2018....more

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