DOJ To Propose New ADA Rules

The Justice Department will publish four new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) proposals addressing website accessibility, captioning and video description in movie theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and 9-1-1 emergency call centers accessibility. The Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for public comment will be published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2010. The new regulation proposals are needed to keep up with “...technological advances that were unimaginable 20 years ago,” according to Attorney General Eric Holder.

Visit http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/July/10-crt-850.html for the entire press release.

AG Holder Comments on ADA "Revolution"

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke yesterday at the American Association of People with Disabilities “Justice for All” Event. He quoted past Attorney General Thornburgh, the AG when the ADA became law, noting the legislation has been “another emancipation, [recognizing] the right of people with disabilities to come into mainstream society – to come into the restaurant or the concert hall or house of worship or movie theater…or the workplace, and, above all, to long-term prospects for a future life of hope and achievement.” To read the full text of the speech, visit: http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2010/ag-speech-100721.html