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Does AI Create More ADA Accessibility Lawsuits?

June 17, 2026
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4 min read
Many businesses and government agencies are now leveraging AI to build websites, applications, and transform how they provide services to
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What Does It Take to Make a Product Accessible?

May 13, 2026
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9 min read
Here's a big digital accessibility secret. Making a product accessible is the easy part. Keeping it accessible is the hard
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When the Department of Justice issued the 2024 final rule applying WCAG 2.1 Level AA to digital content of state
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Title II Archival Rule: What to Do with All Those Videos?

April 23, 2026
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9 min read
Local governments covered by ADA Title II are staring down a compliance challenge that most have only begun to quantify:
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The Title II Digital Accessibility Deadline Has Been Extended. Now What?

April 17, 2026
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7 min read
By the time this article is published, the Title II extension under the ADA will be official.The federal compliance deadline
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You Cannot Fix What You Cannot Find: The Case for Gatekeeping Digital Asset Publication

April 13, 2026
ADA Title II & Compliance Deadlines
4 min read
True story: I discovered a new website published by a Fortune 200 employer while listening to the radio during my
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Should Accessibility Responsibility Follow the Author, Not the Agency?

March 30, 2026
ADA Title II & Compliance Deadlines
6 min read
Every week, city clerks, municipal staff, and planning departments across the country receive documents from engineering firms, architects, contractors, and
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You Probably Aren’t Equipped to Handle Archive Document Accommodation Requests

March 23, 2026
ADA Title II & Compliance Deadlines
9 min read
Somewhere in your organization, there is a folder, filing cabinet, or shared drive full of PDFs, scanned forms, legacy web
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The Archived Content Exemption Under Title II: What It Covers — and What It Doesn't

March 9, 2026
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7 min read
A practical guide to a dangerously misunderstood provision in the DOJ's 2024 digital accessibility ruleThe New Rule and Why the
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Why Handwritten Forms Are Disappearing in Title II Organizations

February 27, 2026
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5 min read
TL;DR: State and local government agencies need to rethink their reliance on handwritten paper forms. Making those forms accessible to
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New DOJ ADA Rules for Local Governments with Under 50,000 Residents

August 8, 2025
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5 min read
April 24, 2027, is the deadline for compliance with the new ADA rules for digital accessibility for government agencies with 50,000
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The Ultimate ADA Compliance Employer Checklist: A Guide for Businesses with 15+ Employees

October 17, 2024
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17 min read
Introduction to ADA Compliance: Understanding Your Legal Responsibilities as an EmployerThis article is designed to help you assess, analyze, and
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DIY Digital Accessibility Compliance Guide

September 9, 2024
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15 min read
The DIY Digital Accessibility Compliance Guide was created to help you improve your brand and customer loyalty, Search Engine Optimization,
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Buying Guide for Digital Accessibility Compliance

July 17, 2024
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6 min read
Why Digital Accessibility Matters Have you ever encountered a website that made you feel excluded due to inaccessible content? Unfortunately,
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Digital Accessibility Law Or Snake Oil

January 17, 2024
ADA Title II & Compliance Deadlines
3 min read
Information and knowledge are powerful. But what if you can’t access it even when protected by law?A new bill was
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Lessons from Arizona Medical ADA Discrimination Lawsuit

May 18, 2022
ADA Title II & Compliance Deadlines
5 min read
If you are not born blind, losing sight is incredibly difficult.Sight is so precious, valuable, and intrinsically embedded into everything