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Posts for Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA Website Guidance: Lessons From Puyallup's Accessibility Planning

September 2, 2026  by  Alicia Bones
Category:  Americans with Disabilities Act ,  Information Technology

If the City of Puyallup's experience is any lesson, meeting the new ADA requirements for accessible digital content is likely to involve a host of activities, from reviewing documents to understanding vendor relationships.

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Web designers developing on accessible app

April Deadline Approaching to Implement Mandatory ADA Standards for Local Government Websites and Apps

February 17, 2026  by  Flannary Collins
Category:  Americans with Disabilities Act ,  Information Technology

Beginning this April, certain larger local governments will have to comply with new federal guidelines requiring that local agency websites and apps be accessible to people with disabilities, with smaller local governments given until spring 2027 to comply. 

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Are Your Public Meetings Truly “Open” to the Public?

January 27, 2020  by  Sarah Doar
Category:  Americans with Disabilities Act ,  Open Public Meetings Act ,  Public Participation

This blog post considers how local governments could make public meetings even more accessible to the public. 

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The EEOC Issues Publications on Mental Health Conditions

February 28, 2017  by  Matthew R. Kelly
Category:  Guest Author ,  Americans with Disabilities Act

Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued two documents that summarize the workplace rights of job applicants and employees who have mental health conditions. Though not comprehensive, these documents provide some guidance that employers should be aware of.

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