There’s been a big push by federal regulators and disability rights advocates to make websites accessible to users who have vision, hearing or physical disabilities. That movement gained even more steam in March, when New York City became the first major city to adopt legislation requiring government websites to meet accessibility standards.
This recently enacted law, passed on March 14, requires all NYC government agencies to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (the increasingly recognized de facto standard when it comes to website accessibility), a federal regulation known as Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, or “any successor standards.” The statute gives agencies a six-month deadline.
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