And what this legislation would do is create enforceable regulations to say yes, in fact, that is against the law, and it would give a legal recourse to people with disabilities as well as covered entities.
In the employment setting, you could have inaccessible, uh, to HR or business management systems in the classroom, inaccessible e-learning platforms.
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Um, so Paul, you kind of, uh, jumped the gut on me a little bit because as typically what I start by saying is that, uh, this bill underlines or codifies what we, what we in the community all already know that the inaccessibility of websites, software applications, online services, this poses a tremendous barrier to education, employment, and really full inclusion for people who are blind and low vision. And, uh, as you stated, many organizations and individuals across the disability community. It’s a priority that’s shared by our partners at NFB as well as the American Foundation for the Blind. So, the, the websites and software Applications Accessibility Act is a legislative imperative for the American Council of the Blind. Clark, I’m gonna start with you to just quickly explain what is this Website and Software Accessibility Act? But we’ll clarify all this in just a second. Uh, if of course the legislation passes, it will spawn its own set of regulations.
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The other, uh, area I’m hoping we can get a quick update on is the regulatory front, uh, because though they’re, they’re sort of moving on separate paths for the moment. And there really are a couple of components to this that I want to touch on. It’s an area of, uh, certainly a great deal of accessibility challenges, both in terms of the websites as well as the applications that we use on a regular basis. This is something that I think our entire community is quite excited about. I wanna start with the websites and software applications Accessibility Act. Great to have a couple of good, good policy hands with me on the podcast. Have been in this role for over four years now based out of our national office in Alexandria, Virginia. I’m the Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs for the American Council of the Blind.
Good morning, Paul, and thank you so much for having ACB as a part of this podcast. I’m also glad to be joined by Clark Rachfal, who’s with the American Council of the Blind, Clark. I’m the Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, and look forward to our discussion. For 2023, I’m gonna start to have John Pare introduce himself, he’s with the National Federation of the Blind. Very pleased to start this with my colleagues from the National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind, to talk about two legislative policy areas that, uh, priorities, that are priorities for both organizations. That affect the blindness in low vision communities, and particularly with a focus on policy.
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Very excited to start what I hope will be an occasional series of updates on activities in Washington, D. This is Paul Schroeder, the American Printing House for the Blind Vice President for Impact and Outreach. He’s going to talk about the latest news from Capitol Hill in regards to accessibility, APH’s, recent testimony before the Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, and what you can do to stay involved and make a difference. I’m gonna hand this episode over to Paul Schroeder, that’s APH’s Vice President of Impact and Outreach. On this episode of Change Makers, we’re taking it to Washington, D.C. I’m APH’s Public Relations Manager, Sara Brown. We’re talking to people from around the world who are creating positive change in the lives of people who are blind or have low vision. Welcome to Changemakers, a podcast from APH.
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