[NFB-Talk] FYI FW: Justice Department Secures Agreement to Make Online COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Accessible for People with Disabilities at Kroger Grocery Chain

[Marci Carpenter]

Smith’s is also a Kroger store. 

Marci

> On Jan 28, 2022, at 5:07 PM, d m gina via nFB-Talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I don't know where we would get it here in Montana,
> don't have that store.
> Dar
> Original message:
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>> Progress?
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>> From: U.S. Department of Justice <usdoj at public.govdelivery.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2022 12:01 PM
>> To: mike at michaelhingson.com
>> Subject: Justice Department Secures Agreement to Make Online COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Accessible for People with Disabilities at Kroger Grocery Chain
> 
>> The Justice Department today announced that it has secured a settlement agreement <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMjguNTI1NDM5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292L2tyb2dlcl9jb19zYS5wZGYifQ.CGbCwwaYlKby2e5BXFJs7zjsdFdOkkkZSbNwRkUDqy8/s/1394245882/br/125823570800-l> with The Kroger Co. that will help people with disabilities get information about COVID-19 vaccinations and book their vaccination appointments online. The agreement, which requires Kroger to conform its COVID-19 vaccine content to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.1, will help ensure that individuals with disabilities who use screen readers can privately and independently book their potentially life-saving vaccination appointments online. Today’s resolution is the department’s third agreement on the critical issue of COVID-19 vaccination website accessibility, following a November 2021 announcement of its settlement with Rite Aid Corporation <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMjguNTI1NDM5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292L3JpdGVfYWlkX3NhLnBkZiJ9.03NHGCBcwaWluuS1vxdmSqJkciY1079NkjxSU510IE8/s/1394245882/br/125823570800-l> and a December 2021 settlement with Hy-Vee, Inc <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjAxMjguNTI1NDM5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZGEuZ292L2h5LXZlZV9zYS5wZGYifQ.4ylcC_tfAIhZTZp7VrMgp9ckJOqCgWeu29dBi9x9Jtk/s/1394245882/br/125823570800-l>. To find out more about this agreement or the ADA, visit ada.gov <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoi