(via Jerry Yarnetsky, Miami University in Ohio)
Registration is open for the ALA webinar “New Title II ADA Regulations for Websites and Mobile Apps: What Libraries Need to Know”. It will take place on Tuesday, August 13, at 1:00 PM CDT. Please see below for more details, including the link to registration. Membership in ALA is not a requirement to attend.
In April, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the accessibility of web content and mobile applications (apps) for people with disabilities. This final rule clarifies the obligations of state and local governments to make their websites and mobile apps accessible to people with disabilities.
This new rule applies to a majority of libraries, including the 85% of libraries that are state or local government entities, as well as public school and public college libraries, state libraries, and special libraries that are state or local government entities. In this webinar, the Department of Justice (DOJ) will provide an overview of the new requirements under the final rule, exceptions, compliance deadlines, and answer pre-submitted questions.
About Our Speakers:
- Kristin Stitcher is a Deputy Chief in the Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Ms. Stitcher oversees the unit that is responsible for the Section’s work related to regulatory matters, technical assistance, and coordination with other agencies.
- Jessica Hunt joined the US Department of Justice’s Disability Rights Section in 2021 as the Supervisory Accessibility Specialist who oversees the operation of the Department’s ADA Information Line.
Attendees are encouraged to review the following DOJ Resources:
- Fact Sheet: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
- Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Government Entities: A Small Entity Compliance Guide
This will be a live session only and will not be recorded. Questions are being submitted in advance–register by Thursday, August 8, in order to submit questions through the registration form. This webinar is being co-sponsored by ALA’s Office of Diversity, Literacy and Outreach and ALA’s Accessibility Assembly.
To register, please go here. Sign Language Interpreters and Zoom automatic captioning will be provided for this session. Please contact the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach, at HPearson@Ala.org or (312) 280-5020, by Thursday, August 8, for additional services.