White House Looks to , Improve Access to Online Services, for Americans With Disabilities.<br />The Biden administration aims to "eliminate disparities with a new rule establishing accessibility standards" for web and mobile app-based services provided by state and <br />local governments, CNN reports.<br />The Biden administration aims to "eliminate disparities with a new rule establishing accessibility standards" for web and mobile app-based services provided by state and <br />local governments, CNN reports.<br />The new rule attempts to address <br />challenges such as voter registration, <br />applying for social services and filing taxes.<br />(Thirty-three) years after the ADA’s passage, <br />many barriers to the full participation and <br />inclusion of people with disabilities still remain. , Vanita Gupta, U.S. associate attorney general, via CNN.<br />(Thirty-three) years after the ADA’s passage, <br />many barriers to the full participation and <br />inclusion of people with disabilities still remain. , Vanita Gupta, U.S. associate attorney general, via CNN.<br />And in some cases, new barriers have <br />been erected. For example, the dramatic <br />shifts towards online services have <br />too often left disabled people behind, Vanita Gupta, U.S. associate attorney general, via CNN.<br /> It does not need <br />to be that way, Vanita Gupta, U.S. associate attorney general, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that accessibility provisions have not been <br />able to keep up with rapidly-advancing technology, <br />something which the new rule aims to address. .<br />The change could impact almost 50 million <br />people in the U.S. with vision, hearing, <br />cognitive and other disabilities.<br />It’s important that websites and mobile apps <br />be designed accessibly so that people with <br />disabilities have equal opportunity to access <br />public programs, services and activities, Vanita Gupta, U.S. associate attorney general, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the Justice Department, “expects to issue a final rule that will lay out clear standards <br />for public entities to comply with the ADA.”
