[NFBofSC] Please Contact your Members of Congress to Support the new Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act

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AFB announces the introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act
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This week, the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (S. 4998, H.R. 9021) was introduced in both houses of Congress by Senator Duckworth of Illinois and Representative Sarbanes of Maryland!  AFB’s Public Policy and Research Institute has been working with the National Federation of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, and the National Disability Rights Network on the bill’s introduction.

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This bill addresses one of the biggest barriers investigated in AFB’s research - covering the COVID-19 pandemic, workplace technology, and education - by requiring that employers, state and local governments, and private businesses make their websites and applications accessible.  In each of AFB’s six studies conducted since 2020, digital inclusion, or the lack thereof, has been a recurrent theme, with blind and low vision people experiencing frustration, wasted time and money, and exclusion from programs, activities, and services.

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This legislation would affirm that the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to websites and applications, but it also stands alone.  It would require the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to establish a clear and enforceable uniform national framework for website and software application accessibility and ensure that accessibility standards keep pace with new and emerging technologies. Importantly, it would hold third-party technology developers accountable for providing accessible websites and applications to other businesses.

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Sincerely,

The AFB Public Policy and Research Institute

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