[MD-Sligo] FW: Accessibility updates: COVID-19 tests, ADA regulations, and landmark accessibility legislation

Sat Sep 30 15:56:14 UTC 2023

From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org> 
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 6:05 PM
To: Terry Powers <terrypowers59 at gmail.com>
Subject: Accessibility updates: COVID-19 tests, ADA regulations, and
landmark accessibility legislation

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Important Updates to Review

Order Accessible Covid-19 test kits. Submit comments on proposed government
website regulations. Learn about accessibility legislation.

Free Accessible Covid-19 Test Kits

Free at-home COVID-19 tests are again available to blind people. This is
made possible through a partnership between the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
and the United States Postal Service (USPS).  Order online through
https://special.usps.com/testkits/accessible
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1-800-232-0233. Please note: to use the test, you will need to install an
app on a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone. The app will guide you through
administering the test and interpreting results.

Submit comments on Department of Justice NPRM by October 3

There is still time to submit comments on the Department of Justice's Notice
of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM)
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hBOQnwcKugcS3tLHLW35qaM3CRxzU5EvVo-3D>  regarding accessibility of websites
and mobile apps operated by state and local governments, and we encourage
you to do so. The current NPRM has seven exceptions which, if kept, will
allow covered entities to avoid making their digital information and
services accessible. There should be no exceptions to accessibility.

Toward that end, we have submitted our official comments
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eliminate all seven exceptions. We encourage you to do the same before
midnight on Tuesday, October 3. Include your own story about lack of access
to a state or government resource, including a public school or higher
education institution. You can post your comments to the DOJ by visiting
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOJ-CRT-2023-0007-0001
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please read our Regulatory Alert
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Reintroduction of Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

Senator Tammy Duckworth and Representatives John Sarbanes and Pete Sessions
reintroduced the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
yesterday into the House of Representatives (H.R. 5813) and the Senate (S.
2984.) This is landmark legislation that will create regulations regarding
web accessibility and a technical assistance center where covered entities
can get help in making their sites accessible. We applaud Senator Duckworth,
Representative Sarbanes, Representative Sessions, and all other
congresspeople who have already signed onto this bill. Here is the official
press release about the bill
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