From Spectrum News:
“City and state governments across the country are making final adjustments to their websites before a new rule from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be enforced later this month.
The DOJ published a rule in early 2024 that requires local and state municipalities to update their websites to be accessible to those with disabilities, like visual impairments.
… ‘Websites, it isn’t obvious unless you’re testing it,’ said Brian East, an attorney for Disability Rights Texas.
East has worked on cases where certain websites were not made accessible for users, saying the cases either end in the issue getting resolved or sometimes leading to litigation if required.
‘[People] may be contacting city council members, the mayor, to get this work done,’ he said. ‘It is complaint-driven to get this work done.’ ”