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This is the response I received from Mary Lou Mobley yesterday about Duckworth's bill and the DOJ's notice of proposed rulemaking.</div>
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"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
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This could be an interesting year!"</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 2, 2023 3:57 PM<br>
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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.</div>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal">Thanks for sharing that. On jumping to the link you provided they show:</p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal">“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.”</p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal">Did a little eye roll on seeing a click here type of link to go to the bill itself.</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 29, 2023 8:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Monica Olsson via CATO <cato@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hanscom, Michael <mhanscom@highline.edu><br>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning all!</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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
<a href="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">
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act</a> 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.</span></p>
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<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Michael Hanscom (he/him), Accessible Technology Program Manager, Highline College</span></p>
<p class="x_x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible""><a href="mailto:mhanscom@highline.edu">mhanscom@highline.edu</a> | Building 25-516 | 206.592.3383</span></p>
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<a href="https://highline.zoom.us/my/mhanscom">https://highline.zoom.us/my/mhanscom</a></span></p>
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