What the Justice Department’s Latest Decision Means for Accessibility
Earlier this month, the U.S. Justice Department unveiled new rules outlining website accessibility standards for websites operated by state and local governments.
If you build websites for schools, libraries, municipalities, or even non-profits who receive government funding — you’ll now be required to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
But what does this mean? Who, exactly, is affected? And how do communicate this information with your clients to get buy-in?
Thankfully our resident accessibility expert, Amber Hinds, is here to break it all down for us!
Amber will be joining me live on April 30th to dive into:
The New Standards: Understanding the essentials of the DOJ’s accessibility ruling.
Practical Application: Identifying the types of businesses, organizations, and clients that will be affected.
Client Communication: Tips on discussing these updates with your client to ensure they understand the importance of compliance.
Resources:
Accessibility Checker: https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessi...
Accessibility Checker Pro: https://equalizedigital.com/accessibi...
Equalize Digital: https://equalizedigital.com/
Amber's recap post: https://equalizedigital.com/justice-d...
WCAG AA Guidelines: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG2AA-Confor...
Accessibility in Contracts (Accessibility Weekly): https://theadminbar.com/accessibility...
Tips for Accessibility Testing: https://equalizedigital.com/easy-acce...
DOJ Press Release: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justic...
Overlay Fact Sheet: https://overlayfactsheet.com/en/
Ambiguous Links (Accessibility Weekly): https://theadminbar.com/accessibility...
WordPress Accessibility Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/wordpress-acce...
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Can you hear me?
00:01:10 - Interview Agenda
00:02:10 - Who is Amber Hinds?
00:04:25 - What is this decision all about?
00:06:05 - Do you agree with this decision?
00:08:00 - Why digital accessibility is critical
00:09:05 - What's new about this decision?
00:12:36 - What businesses need to comply?
00:15:30 - When is the deadline to comply?
00:17:10 - What are the consequences for non-compliance?
00:22:40 - Easiest remediation tasks
00:28:48 - What are potential WCAG AA challenges?
00:31:22 - How do we educate our clients on these changes?
00:34:40 - Getting client "buy-in"
00:42:02 - Q&A
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