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Policy and Compliance

Accessibility resources attached to the Policy and Compliance category.

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Woman Sues City of Tacoma, Alleging Tacoma Dome Charges an Illegal Disability Surcharge for Caregivers

A Washington woman with quadriplegia has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Tacoma, alleging the Tacoma Dome's refusal to waive admission for her personal care assistant amounts to an illegal disability surcharge under the ADA and Washington's anti-discrimination law.

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AMC Theatres to Pay $56,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

AMC Theatres will pay $56,000 and revise its reasonable-accommodation policies to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it pushed out a long-serving employee with cerebral palsy.

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CDC Proposes Cutting Disability Questions From National Health Interview Survey

A proposed revamp of the National Health Interview Survey would reduce disability and functioning questions from 49 to 15, prompting advocates to warn of a drastic undercount of Americans with developmental disabilities.

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Blind Man Sues British Museum Over Lack of Audio-Described Tours for Bayeux Tapestry

A blind man has launched legal action against the British Museum, alleging the museum breached the Equality Act by failing to provide audio-described tours of its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition.

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Report Finds None of 60 Irish Financial Firms' Customer Documents Meet EU Accessibility Rules

A new study by Dublin-based ComplyLoft found that none of the 60 digital customer documents it tested from Irish financial services companies conformed with the European Accessibility Act, which came into force in June 2025.

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Ukraine Trains 169 Public Servants to Build More Accessible Government Websites

A total of 169 public servants from Ukraine's Kyiv, Odesa and Ternopil regions have completed digital accessibility training run by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the UNDP, part of a national push to make government websites and online services usable by people with disabilities.

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Judge Approves Section 504 Settlement Removing 'Most Integrated Setting' Language From Federal Rules

A federal judge has approved an agreement between HHS and five states that deletes 'most integrated setting' provisions from the 2024 Section 504 regulations, a change disability advocates say undercuts decades of community-integration protections.

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Trump-Aligned Team Takes Over U.S. Web Design System and Plans to Automate Accessibility Testing

A Trump-aligned team has taken control of the federal U.S. Web Design System and says it wants to "automate as much accessibility testing as possible," prompting concerns from GitHub contributors and accessibility experts.

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EEOC Sues Ollie's Bargain Outlet Over Refusal to Hire Deaf Warehouse Applicant

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued national discount retailer Ollie's Bargain Outlet, alleging the chain refused to hire a profoundly deaf applicant at its Lancaster, Texas distribution warehouse and applied a hiring standard requiring workers to have the ability to hear.