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There were push back responses to the Educause rationale this morning. Here are two( and I'll stop sharing if all of you are on that listserv!)<br>
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Educause pushing back on the new Title II rules because of the lack of follow-up from the DOJ clarifying how to meet the standards on such a "short" time frame continues the same push back that higher ed has been making against supporting people with disabilities
since the passing of the Rehab Act in 1973. The WCAG standard has been around for a very long time as the de facto standard to follow for web accessibility. If higher ed was serious about supporting people with disabilities the "short" time frame would be
easy to meet because higher ed would already be meeting it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Thank you, Jarret, for your detailed and transparent response. I appreciate the explanation of the letter's intent and the complexities of engaging with a challenging administrative
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">That said, and with all due respect, I remain deeply concerned that the letter may do more harm than good. The letter-intended to secure clarification-may unintentionally draw increased
political attention to a long-overdue regulation that has already faced years of delay. In my opinion, public institutions (and developers in general) have deprioritized digital accessibility, despite clear guidance and precedent from the DOJ and the courts.
The April 2026 deadline is not a surprise-it's a formal acknowledgment of long-standing obligations.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If this rule is ultimately dismantled, it won't be because of ambiguity from the DOJ-it will be because the very institutions charged with upholding civil rights tried to sidestep
them, and in doing so, handed a loaded weapon to an administration openly hostile to disability and civil rights protections.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This is a moment for leadership. Institutions should be doubling down on compliance and inclusion-not retreating from them. Please consider retracting the letter and encouraging universities
(and vendors and developers) to get to work. (My views are my own, by the way).</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Definitely think that we should re-share the letter and drive a little more visibility on that.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I saw Eric say on WAPED that what he got from AHEAD was that the current administration didnt seem too keen on actually doing anything here. However, my concern is that to date its been more of this not being on their radar, and a letter
like this one from EDUCAUSE et al. could well be what _<i>puts</i>_ it on the radar. Im not at all happy about this, and definitely watching to see what else we hear.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Excellent points, Zach! There is a representative on the board of directors for the American Association of Community Colleges who is a current member of our system. After
Monica meets with SBCTC leadership, maybe we can consider sharing our letter of support and attaching some concerns along with it?</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bryan Fauth, M.S.</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi CATO,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With all respect, I think we should take the fact that The American Association of Community Colleges signed the letter as them supporting it. Its unclear to me whether our state colleges belong to that
group as ironically their search isnt too accessible. If Monica meets with SBCTCs leadership on this, I think questions should be more along the lines of What is SBCTCs / our systems stance on Title II / this letter? and Are you aware that American
Association of Community Colleges, Educause and other groups supports pausing implementation of Title II of ADA? Realistically here are some of the implications of that happening. Maybe CATO can re-share our CATO letter of support for Title II with SBCTC
leadership, which is becoming more important by the day. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Also, if you have the energy or know a contact from any of the fifteen signing organizations, perhaps email them and explain the situation and ask them to rescind the letter.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rob Carr said something in last weeks training that really stuck with me: The headwinds are so strong against access work right now. Im thankful to have you all weathering these winds with me.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--Zach</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 2, 2025 1:59 PM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Thank you Doug!! Yes a HUGE stab in the back. So much for advocating for students and employees.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Did you see this post on educause this morning?</span></p>
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<p class="x_xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">I followed the link and read the blog post by Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility.</span></p>
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<p class="x_xxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Attached is my quick remediation of the letter sent by a number of organizations mentioned in the post as the original I found was untagged. Note that some of the
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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>
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<a href="http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/" title="http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/">www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign</a><br>
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W3C Invited Expert<br>
Accessibility Guidelines Working Group<br>
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