| WHEN: | September 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT |
| WHERE: | Register Here |
| WHO: | Senior Associate Attorney, Michal Nowicki and former DOJ attorney and digital accessibility expert, Ken Nakata. |
Join us for an insightful exploration of digital accessibility, hosted by The American Bar Association. The webinar will cover the latest legal frameworks, common defenses in accessibility lawsuits, and essential procurement considerations for both private and public sectors. Learn from our senior associate attorney, Michal Nowicki, and former DOJ attorney and digital accessibility expert, Ken Nakata.
KEY TOPICS COVERED
While many people have a general understanding of laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), most people do not have a clear understanding of how disability rights laws affect information technology. Consequently, when they are confronted with a legal complaint that their website or other technology is not accessible to blind users, they are naturally surprised or frustrated. Simultaneously, laws and regulations impose stricter requirements on both the public and private sectors to make digital technologies more accessible to people with disabilities. For instance, in May 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice updated its ADA Title II regulation for state and local governments by including a new Subpart H focused on web and mobile app accessibility.
This webinar covers three areas:
- The presentation will review the state and federal laws and regulations affecting digital accessibility. This includes both civil rights laws, like the ADA, as well as procurement laws like Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
- The webinar will cover many of the defenses that commonly come up in web accessibility lawsuits to help litigation attorneys get a quick sense of how to represent their clients if they are facing a web accessibility lawsuit.
- This presentation will address procurement from both a private sector and public sector point of view. This will be of interest to any technology company that sells to the public sector. It will also be important for all public sector clients because accessibility should be an integral part of all IT procurements.
A fourth portion of the webinar (30 minutes) will include a moderated discussion about the experiences of the speakers and moderator working with clients in the US and internationally on accessibility. During this time, participants are strongly encouraged to ask questions.
