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On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s final rule updating its regulations for . Cal Poly Pomona must make all web and mobile services meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards by April 24, 2026.

The requirements do not apply to the following: 

• Archived web content. Archived web content as defined in . 
• Preexisting conventional electronic documents. Conventional electronic documents that are available as part of a public entity’s web content or mobile apps before the date the public entity is required to comply with this subpart, unless such documents are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the public entity’s services, programs, or activities. 
• Content posted by a third party. Content posted by a third party, unless the third party is posting due to contractual, licensing, or other arrangements with the public entity. 
• Individualized, password-protected or otherwise secured conventional electronic documents. Conventional electronic documents that are: 
  • About a specific individual, their property, or their account; and 
  • Password-protected or otherwise secured. 
• Preexisting social media posts. A public entity’s social media posts that were posted before the date the public entity is required to comply with this subpart. 

Under Section 508, agencies receiving federal funds must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information comparable to the access available to others.

In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities. The  law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology.

The is responsible for developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility standards. On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Access Board updated accessibility requirements covered by Section 508, and refreshed guidelines for telecommunications equipment subject to Section 255 of the Communications Act. The final rule went into effect on January 18, 2018.

The rule updated and reorganized the Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines. The "refresh" also "harmonized" these requirements with other guidelines and standards both in the U.S. and abroad, including standards issued by the European Commission, and with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

The ADA is a major civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in the private and state and local government sectors. The ADA requires access to programs and services, transportation, the built environment, employment, and communication. Under the ADA, the Access Board develops and maintains accessibility guidelines for the construction and alteration of facilities covered by the law, as well as guidelines for the design of transportation vehicles. ()

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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights law designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Section 255 of the Act requires telecommunications products and services to be accessible to people with disabilities. This is required to the extent access is "'designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities' when it is readily achievable to do so." ()

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