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Re: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance

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From: Melissa Helquist
Date: Mar 24, 2022 11:24AM

Another perspective on the DOJ's guidance: There is a lot of recent
national/ legislative support for digital equity, including $2.75 billion
in funding for digital equity and digital inclusion. I see this statement
as part of that effort. I think the guidance will be particularly useful
for local government and non-profit agencies working on digital equity who
don't have a solid background in web accessibility.

A couple of information items on the digital equity act:

- Digital Equity Act <https://www.digitalequityact.org/>
- National Law Review: Digital Equity Act
<https://www.natlawreview.com/article/digital-equity-act>)


On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 8:02 AM Jeff Kline < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
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> I believe that the DoJ thinks it is because they decided to create and
> publish this guidance. How much so remains to be seen, but clearly, this
> action falls way short of what is really needed….namely digital
> accessibility regulations included in the ADA.
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> Regards,
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> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 7:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
> So you are saying, "Yes" change is slow. I agree.
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> Is this announcement progress in your opinion?
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> Thanks,
> David
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