Accessibility Laws and Regulations

Title II Web and Mobile Technical Accessibility Standards: History + Current Status It took 14 years to get this Rule: Good thing the ADA requires access even without the new regulations

Posted on Updated on November 11, 2026
[Note: this article was first written in August 2022 when the United States Department of Justice announced its as of then most recent intent to adopt technical accessibility regulations for state and local government websites and mobile applications. Follow along with what has happened since then in the Update section of this article]. In the… Read more… Title II Web and Mobile Technical Accessibility Standards: History + Current Status It took 14 years to get this Rule: Good thing the ADA requires access even without the new regulations

Legal Update: Accessibility Overlay Edition [With 2026 Updates]

Posted on Updated on November 3, 2026
This post originally shared four developments in the legal space about web accessibility overlays. Three are very troubling. One gives hope for stemming the tide of quick-fix “not-solutions” that can actually make websites less usable by people with disabilities. Updates add new content to the original four developments. New to the overlay issue? I first… Read more… Legal Update: Accessibility Overlay Edition [With 2026 Updates]

$240,000.00 Jury Verdict in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College Judge's effort to throw out the verdict rejected on appeal

Posted on Updated on October 26, 2026
On May 26, 2023 a jury in Los Angeles, California awarded two blind students a little over $240,000.00 in their lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). This article and its updates explain the long and winding road this case has taken. The suit was filed in 2017 by students Roy Payan and… Read more… $240,000.00 Jury Verdict in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College Judge's effort to throw out the verdict rejected on appeal

Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Posted on Updated on June 12, 2026
Note about Updates This article is about many of the laws and regulations that lie at the intersection of healthcare and digital accessibility in the United States. It was first published in 2023 when there was a Democrat (Joe Biden) in the White House. It has been updated many times since then. Instead of writing… Read more… Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Now There’s a Lawsuit (Tell the Federal Government Not to Change the Title II Accessibility Regulations) And remember: the rule is the rule until it isn’t

Posted on Updated on May 27, 2026
The deadline for state and local government entities with a population of 50,000 or more to meet web and mobile accessibility requirements is April 24 of this year. A recent government notice indicates that the Department of Justice may try to change either this deadline or other aspects of the rule. Here’s what’s happening and… Read more… Now There’s a Lawsuit (Tell the Federal Government Not to Change the Title II Accessibility Regulations) And remember: the rule is the rule until it isn’t

LFLegal 2026 Resources for Digital Accessibility Legal Update Talks URLs that let participants dive deeper than slides allow

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There is never enough time when I deliver a Digital Accessibility Legal Update talk. Recently I’ve offered organizers a list of links to give participants more information about what I can only cover briefly in a 45-50 minute talk. At the free 2026 Axe-con conference on February 24, links were dropped into the chat and… Read more… LFLegal 2026 Resources for Digital Accessibility Legal Update Talks URLs that let participants dive deeper than slides allow

In 2022 US Government Agencies Warned about Artificial Intelligence Hiring Tech that Discriminates against Disabled Applicants In 2025 legal complaints were filed on these issues

Posted on Updated on February 20, 2026
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities in the United States is at an unacceptable high rate. As the US Bureau of Labor Statistics stated in a February 2022 informational release: “Across all educational attainment groups, unemployment rates for persons with a disability were higher than those for persons without a disability.” Two new resources from the US federal government address one type of barrier to the employment of disabled people: Algorithmic and Artificial Intelligence (AI) hiring tools that discriminate. Read more… In 2022 US Government Agencies Warned about Artificial Intelligence Hiring Tech that Discriminates against Disabled Applicants In 2025 legal complaints were filed on these issues

Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business Class action lawsuit against UserWay alleges violations of Delaware Consumer Fraud Act and other laws

Posted on Updated on February 17, 2026
Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action lawsuit filed against AccessiBe, another overlay… Read more… Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business Class action lawsuit against UserWay alleges violations of Delaware Consumer Fraud Act and other laws

5.15 Million Dollar Settlement in California Web Accessibility Class Action US Department of Justice asks court to reject the settlement

Posted on Updated on February 10, 2026
Digital accessibility is a civil right of disabled people. In the United States and other countries, civil rights are baked into laws mandating accessibility. Among other things, these laws have different remedies available to people with disabilities who have been denied access to web content. If someone sues under the ADA the remedies available to… Read more… 5.15 Million Dollar Settlement in California Web Accessibility Class Action US Department of Justice asks court to reject the settlement

The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility

Posted on Updated on February 5, 2026
Amidst the cruelty and chaos of president trump and the current federal administration in the United States, December 2025 brought news of a font change for documents in the State Department. A font change of course is small in comparison to the local, national, and global harms of the administration. Yet I think the “font… Read more… The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility