What Federal civil rights laws cover the obligations of postsecondary institutions to develop and maintain accessible websites?
Date Updated:
04/08/21
In most cases of discrimination on the basis of disability in a postsecondary institution, and certainly in web accessibility cases, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (§504) and the (ADAAA) will be appropriate avenues for bringing a complaint. has responsibility for enforcing both these federal laws in public educational settings and would hear a complaint regarding inaccessible websites.
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