<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Lloyd Schmitz <lloydschmitz@icloud.com><br><b>Date:</b> September 25, 2024 at 4:55:34 PM EDT<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>ADA Title II Compliance: Expert Support for State & Local Governments</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-3 " style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 320px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget " data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; width: auto; min-height: 1px; margin-left: 0px;"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1561150414014286" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="saas-hero-4 saas-hero-4--split saas-hero-4--reversed banner banner--85cfa03bcd6745cceaccbc45f5939346 large-padding" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 55px 0px; background-size: cover; overflow: hidden; width: 320px; font-size: 21px; position: relative; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><div class="page-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; max-width: 1140px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 20px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="banner-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column-reverse; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><div class="banner-content__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; font-size: 28px; color: rgb(0, 55, 103); font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B"; clear: both; padding: 0px 2rem 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; position: relative;">Please share this information statewide</h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 0.4em; font-size: 28px; color: rgb(0, 55, 103); font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B"; clear: both; padding: 0px 2rem 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; position: relative;">Understanding the DOJ's New Rule</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 15px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B", sans-serif;">In April 2024, the DOJ adopted WCAG 2.1 AA as the digital accessibility standard under ADA Title II. This update requires state and local governments and any third-party vendors who provide services on behalf of these governments to meet stricter accessibility requirements.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 15px; line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 16px; font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B", sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(25, 83, 129);"><a href="https://blog.usablenet.com/the-new-doj-rule-what-state-and-local-governments-must-know" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(25, 83, 129); transition: color 0.3s ease 0s, border-color 0.3s ease 0s, background-color 0.3s ease 0s, opacity 0.3s ease 0s; outline: none; font-weight: 600;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">[Blog]What State and Local Governments Must Know - Read now.</em></a></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-4 " style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 320px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget " data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; width: auto; min-height: 1px; margin-left: 0px;"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_15571628864294011" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-5 " style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 320px;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget " data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; width: auto; min-height: 1px; margin-left: 0px;"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1561151377995522" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="saas-content-grid-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 2.2rem 0px 2.4rem; background-color: rgb(215, 235, 251);"><div class="page-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; max-width: 1140px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 20px;"><div class="header-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 50px;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 300; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; font-size: 24px; font-family: Poppins; clear: both; padding: 0px 2rem 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(25, 83, 129);"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Why Compliance Matters</strong></span></h2></div><div class="solutions-module" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;"><div class="solution-item" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 280px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 60px; padding: 0px 15px; max-width: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;"><div class="solution-item-image" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 108px; height: 108px; margin: 0px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><img src="https://info.usablenet.com/hubfs/Custom%20Icons/User%20Testing/User-testing-Icon-5.svg" alt="User-testing-Icon-5" width="77" height="78" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 89px; height: auto; border: 0px; max-height: 89px; margin: 0px auto;" data-unique-identifier=""></div><div class="solution-item-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(59, 130, 175); font-size: 21px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;">Mitigate Legal Risks</div><div class="solution-item-description" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: 300px; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Public entities, including state and local governments, can face significant legal risks under ADA Title II if their digital services are not accessible to people with disabilities.</div></div><div class="solution-item" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 280px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 60px; padding: 0px 15px; max-width: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;"><div class="solution-item-image" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 108px; height: 108px; margin: 0px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><img src="https://info.usablenet.com/hubfs/Custom%20Icons/Mobile%20App%20Accessibility%20Audits/Mobile-Accessibility-Audits-Icon-2.svg" alt="Mobile-Accessibility-Audits-Icon-2" width="78" height="78" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 89px; height: auto; border: 0px; max-height: 89px; margin: 0px auto;" data-unique-identifier=""></div><div class="solution-item-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(59, 130, 175); font-size: 21px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;">Enhance User Experience </div><div class="solution-item-description" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: 300px; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can access your digital content. </div></div><div class="solution-item" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 280px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 1.2rem; padding: 0px 15px; max-width: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;"><div class="solution-item-image" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 108px; height: 108px; margin: 0px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"><img src="https://info.usablenet.com/hubfs/Custom%20Icons/Accessibility%20as%20a%20Service/Accessibility-Service-Icon-4.svg" alt="Accessibility-Service-Icon-4" width="78" height="78" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 89px; height: auto; border: 0px; max-height: 89px; margin: 0px auto;" data-unique-identifier=""></div><div class="solution-item-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(59, 130, 175); font-size: 21px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;">Promote Inclusivity </div><div class="solution-item-description" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; max-width: 300px; margin: 1em 0px 0px;">Foster a digital environment accessible to everyone, demonstrating your commitment to equal access and inclusion. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-6 " style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row-fluid " style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 320px; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); color: rgb(112, 112, 112); font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget saas-hero-4--mid-page" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; width: auto; min-height: 1px; margin-left: 0px;"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_1561150414014234" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="saas-hero-4 saas-hero-4--split saas-hero-4--reversed saas-hero-4--reversed-mobile banner banner--ff8fb9bdf8d723a8b654b6b429c42ac2 large-padding" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(19, 63, 111); padding: 55px 0px; background-size: cover; overflow: hidden; width: 320px; font-size: 21px; position: relative; background-position: 50% center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><div class="page-center" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: none; max-width: 1140px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 20px; position: relative; z-index: 2;"><div class="banner-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">https://info.usablenet.com/ada-title-ii-compliance-expert-support-for-state-local-governments</div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk165125545" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“You can't complain about the results you didn't get from the hard work you didn't do.” </a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><a name="_Hlk165125545" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Coach K</a></p><div><a name="_Hlk165125545"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></a></div></div></div></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Albert Einstein once wrote on a chalkboard:<br>9 x 1 = 9<br>9 x 2 = 18<br>9 x 3 = 27<br>9 x 4 = 36<br>9 x 5 = 45<br>9 x 6 = 54<br>9 x 7 = 63<br>9 x 8 = 72<br>9 x 9 = 81<br>9 x 10 = 91<br>Suddenly chaos erupted in the classroom because Einstein made a mistake. Obviously, the correct answer to 9 × 10 isn’t 91. And all his students ridiculed him.<br>Einstein waited for everyone to be silent and said:<br>“Despite the fact that I analyzed nine problems correctly, no one congratulated me. But when I made one mistake, everyone started laughing. This means that even if a person is successful, society will notice his slightest mistake. And they'll like that.<br>So don't let criticism destroy your dreams. The only person who never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing."<br></span><br style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div></div></blockquote></body></html>