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On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The final rule states that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Version 2.1, Level AA is the technical standard for state and local governments’ web ...
Under Title III of the ADA, all new construction (construction, modification or alterations) after the effective date of the ADA (approximately July 1992) must be fully compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) [13] found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 28 C.F.R., Part 36, Appendix A.
In February 2015, the Board released a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Section 508 standards. [5] In 2017 the Section 508 Refresh came into effect. This was then updated a year later in January of 2018 to restore TTY access provisions. [6] This refresh essentially aligned the web elements with the W3C's WCAG 2.0 AA criteria.
It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities. [1] The Board is structured to function as a coordinating body among federal agencies and to directly represent the public, particularly people with disabilities.
These standards replace Common Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0) Standards for the Internet. The first of these four standards, Standard on Web Accessibility [ 29 ] came into full effect on 31 July 2013. The Standard on Web Accessibility follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 AA, and contains a list of exclusions that is updated ...
The CDC just released updated guidelines about the COVID-19 vaccine. New COVID-19 vaccines should roll out in the fall. Everyone aged 6 months and up is encouraged to get the updated shot.
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The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (known as WCAG) were published as a W3C Recommendation on 5 May 1999. A supporting document, Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [35] was published as a W3C Note on 6 November 2000. WCAG 1.0 is a set of guidelines for making web content more accessible to persons with disabilities.