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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Oct 10, 2018 10:28AM

The US DOJ recently sent a letter to members of congress indicating:
* Broadly the DOJ sees websites as being covered under the ADA
* Failure of following WCAG 2 A/AA is not necessarily non-conformance under the ADA-- there is no defined web accessibility standard including WCAG 2 under the ADA that is mandated to achieve or determine conformance -- fundamentally the determining factor is access by people with disabilities to the goods, services, and benefits through some method including alternatives.
https://www.adatitleiii.com/2018/10/doj-says-failure-to-comply-with-web-accessibility-guidelines-is-not-necessarily-a-violation-of-the-ada/

Given the above it does leave room in either direction for what is an accessible website is and how you measure it. Following WCAG 2.x, addressing the functional accessibility of core functions, and performing user testing with users that have disabilities are all things I would recommend and something we provide to our customers to increase access and reduce risk.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
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