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Working Together to Improve Access to Scholarly Content for People with Disabilities: Elsevier Connect Interview
I’m pleased to share this interview, “Working Together to Improve Access to Scholarly Content for People with Disabilities,” of me and Simon Holt, Elsevier’s senior head of Content Accessibility, recently...
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Fair Use Supports Accessibility, but You Don’t Have to Take My Word for It
Updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations will take effect on April 24, requiring state and local government websites and digital content to meet accessibility standards. As libraries...
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ARL ADA Title II Resources Encourage Licensing Born-Accessible Content
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its regulations on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to include standards for making web content accessible for people with...
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ADA Title II Regulations: Implications for Libraries
On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the US Department of Justice’s final rule on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which includes specific rules for state and...
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Title II and Research Libraries: Community Call
On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the US Department of Justice’s final rule on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which includes specific rules for...
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ARL Comments on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities
On October 2, 2023, ARL submitted comments to the US Department of Justice in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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Three Ways to Commemorate Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month in the US, when we commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. The ADA was born of the Rehabilitation...
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Digital Accessibility Statement
ARL is strongly committed to providing inclusive and accessible web content to people with disabilities. Our commitment is guided by our accessibility policy to ensure that people with disabilities have...
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ADA Education and Reform Act Threatens Equity of Access
image CC-BY-NC by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Research libraries are committed to making information resources as broadly accessible as possible, regardless of users’ abilities or disabilities. The ADA...
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On the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, ARL Urges Swift Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
On Sunday, July 26, 2015, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary. The ADA, authored and sponsored by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and passed with strong bi-partisan...