"The Final Rule" An Introduction to the new accessibility standards for State and Local Governments

Hi all! Please use this discussion thread to discuss "The Final Rule" An Introduction to the new accessibility standards for State and Local Governments held on Sep 12, 2024. Feel free to ask questions about the place, date and time, agenda of the meeting, or anything else.

Here are the links from the talk! Please keep the conversation going!

**The Talk on YouTube: **

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNH5dWoWzmE

**Additional Links**

FROM THE TALK:

Design and Develop Overview - Guidance for writing, designing, and developing for accessibility.

https://www.w3.org/WAI/design-develop/

The Quick Reference

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?currentsidebar=%23col_customize&versions=2.1&levels=aaa

The Final Rule Fact Sheet

https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/

Stories represent the experiences of some people with disabilities

https://www.w3.org/WAI/people-use-web/user-stories/

WCAG 2.2 map by theme - “The Subway Map”

https://andrewhick.com/accessibility/wcag-map/

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FROM THE DISCUSSION:

Understanding Your VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)

https://www.deque.com/vpat/

Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR)

https://www.section508.gov/sell/acr/

A Designer’s Guide to Documenting Accessibility & User Interactions

https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/a-designers-guide-to-documenting-accessibility-user-interactions/

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"The Final Rule" An Introduction to the new accessibility standards for State and Local Governments

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