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The Department of Justice is revising the regulations implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile applications accessibility that were adopted on April 24, 2024.

• The compliance date for State and local government entities with a total population of 50,000 or more is extended from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027.

• The compliance date for public entities with a total population of less than 50,000, or any special district government, is extended from April 26, 2027, to April 26, 2028

Full Rule in Federal Register: Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities

Resources to Help Your Organization Meet these Requirements

State and Local Governments: First Steps Toward Complying with the Americans with Disabilities act Title II Web and Mobile Application Accessibility Rule

Webinar: Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Web & Mobile Application Accessibility Rule

Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State & Local Governments

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Updates, Resources, Articles

Note: Veterans with disabilities have protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you are a family member of a veteran with a disability, you may find the ADA National Network fact sheet, "Ten Tips for Families: Supporting a Veteran with a Disability Returning to Work," helpful. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g93YitS9

Smith Detection Inc., to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit (4-17-2026)


-Manufacturer settles federal lawsuit challenging company’s demotion of employee to avoid making a reasonable accommodation.

FedEx to Pay $280,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit (4-17-2026)

-FedEx failed to accommodate several dispatchers’ requests to continue working from home and demanded the dispatchers’ return to its downtown Manhattan office, effectively forcing at least one into retirement. The employee, and other disabled dispatchers, previously performed dispatcher duties remotely and successfully for nearly three years. 

The Carlstar Group to Pay $300,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit (4-15-2026)

-Tire manufacturer settles federal suit charging employees in two states were fired for using prescription medications.

PepsiCo to Pay $270,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit (4-15-2026)

-According to the EEOC’s suit, PepsiCo hired a blind employee as a customer care advocate for its Winston-Salem call center in April 2022. The employee requested a reasonable accommodation for his disability to allow him to access information in company computers needed to perform his job. When the company concluded it could not provide an accommodation, it fired him. ...Company will also work with consultant to help accommodate employees with visual disabilities.

• Keynote Speaker: Andy Imparato, Chief Executive Officer, Disability Rights California

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• Conference Schedule Featuring Over 80 Sessions

The National ADA Symposium was a great resource for me as a new ADA Coordinator. Participating in informative discussion sessions, meeting others in the field, and access to vendors specializing in accessible technologies were just some of the highlights for me.

-Blake Stavros, ADA Coordinator (City of Santa Monica, CA)

Great Plains ADA Center | 573-882-3600 | https://www.gpadacenter.org

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