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<b>Cc:</b> Hayman, Douglass <dhayman@olympic.edu><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:windowtext">I followed the link and read the blog post by Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:windowtext">Doug Hayman</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 2, 2025 10:27 AM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In case you haven't read this article:<br>
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Is the DOJ Web Accessibility Rule in Danger?<br>
By Ken Nakata.<br>
"On May 12, 2025, the American Council on Education (on behalf of a<br>
ton of other educational associations, including EDUCAUSE) asked the<br>
Trump Administration to pause implementation of the Department of<br>
Justices ADA Title II Web Accessibility regulation"<br>
<a href="https://convergeaccessibility.com/2025/06/02/doj-web-accessibility-rule-in-danger/" title="https://convergeaccessibility.com/2025/06/02/doj-web-accessibility-rule-in-danger/">convergeaccessibility.com/2025/06/02/...</a><br>
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Kind Regards,<br>
Laura<br>
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Laura L. Carlson<br>
Information Technology Systems and Services<br>
University of Minnesota Duluth<br>
Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009<br>
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W3C Invited Expert<br>
Accessibility Guidelines Working Group<br>
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