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Comments are due on September 2d to stop a republican attack on a longstanding rule in the United States called Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 503 helps disabled people get hired by federal contractors. Here’s what the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) says about section 503 and the proposed rollback: Section…
Read more… Comments Needed to Stop republican Attack on Section 503 Proposal will gut rules about federal contractors hiring disabled workers
Lainey’s Introduction As the republican attacks on rights, benefits and democracy continue in the United States, resistance takes many forms. One problem in the country right now is that main stream media normalizes trump and republican activity, as if we are not creeping toward fascism with every act of cruelty. I believe that any action,…
Read more… Attacks on Public Broadcasting Lead US Accessibility Champion to Reject Prestigious Award Guest article by Larry Goldberg, Accessible Media and Technology Consultant
Sassy Outwater-Wright died on July 12, 2025 of cancer. She was the self-described Tumor Killer Girl in her fierce, honest, and often heart wrenching writing about the disease that ultimately took her life. As she said during a 2022 public radio interview “My superhero name is Tumor Killer Girl. I just went through my 100th…
Read more… Sassy Outwater-Wright: Accessibility Champion and More, Dies at 42
For over forty years the United States has had regulations that say new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities if the building is built by an organization that receives federal funds. Now the trump administration is taking the first steps to undo this long history of access in the built environment. Jump to:…
Read more… July 11 Update! New Attempt to Roll Back Accessibility Requirements – Comments Needed U.S. Department of Energy proposes drastic change to decades-old regulations
Tomorrow, June 28, 2025 is the implementation date for the European Accessibility Act and the laws of 27 EU member states making it a reality. These laws are poised to fundamentally advance digital accessibility across the European Union (EU) and beyond. I wouldn’t be LFLegal if I didn’t have a post honoring this important date.…
Read more… The European Accessibility Act: Dreams and Gratitude
My book, Structured Negotiation, a Winning Alternative to Lawsuits (2d ed 2021) is now available in Spanish thanks to translation done by The Collaborative Law Association of the Basque Country (Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Euskadi). The Spanish edition is titled Negociación Estructurada: Una alternativa ganadora a los Tribunales. It will be officially announced on…
Read more… Structured Negotiation Book Makes its Spanish Debut Hybrid event with government officials in Basque Country Spain on June 23
Lainey’s introduction On April 17, 2025 I joined 60 people in Tokyo for their monthly digital accessibility MeetUp, A11y Tokyo. (A-eleven-Y is short for accessibility because there are 11 letters between the A and the Y.) Meeting accessibility champions in Tokyo, sharing what’s happening in the United States, and learning more about accessibility in Japan…
Read more… Japan Celebrates Digital Accessibility All Year Long Guest article by Makoto Ueki, accessibility consultant, Tokyo
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
[Latest UpdateJune 28, 2022] Digital accessibility is not just about websites, and the law is taking notice. This post, updated with new developments, highlights cases about kiosk accessibility. I use the term “kiosk” broadly to include tablets and any piece of technology offering services, products, and information. Who will use that technology? People — and that means disabled people.
Read more… Kiosk Accessibility: The Law is Paying Attention
On September 28, 2022 the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act was introduced in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. (This is called “bicameral legislation” because the same proposed bill was introduced in both parts (Senate and House ) of the US Congress.) In the Senate the bill was…
Read more… Proposed web and software accessibility legislation introduced in United States Congress Bill reintroduced in 2025 after failing to pass in 2023
