$240,000.00 Jury Verdict in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College Judge's effort to throw out the verdict rejected on appeal

Posted on Updated on October 26, 2026
On May 26, 2023 a jury in Los Angeles, California awarded two blind students a little over $240,000.00 in their lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). This article and its updates explain the long and winding road this case has taken. The suit was filed in 2017 by students Roy Payan and… Read more… $240,000.00 Jury Verdict in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College Judge's effort to throw out the verdict rejected on appeal

Digital Accessibility Ethics Book Discussion Guide

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Welcome to the Discussion Guide for Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. The editors and authors invite you to read the book with colleagues, work teams, friends, community members, Meetups, or as part of an organizational offering. This resource is intended to help guide your discussion. This resource has the following sections.… Read more… Digital Accessibility Ethics Book Discussion Guide

Digital Accessibility Ethics for the Legal Profession A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

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Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is an edited collection written by 39 authors from 10 countries with over 600 years of accessibility and disability experience.  It introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework, a values-driven actionable strategy with two goals: (1) advance digital accessibility across sectors and (2) help disabled people and organizations avoid the risks and harms of disability exclusion in… Read more… Digital Accessibility Ethics for the Legal Profession A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Posted on Updated on June 12, 2026
Note about Updates This article is about many of the laws and regulations that lie at the intersection of healthcare and digital accessibility in the United States. It was first published in 2023 when there was a Democrat (Joe Biden) in the White House. It has been updated many times since then. Instead of writing… Read more… Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Now There’s a Lawsuit (Tell the Federal Government Not to Change the Title II Accessibility Regulations) And remember: the rule is the rule until it isn’t

Posted on Updated on May 27, 2026
The deadline for state and local government entities with a population of 50,000 or more to meet web and mobile accessibility requirements is April 24 of this year. A recent government notice indicates that the Department of Justice may try to change either this deadline or other aspects of the rule. Here’s what’s happening and… Read more… Now There’s a Lawsuit (Tell the Federal Government Not to Change the Title II Accessibility Regulations) And remember: the rule is the rule until it isn’t

Title II Web and Mobile Technical Accessibility Standards: History + Current Status It took 14 years to get this Rule: Good thing the ADA requires access even without the new regulations

Posted on Updated on March 1, 2026
[Note: this article was first written in August 2022 when the United States Department of Justice announced its as of then most recent intent to adopt technical accessibility regulations for state and local government websites and mobile applications. Follow along with what has happened since then in the Update section of this article]. In the… Read more… Title II Web and Mobile Technical Accessibility Standards: History + Current Status It took 14 years to get this Rule: Good thing the ADA requires access even without the new regulations

The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility

Posted on Updated on February 5, 2026
Amidst the cruelty and chaos of president trump and the current federal administration in the United States, December 2025 brought news of a font change for documents in the State Department. A font change of course is small in comparison to the local, national, and global harms of the administration. Yet I think the “font… Read more… The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility

Proposed web and software accessibility legislation introduced in United States Congress Bill reintroduced in 2025 after failing to pass in 2023

Posted on Updated on May 30, 2025
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

Accessibility is a Civil Right: Lainey Feingold’s 2025 CSUN Digital Accessibility Legal Update Short article with slide deck and recording

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On March 13, 2025 I offered the United States digital accessibility legal update as a featured presentation at the 40th annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim California. I began attending the conference 25 years ago, and this year was one of many times I’d given the legal update. This time was different. Jump to:… Read more… Accessibility is a Civil Right: Lainey Feingold’s 2025 CSUN Digital Accessibility Legal Update Short article with slide deck and recording