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The federal government just gave schools extra time for their accessibility assignment.
That’s because the U.S. Department of Justice published an “interim final rule” that postponed the enforcement deadline for web and mobile app accessibility by a year.
Under the previous rules, local governments with populations over 50,000 would have seen the deadline kick in this week.
But with the deadline looming, it was clear districts just weren’t ready, as EdSurge had previously reported.
The current federal climate makes it so students cannot rely on civil rights complaints related to disability law, some argue. In that context, accessibility lawsuits have increased.
Reacting to the recent deadline extension, accessibility experts note that schools were behind because they’d started accessibility efforts too late and that districts that don’t pause those efforts will set themselves up for next year.
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TEMPORARY REPRIEVE: Schools were unprepared to meet the incoming deadline for website and mobile app accessibility. The federal government waived enforcement for a year. But will schools just end up in the same place later on?
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🔗WHAT WE'RE READING
Texas can exhibit the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, according to a district court. (PBS News)
The federal government is sending education grants to projects that expand the understanding and use of AI, according to a recently released rule from the U.S. Department of Education. (K-12 Dive)
The majority of states don’t have credential or training requirements for assistant teachers, a key part of early childhood education classrooms, according to a new report. (The 74)
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