[CATO] [EXTERNAL] - More accessibility legislation proposed

Tue Oct 3 09:49:25 PDT 2023

Hi all,

This is the response I received from Mary Lou Mobley yesterday about Duckworth's bill and the DOJ's notice of proposed rulemaking.

"The two efforts are running in parallel, but not dependent on one another. Either, none, or both could eventually make it into law. If both do, then I think there might be some need to harmonize them for Title II-covered entities, and publish new NPRMs to cover employers, public accommodations, and commercial providers.

This could be an interesting year!"

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I reached out to Mary Lou and Judith with the Department of Education's OCR to see if they can shed some light on how/if Senator Duckworth's bill intersects with DOJ's proposed rulemaking or not. Will share what I learn.

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Michael,

Thanks for sharing that.  On jumping to the link you provided they show:

“In addition to the National Federation of the Blind and Tony Coelho, this legislation is supported by: Access Living, American Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind and National Disability Rights Network.”

Did a little eye roll on seeing a click here type of link to go to the bill itself.

Doug Hayman

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Olympic College

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Good morning all!

I haven’t really dove into this much, but thought you all might want to be aware: Senators Duckworth, Sarbanes, and Sessions have introduced a new Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act<https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-sarbanes-sessions-reintroduce-bicameral-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-make-websites-and-software-applications-accessible-for-americans-with-disabilities> bill. No idea how (if) it dovetails with the current ADA NPRM that we’ve been discussing, or when/if it might get adopted, since it’s just been announced. Possibly worth keeping an eye on, though.

Michael Hanscom (he/him), Accessible Technology Program Manager, Highline College

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