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

Mon Oct 2 02:41:49 UTC 2023

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Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 5:01 PM
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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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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hCTDqB-2BLddJaEKP8LdFUND-2FrA-3D-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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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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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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