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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Below are links to two articles that are of timely interest and possibly very useful in our upcoming meetings with our reps. The second article (below) will give you a link to a list of recommendations that we might be able to slip in to the presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Federal Web Accessibility Focus Puts Private Sector on Notice<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Federal agencies, as well as the private sector, are facing pressure due to a growing focus on web accessibility by the Department of Justice, which recently sought to increase its own online user-friendliness with a makeover of its ADA.gov website. DOJ said it would make the site more "user-centered" by incorporating easier to understand language, among other upgrades. The website itself offers information to employers and employees on the rights of disabled people in the workplace and in public spaces:<br><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001so2b5pVVOS098g54R_nNqWwCgcnpkWq1g0oazWynN8zBDaKBq0n_Q9R0nFgrW7MaIhqR2lojT1_q8zVuhxZOaqLUHlvU6DKupg4G6yCFgPTsOxSqDH-TMhDJcGCAXhlJfxIoBLnceIZmBSUSYZm4Miyr0ACLXlS6IAFSJpJ9dUHuy9deDzOfBHg4FDvWhhz6wQP1wQURl8e-x91pY71fjm5tcCUfpXwlnvvUGCSEaOqIM36QdLFCsSXuQ0fW6RwaVpQad3oDFFQ=&c=ecSBSwbPihzakJXKo2d4sjafTxWBZwm4qH869pRRH7OxGRxsg_40sw==&ch=mzHuqYDPkikUnTlMtyHBE8Y2UJRmCw0RkMycDsSLxUal0zwgPwuSCw==" target="_blank">https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/federal-web-accessibility-focus-puts-private-sector-on-notice</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also for your general info;<o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Unlocking The Virtual Front Door: An Examination Of Federal Technology's Accessibility For People With Disabilities, Older Adults And Veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-text-size-adjust: none'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>On December 14th 2022 Senator Casey, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, released a Majority staff report on the accessibility of federal technology for people with disabilities. Articles on the report appeared in The Washington Post and The Hill. Links below. Unlocking the Virtual Front Door examines the federal government's compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal technology to be accessible and usable for people with disabilities. The report found that the Department of Veterans Affairs has failed to consistently make its technology accessible for people with disabilities, and that other departments and agencies, including the Social Security Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, have suffered from similar failures. Unlocking the Virtual Front Door includes a set of 12 recommendations for ensuring federal technology is accessible, including recommendations for the executive branch and Congress. You can review a two-page summary of the recommendations and a copy of the report using these links:<br><b>Report:</b> <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001so2b5pVVOS098g54R_nNqWwCgcnpkWq1g0oazWynN8zBDaKBq0n_Q9R0nFgrW7MaHM923yRnLSgG5hTFDASRuVUBXgtj1uRuGDKDhb6BJAZd-X8JSFt0-oTaCeNOzo7d9kN-rmzrCjnbI7AMHJfb69hozORp73otgcSM-fILTR6RPkxJQJDXxTDN33P-XFRARpxdiWm0TFZSWO6J_3ScIOqYWAJnTmjzx3yfhvijGhIZDCmXwxV61g==&c=ecSBSwbPihzakJXKo2d4sjafTxWBZwm4qH869pRRH7OxGRxsg_40sw==&ch=mzHuqYDPkikUnTlMtyHBE8Y2UJRmCw0RkMycDsSLxUal0zwgPwuSCw==" target="_blank">https://www.acccessinformationnews.com/documents/Unlocking-The-Virtual-Front-Door-Full-Report.pdf</a><br><b>Recommendations:</b> <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001so2b5pVVOS098g54R_nNqWwCgcnpkWq1g0oazWynN8zBDaKBq0n_Q9R0nFgrW7MaRBuDUWV33FR6zqzNc30w6xPEmrNq9D_342VrG2othJi1AtbcVajmsLWS1Cgj2jqSw02Ouv0tnEKQpxhIioXbItQAWTE5_YLU940YCjGt0gENJig2u1vcWDDgxuv08vsyMLaeYIDV8RXhQOi6Jz_1-B8eQ8HJLWeYcS7NjUhvdAiJsHT8JP0g9V_JSUgjNNq5&c=ecSBSwbPihzakJXKo2d4sjafTxWBZwm4qH869pRRH7OxGRxsg_40sw==&ch=mzHuqYDPkikUnTlMtyHBE8Y2UJRmCw0RkMycDsSLxUal0zwgPwuSCw==" target="_blank">https://www.acccessinformationnews.com/documents/Unlocking-The-Virtual-Front-Door-Recommendations.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'> Best to all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:Roboto;color:black'>Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>