Good morning. Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network bulletin.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) about the accessibility standards for websites and apps. Please see the announcement below for the listening session.
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Martha
Martha K. Gabehart | Executive Director
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)
[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov
This information is from the Great Plains ADA Center.
Greetings,
Final plans have been solidified for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Listening Session regarding their Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) related to Title II Website/App Accessibility. Please help us promote/share this information and you and your staff/affiliates are also encouraged to participate if interested/available. The deadline to submit comment to DOJ on this NPRM is October 3, 2023.
Details: Registration link (registration deadline is 9/25/2023 or until maximum registration is reached) Individuals must establish an account on our website in order to register.
Method: Via Zoom
Date: September 26, 2023
Time: 3-4:30pm ET/2-3:30pm CT/1-2:30pm MT/12-1:30pm PT
Description: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities" (NPRM) on July 25, 2023. This NPRM proposes a specific technical standard that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA for web and mobile app accessibility. The NPRM asks the public for comments about this proposal. To this end, the Great Lakes ADA Center in collaboration with the ADA National Network are hosting a "Listening Session" with representatives from the Disability Rights Section, U.S. Department of Justice regarding the proposed rule
Individuals are invited to join this session and share your thoughts in support or against any or all of these proposed regulations. This is not a Q&A session. The Department of Justice will not discuss or be able to respond to any questions during this session. The intent is for DOJ to hear from interested persons and entities. This session will not be recorded and there are no continuing education recognition credits available for this session.
Participants are encouraged to review the NPRM in advance of the session as well as the Fact Sheet on the NPRM prepared by DOJ in order to be prepared to comment.
This session will have Real-Time Captioning and Sign Language Interpreters Available.
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