January 2025

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Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars After public comments, the Federal Trade Commission finalizes Order against accessiBe for misleading advertising

Posted on Updated on June 6, 2025
The new year brought weclomed digital accessibility news from the United States Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC. The FTC is a federal (national) government agency whose mission is “protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition.” On January 3, 2025, the FTC issued a press release… Read more… Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars After public comments, the Federal Trade Commission finalizes Order against accessiBe for misleading advertising

The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill

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Below I share a blog post written by Eve Hill, one of the best disability rights lawyers and digital accessibility legal specialists in the United States. (More about Eve at the end of this article.) Eve shares her thoughts about one of last week’s most distressing Executive Orders. The one designed to cruelly crush any… Read more… The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill

Federal Digital Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill

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The first week of the new republican administration was frightening and disorienting for all of us who believe in civil and human rights, justice, equality, fairness and more. This guest article is written by Eve Hill, a disability rights and digital accessibility lawyer, about actions taken on day one that impact Section 508 and federal government accessibility. Read more… Federal Digital Accessibility Disappearance on Trump Day One Guest article by civil rights and accessibility lawyer Eve Hill

The 2025 LFLegal Digital Accessibility Joy Plan With thanks to Professor Desmond Patton and his "Journey to Joy" class

Posted on Updated on January 14, 2025
Hope, Joy, and a Joy PlanThe LFLegal Digital Accessibility Joy PlanDigital accessibility elements of my #JoyPlanPersonal elements of my #JoyPlanProfessor Desmond Patton’s post on designing a Joy Plan Hope, Joy, and a Joy Plan Ever since the disastrous 2024 US presidential election I’ve been thinking about hope and joy. But not the happy, smiling, confident,… Read more… The 2025 LFLegal Digital Accessibility Joy Plan With thanks to Professor Desmond Patton and his "Journey to Joy" class