Disappointing advocates for sightimpaired Internet users, the U.S. Department of Justice has delayed for at least more two years regulations explaining how e-commerce websites can comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The DOJ announced Nov. 19 that it will put off until 2018 the release of website accessibility regulations for businesses. The government’s delay puts e-commerce website operators in a difficult position: incur arguably unnecessary costs to make their websites more accessible or risk litigation from blind users who claim that changes are legally required now.
State and local governments, however, can expect DOJ to publish a notice of ...
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