For disabled people, getting vaccinated is harder. The ADA has been on the books for over 30 years. While it certainly has opened doors for many, the fight for equality doesn’t end simply because legislation exists. The fight for enforcement rages on. thehill.com/policy/healthc…

On December 9 I will present my last Digital Accessibility Legal Update for 2021. Thank you 3Play Media for inviting me back for this free event. Register here: go.3playmedia.com/wbnr-1209-2021… #a11y #LawTwitter

Great idea! Add this to the suggestions pile, Armín Givechi?

Equal access includes news coverage regardless of how horrific. Our hearts are with those impacted by the events of January 6, 2021.

Providing at-home #COVID19 tests without ensuring their accessibility is a missed opportunity to innovate. We stand ready to work with President Donald J. Trump, Dr. Janet Woodcock and test manufacturers to make these critical tests accessible for all.

It is respectable to be blind.

Share your experiences with inaccessible #COVID19 tests in this thread. President Donald J. Trump, we eagerly await next steps from the administration.

Thanks Jennison Asuncion for the work to improve #a11y on open source libraries. Open SSF is doing similar work on security. Accessibility should be the same. #NFB22

Privileged to work with this family and National Federation of the Blind . She fought on behalf of her blind son. Now BUSD will make online learning tools more accessible berkeleyside.org/2022/07/21/bus…

Here are links to settlement agreement and exhibits from the #k12 digital learning software case - resolving legal claims between #blind student and Berkeley Unified w Structured Negotiation- no lawsuit needed nfb.org/programs-servi… #EdTech #a11y Great work TRE Legal Practice National Federation of the Blind

Disability rights are civil rights. The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed on this day in 1990 yet there is still work to be done. Share your thoughts on how we continue to advocate in this thread. #ADA32

If you're a blind or low-vision person, like this post so we can be sure to follow you on this platform. Retweet for us to connect with more of #BlindTwitter.

As a blind person, what’s your favorite social media platform and why?

As for the aforementioned luminaries, we enlisted the help of 2 experts: Arlene Mayerson, founding director of the cross-disability civil rights law and policy center Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund and Tim Elder, principal attorney at TRE Legal Practice, which specializes in digital accessibility litigation.

A new episode of The #InclusionHubPodcast drops tomorrow! In the meantime, enjoy this snippet from Episode 4, featuring Timothy Elder, principal attorney at the TRE Legal Practice, which specializes in digital accessibility litigation.

Victory in Orozco v. Garland! Opinion from DC Circuit Court: The plain text of Section 794d extends a private right of action to all persons with disabilities who file administrative complaints requesting accessible technology and who seek only injunctive and declaratory relief.

Read the blog post about the recent hearing for more understanding of Orozco v. Garland. buff.ly/3Ecca2P

So thrilled that the DC Circuit held Section 508 provides a private right of action, allowing Mr. Orozco to proceed with his case challenging the FBI's failure to use accessible software. You can read the opinion here: publicjustice.net/wp-content/upl… Public Justice TRE Legal Practice

Join ACM's HotTopics webinar on #WebAccessibility, Wed Mar 1 at 5pm ET. A panel of legal and technical experts will discuss crafting new DOJ standards and rules for accessible websites to conform with #ADA. Audience participation is encouraged! ACM U.S. Technology Policy Committee tinyurl.com/2hgsvxnf