The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has a new study on the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on people with disabilities. The report “Empowering or Excluding: Expert Insights on Inclusive Artificial Intelligence for People with Disabilities” discusses topics including how: Human auditing of AI decisions in employment is critical. The tech industry needs … Continued
The Rocky Mountain ADA Center has a new blog post that talks about recent changes to requirements for accessible medical equipment for healthcare providers. This post includes a summary of these changes and answers to common questions. For more information, see the blog post, “Accessible Medical Equipment Changes and Requirements“.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has a new fact sheet, Storm Season Safety: Considerations for People with Access and Functional Needs. It talks about what tools and resources people with access and functional needs (AFN) should have to help them stay safe this winter. Individuals with AFN include people with disabilities, older … Continued
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle complaints that it was not truthful about the ability of its AI-powered web accessibility tool to make any website compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for people with disabilities. According to the complaint, accessWidget did not make … Continued
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy has a new resource, the Workplace Accommodation and Accessibility Policy Toolkit. It offers step-by-step guidance to employers on looking at their current practices and creating disability-inclusive policies that not only support hiring individuals with disabilities but also keeping and advancing them. The toolkit includes tools … Continued
The Justice Department has an agreement with the State of Nevada to settle the Department’s findings that Nevada violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. by unnecessarily segregating children with behavioral health disabilities in institutional settings like hospitals and residential treatment facilities. This agreement will allow … Continued
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada entered into agreements with the Clark County Election Department and with the Washoe County Board of Commissioners to deal with the results of reviews that identified physical barriers at polling sites. The agreements settle the United States’ investigations into Clark County and Washoe County not … Continued
In April 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a rule that sets technical requirements for state and local governments to follow to make sure their websites and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities. This ensures people with disabilities can better access important public services like health care, education, and voting. The DOJ … Continued
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has a new fact sheet, “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” It talks about the use of wearable technologies in the workplace that can be used to track things like an employee’s location, heart rate, electrical brain activity, and if they’re tired. The fact sheet reminds employers … Continued
On December 18, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a final rule adopting the Access Board’s Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) as part of its Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards for new construction and alterations of transit stops in the public right-of-way. The ADA says the Access Board provides technical guidelines for accessible design that form … Continued
