New Insights on Digital Inclusion
September 03, 2017 12:32 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - September 03, 2017) - In addition to internet accessibility, researchers invested in the ever-expanding online community are increasingly concerned about digital...
New Rules Are Move Toward Internet Closed Captioning Requirements
September 01, 2017 10:40 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - September 01, 2017) - Recent rules have taken closed captioning for internet content even closer to becoming a required feature across all venues and platforms. For...
Universal Usability Crucial in New Website Design
August 22, 2017 14:41 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - August 22, 2017) - Building a new website for an organization means designing a virtual space that is available to individuals of all ability levels. Considering that...
Accessibility Galvanizes Job Recruiters and Seekers
August 21, 2017 16:28 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - August 21, 2017) - Increased website accessibility could prove to be a major boon for both employers and job seekers. Only 41% of the more than 50 million Americans with...
BoIA: Website Accessibility Lawsuits Expected to Rise From Trump Administration
August 03, 2017 17:09 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - August 03, 2017) - Under the guidance of President Trump, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has deprioritized the monitoring and regulation of web...
Competition Forces Hotels to Comply with Digital Accessibility Standards
August 01, 2017 10:16 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - August 01, 2017) - American hotels and other hospitality establishments are taking steps to ensure that all guests and clients are awarded a fully accessible experience...
New CVAA Video Captioning Rules Now in Effect
July 18, 2017 14:43 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - July 18, 2017) - Starting July 1, 2017, all videos or television programming of live or near-live events delivered over the internet (via Internet Protocol, or IP) must...
Infinite Scrolling Impacts Visually Impaired Users and Could Cause Lawsuits
July 16, 2017 08:46 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - July 16, 2017) - Infinite scrolling, or perpetual scrolling, is a website design attribute that loads content as an endless single page. Infinite scrolling saves users...
Court Finds ADA Applies to Websites
June 29, 2017 09:50 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - June 29, 2017) - In an unprecedented trial over website accessibility, a Florida judge has ruled that the multi-state grocery chain Winn-Dixie must update its website...
Schools, school districts, and departments of education across the country are scrambling to avoid conflicts with the OCR
June 21, 2017 15:30 ET
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Bureau of Internet Accessibility
PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwired - June 21, 2017) - The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is the organization within U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) tasked with ensuring access to education by enforcing...