U.S. Dept. of Justice Extends Comment Period for Website Accessibility

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is extending the public comment period on its proposed website accessibility regulation for state and local governments to Oct. 7.  Under the new proposal, DOJ plans to revise the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations to require state and local government websites to adhere to enhanced accessibility requirements such as coding websites to allow for the use of screen readers and providing captioning for video content. Counties are encouraged to send comments to DOJ before the Oct.7 deadline. More details and a sample comment letter can be found here.