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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Tue, Mar 22 2022 2:23PM
Subject: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
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I wonder: Has anyone ever seen the DOJ and the ADA collaborate to provide
educational guidance for web accessibility in the past?

I'm not a historian and I've only been working in the field of web
accessibility for 5 years. I've struggled with web accessibility for 25
years but I think that my personal experience isn't important. What's
important to me is that some kind of progress is being made.

To me this seems like big progress. Am I mistaken?

I appreciate all feedback,
David

From: Jeff Kline
Date: Tue, Mar 22 2022 6:13PM
Subject: Re: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
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Well, progress is always being made, but the pace remains slow, especially =
considering how long ICT accessibility has been around (US Section 508 was =
passed into rule with an effective date in the year 2000.

It=92s important to keep in mind that the ADA is a regulation and not a fed=
eral agency, but the DoJ and DoL are probably the entities mostly associate=
d with enforcement.

With regard to education, agencies such as the US General Services Administ=
ration (GSA) and the US Access Board(creators of US Section 508) provide we=
binars and online training sessions from time to time on various digital ac=
cessibility (perhaps more so for federal employees as I have seen in the pa=
st), but most of the training that is available comes from various NGOs and=
the accessibility focused private sector entities=85some free and some for=
fee. Accessibility conferences such as CSUN, M-enabling, and AccessU also =
provide good opportunities for learning and training on a wide variety of d=
igital accessibility topics.

Certainly, codifying digital accessibility standards (and policy requiremen=
ts) into the ADA and beyond Section 508 (which is a federal procurement reg=
ulation where compliance is required but not all that well enforced) would =
make a HUGE difference and is what we in the US are hoping will happen some=
day. If and when that happens, it should drive lots more training across th=
e board.


Regards,


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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Tue, Mar 22 2022 6:39PM
Subject: Re: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
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So you are saying, "Yes" change is slow. I agree.

Is this announcement progress in your opinion?

Thanks,
David

From: Jeff Kline
Date: Wed, Mar 23 2022 8:02AM
Subject: Re: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
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I believe that the DoJ thinks it is because they decided to create and publ=
ish this guidance. How much so remains to be seen, but clearly, this action=
falls way short of what is really needed=85.namely digital accessibility r=
egulations included in the ADA.

Regards,


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From: Melissa Helquist
Date: Thu, Mar 24 2022 11:24AM
Subject: Re: Progress? was: DOJ issues web accessibility guidance
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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>)


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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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