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Notable, of course, is the US Department of Justice issuing its long-awaited proposed rule-making for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Much is happening supporting digital accessibility regulation at the federal, state, and even international level. We created this blog post to help you keep track of it all.  ###  **ADA Digital Accessibility at the Federal Level **  #### **The DOJ Posts Proposed Rule-Making**  The US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its highly anticipated [Notice of Proposed Rule Making about web accessibility](https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ-CRT-2023-0007-0001/) for state and local government organizations. The public has until October 3 to give feedback.    The DOJ's proposal would revise Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure that state and local governments provide accessible websites and mobile apps to a specific technical standard.   >  *According to the remarks delivered by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta on July 26 in anticipation of the proposal, "This proposed rule would propose a specific technical standard that state and local governments would have to follow to meet their existing obligations under Title II of the ADA for web and mobile app accessibility. *  > >  *It would help people with disabilities know their rights and help state and local governments understand what they must do to comply with the ADA and ensure their services are accessible to people with disabilities."*  #### **Digital Accessibility entered the spotlight for the ADA anniversary in Congress. **  Senator Markey and Representative Eshoo reintroduced the [*Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility *(*CVTA*)* Act*](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-markey-rep-eshoo-reintroduce-cvta-to-make-communication-technologies-accessible-for-americans-with-disabilities)[. ](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/sen-markey-rep-eshoo-reintroduce-cvta-to-make-communication-technologies-accessible-for-americans-with-disabilities)This legislation would update and strengthen existing *technology accessibility regulations t*o stay up-to-date with new technologies like video conferencing platforms to artificial intelligence. Many notable organizations representing the disability community endorse the CVTA.   ### **State-led Legislation for Digital Accessibility**  #### **California proposes an assembly bill on website accessibility. **  [California Assembly Bill 1757 ](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1757)would make it unlawful for any resource provider to "intentionally, negligently, or knowingly construct, license, distribute, or maintain for online use, an internet website that fails to conform to the \[WCAG 2.1 Level AA\] accessibility standard."   [Test your website against WCAG 2.1 AA for free here. Run an AQA accessibility test.](https://usablenet.com/automated-accessibility-testing-tool) If passed, the bill could dramatically significantly increase accessibility litigation for webs and apps in California. Developers might face lawsuits from both businesses and plaintiffs with disabilities. AB 1757 is in the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration.   #### **The Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation goes into effect in Kansas.**  A new Kansas law allows residents to sue plaintiffs and their counsel over "abusive" ADA litigation. As of July 1, 2023, The Act Against Abusive Website Access Litigation empowers Kansas businesses to sue ADA plaintiffs and their counsel to recover legal fees and potentially punitive damages for "abusive" website accessibility litigation.   #### **More states move closer to more precise standards for digital accessibility on public websites. **  In Rhode Island, Senator Ujifusa bills [2023 H-5106 (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5106.pdf) and [2023 S-0105 (PDF)](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0105.pdf) would require that new, public state websites must comply with the web content accessibility guidelines 2.1 AA (WCAG 2.1 AA), while existing public access websites have until July 1, 2028, to meet WCAG 2.1 AA.    The Minnesota House introduced Bill [HF-480](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF480&b=house&y=2023&ssn=0) in January 2023 that proposes Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility,  In Hawaii, [HB1419](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2022/bills/HB1419_.HTM) requires that as of January 1, 2023, the Office of enterprise technology services develop and publish accessibility standards, known as the "Hawaii Electronic Information Technology Disability Access Standards," for all state entities to follow.   In Massachusetts, on the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the ADA, Governor Healey Signed an Executive Order Establishing [the Digital Accessibility and Equity Governance Board](https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-executive-order-establishing-digital-accessibility-and-equity-governance-board) to advance digital accessibility in Massachusetts. The board will *"lead the active engagement in driving all digital applications to be fully functional and accessible for everyone." *  ### **ADA and Digital Accessibility in the Courts: Progress to Watch **  Recent [decisions in New York courts may signal growing frustration](https://www.adatitleiii.com/2023/06/plaintiff-friendly-new-york-courts-change-course-in-three-recent-decisions-in-website-accessibility-cases/) with serial filers of ADA-based website accessibility lawsuits, including   1. Winegard v. Golftec Intellectual Property, LLC et al.   1. Suris v. Crutchfield New Media, LLC  1. Rendon v Berry Global Inc  The Supreme Court will review an ADA-based web accessibility case with a decision expected next year, July 2024. In  [***Acheson Hotels, LLC v. 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