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Re: new ADA rules extend to internet?

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From: Michael.Moore
Date: Mar 25, 2011 7:36AM

The justice department has stated that the ADA applies to web sites, however the rules surrounding how it applies have not been written. What was requested over the summer and fall were public comments to gather information that will be used in rule making. The comment period ended in January. Next we can expect a draft of the rules to be proposed, followed by another public comment period. We probably won't have final rules for a quite a while. For example the comment period for the refresh to the section 508 rules ended last June (if I remember correctly), and the final rules are still awaiting approval.

Mike Moore