Ho Ho Ho…from the US Access Board: Because of the absence of a Fiscal Year 2019 appropriation, the U.S. Access Board is compelled to “shut-down” its operations. All Access Board employees have been placed in a furlough status. During the shut-down we will not be providing the following services: Complaint… Continue Reading U.S. Access Board Suspends Operations Due to Government Shut-down
From the U.S. Access Board: W3C Releases Updated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines On June 5, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released an update of its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, a globally recognized, technology-neutral accessibility standard for web content. WCAG 2.1 builds upon guidance developed by W3C’s Web… Continue Reading WCAG 2.1 Released
May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced it is launching a new technical assistance initiative to assist schools, districts, state education agencies, libraries, colleges and universities in making their websites and online programs accessible to individuals with disabilities. Through webinars, OCR will provide… Continue Reading New Website Accessibility Technical Assistance Initiative