NISO Seminar: Accessibility Essentials Kickoff - Takeaways

Slide 6- Keeping It All In Perspective- July 26, 1990

The ADA Is Turning 35—And It’s in Trump’s Crosshairs- Tony Coelho, the Americans with Disabilities Act’s main author, sees a new wave of threats looming for disability rights- https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/ada-disabilities-tony-coelho-congress-trump/

Slide 9- ADA Title II Update

Mealey's Litigation Report: Cyber Tech & E-Commerce, March 2025, “ADA Title II Revision – Addition of Technical Requirements For Accessibility Of Web Information And Services Of State And Local Government Entities”- https://www.microassist.com/digital-accessibility/ada-title-ii-in-2025-navigating-wcag-2-1-compliance-deadlines-and-exceptions-for-public-entities/
Digital Asset Accessibility Under ADA Title II- https://www.microassist.com/titleii/

Slide 11- ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Rebound in 2024

Slide 18- Digital Accessibility- Website Considerations

Navigational design- can a blind person navigate your website without a mouse or with a screen reading?
How is your heading structure so a screen user knows where they are on your website?
How are your form fields?
How are your documents?
How are your videos? Do they have open or closed captioning?
Do your carousels have arrows for left and right and a stop button?

INFO: Digital Accessibility Checklist: 10 Critical Elements to Evaluate for Website Accessibility- https://www.microassist.com/digital-accessibility/digital-accessibility-checklist/

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