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Category Archives: News
DOE-OCR gives additional guidance on ADA, Sect 504
From AlphaOne News: Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its efforts to ensure that schools are following the new rules. In a letter sent this week to … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, ADA, education, legal, schools, Section 504
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Update on Access Board Public Hearing
From Access Board news – January 12, 2012 The U.S. Access Board recently held a public hearing on a revised draft of updated requirements for information and communication technology (ICT) covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section … Continue reading
Access Board to Hold Public Hearing on Draft ICT Rule
The U.S. Access Board will hold a public hearing January 11 from 9:00 – 12:00 on a revised draft of updated accessibility requirements for information and communication technology (ICT). The event will allow members of the public to comment on … Continue reading
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Accessible Social Networking
Recently a colleague asked me to comment on the accessibility of Facebook and Twitter. The concern was whether state government should be embracing social networking as a means of outreach to the citizenry. My response was well thought out but … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, blind, Facebook, government, twitter
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Board Releases New Draft of ICT Rule for Public Comment
The U.S. Access Board has released for public comment a second Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that includes a revised draft of updated accessibility requirements for information and communication technology (ICT) covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act … Continue reading
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