Department of Justice ADA Regulation for Web Content
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has long been recognized as being applicable to digital content, the Department of Justice (DOJ), which is tasked with regulating title II part A, has only recently provided specific guidance defining ADA compliance for the web. This page will attempt to summarize the rule and its applicability to 成人直播 operations.
Why now?
In the Executive Summary of the new rule, the DOJ admits that when the final rules regulating the ADA were being implemented in 1991, the web was "in its infancy" and "mobile apps did not exist." The DOJ first "articulated its interpretation that the ADA applies to websites of covered entities in 1996" and "reiterated this interpretation in many contexts."
However, at the time, the definition of the ADA's requirements as applied to digital content was broad and did not state specific standards. Since then, feedback from public entities and people with disabilities consistently emphasized the need for specific compliance instruction. The DOJ has sought since 2003 to provide that and, in April of 2024, it published its latest regulation: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Agencies. You can access the full text of the rule or helpful fact sheet from ADA.gov below.
For more information about the specific regulations, what they mean, and who is impacted, continue reading below.