[blindlaw] Fwd: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules

[Sai]

Item # 3 on the list below includes the new Rehab Act § 508
regulations for things like PDFs and websites published by the
government (or anyone getting federal money).

Should be of interest to some of you.

- Sai


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From: United States Access Board <access-board at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 4:31 PM
Subject: U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules


U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules

Please join the U.S. Access Board members and staff for a public
briefing on three recent final rules:

Updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buses and Vans (published December 14)

Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment (to be
published January 9)

Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (to
be published soon)

The briefing will be held on Tuesday, January 10 from 9:30 to Noon
(ET) in the Access Board's Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., Suite
800, Washington, DC 20004. For the comfort of all participants and to
promote a fragrance-free environment, attendees are requested not to
use perfume, cologne, or other fragrances.

The briefing will be in person and available over the phone with streaming CART.

U.S. callers: 888-396-7314
International callers: 773-756-0935
Passcode: 209 2216

CART link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACCESS

There will be a question and answer session for each rulemaking. All
lines will be muted until each question and answer session.

Please share this information with others with an interest in these rules.