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Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is implementing a Meaningful Access Rule. The Meaningful Access Rule will apply to the ACA’s Section 1557’s anti-discrimination policies. This section defines that any health care provider that receives funding from the federal government must not discriminate any individual on the basis of race, color, nationality, sex, age, or disability. The new regulations will require theses health care providers to provide physical and Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) accessibility.

From U.S. Department of Education – “Settlements Reached in Seven States, One Territory to Ensure Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities”

Settlement Agreements The United States Department of Justice has been reaching settlement agreements with all industry types. In 1999, the DOJ reached its first settlement agreement with Toledo, Ohio under their initiative Project Civic Access. With Project Civic Access, the DOJ has reached more than 200 settlement agreements with counties, cities, towns, and villages across the United States, including Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination.

The Commonwealth of Australia has established federal discrimination laws and accessibility acts to provide equal access to people with disabilities. The states of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory have established similar laws and acts under their respective governments to ensure continuous access and equality to its communities. 

To understand website accessibility laws in Canada, we start with the Canadian Disability Rights Movement, which began after the World War I when veterans who were disabled began returning home and needed accommodation and resources. It wasn’t until after World War II that accommodations and services for disabled veterans also began to apply to all people with disabilities.

From fastcodesign.com – Disability is an engine of innovation simply because no matter what their limitations, humans have such a relentless drive to communicate that they’ll invent new ways to do so, in spite of everything.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first major legislative effort to secure an equal playing field for individuals with disabilities. Section 508 of the act, as now amended (1998), requires that United States Federal Government employees with disabilities must have access to electronic and information technologies (EIT) that is equivalent to employees without disabilities. Section 508 also pertains to individuals in the public who are seeking services and/or information from a Federal agency.

Learn about how correctly following WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) can help make your website more accessible for people with disabilities.

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Its purpose was to break down the barriers people with disabilities faced on a daily basis. While Title I of the ADA prohibits employers to discriminate against a person with a disability and Title II of the ADA requires public entities be accessible to people with disabilities, Title III focuses on accessibility in spaces of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and private entities that are offering courses and exams.

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Its purpose was to break down barriers for people with disabilities faced on a daily basis. While Title I prohibits employers to discriminate against a person with a disability, Title II of the ADA requires public entities be accessible to people with disabilities. 

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted in 1990 to prohibit discrimination based on disability in spaces of Public Accommodation, Employment, Government, Commercial Facilities, Transportation, and Telecommunications. It was designed to provide equal opportunities to all, without thought to disability.

Learn about how the CVAA strives to give people with disabilities access to communications services and video programming services.

22% of adults have a disability today. Disability impacts all of us! What You Need to Know. Each of us may experience a disability in our lifetime. Infographic. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Key Findings: Prevalence of Disability and Disability Type among Adults, United States – 2013

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