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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Two other state libraries just pointed out to us that August 3<sup>rd</sup>, the Department of Justice issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding ADA compliance that would
affect public library websites. They are taking comments through October 3, 2023 should you wish to comment. The notice that was passed to us is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none">Dale Savage<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Library Development Bureau Chief<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">New Mexico State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:dale.savage@dca.nm.us">dale.savage@dca.nm.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">(505) 476-9720<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New regulations for Title II entities in website accessibility are top of mind for the Department of Justice and have direct impact on school
and public libraries' digital spaces. I encourage you to share with your networks and library website teams. On Thursday, August 3rd the DOJ released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining the expected updates and invited the public to submit comments.
More information is linked below along with the path to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in;mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On August 3, 2023, the Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to update the regulations for Title
II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to better ensure web and mobile app accessibility for people with disabilities. The Department is seeking public feedback on its proposal, which aims to clarify how State and local governments can meet their
existing ADA obligations as their activities increasingly shift online.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;mso-line-height-alt:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For a high-level summary of the
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDAiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWRhLmdvdi9hc3NldHMvX3BkZnMvd2ViLWFjY2Vzc2liaWxpdHktTlBSTS5wZGYiLCJlbWFpbCI6ImJyc2llZ2VsQGtlbm5lZHktY2VudGVyLm9yZyJ9.kAMQWiS8zH_JE0WbKyjO48-5IVZNzQ0DxSX_sJaZN3A" title="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDAiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODMiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWRhLmdvdi9hc3NldHMv">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NPRM</span></a>, read the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDEiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODQiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWRhLmdvdi9ub3RpY2VzLzIwMjMvMDcvMjAvd2ViLW5wcm0vIiwiZW1haWwiOiJicnNpZWdlbEBrZW5uZWR5LWNlbnRlci5vcmcifQ.8EmQKIykyPxeJdDYTjuIm2ofyKMcS7ROkrh1zp9osUQ" title="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDEiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODQiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWRhLmdvdi9ub3RpY2Vz">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">fact sheet</span></a>. The Department has also published a
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDIiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM0NDU5MzgwNDUiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVzdGljZS5nb3Yvb3BhL3ByL2p1c3RpY2UtZGVwYXJ0bWVudC1hZHZhbmNlcy1wcm9wb3NlZC1ydWxlLXN0cmVuZ3RoZW4td2ViLWFuZC1tb2JpbGUtYXBwLWFjY2Vzcy1wZW9wbGUiLCJlbWFpbCI6ImJyc2llZ2VsQGtlbm5lZHktY2VudGVyLm9yZyJ9.OPLuFA0bsByE0pNszvJadXHeUM6Ui1s99xetOmqNXrM" title="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDIiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM0NDU5MzgwNDUiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuanVzdGljZS5nb3Yvb3Bh">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">press release</span></a>. Members of the public can
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDMiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODciLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVndWxhdGlvbnMuZ292L2RvY3VtZW50L0RPSi1DUlQtMjAyMy0wMDA3LTAwMDEvIiwiZW1haWwiOiJicnNpZWdlbEBrZW5uZWR5LWNlbnRlci5vcmcifQ.RVDnGQs45fYn7dokVc-f-E8_m5KTfZIGvyikv2xhAwA" title="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiNjU3MTE2NCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDMiLCJ1cmkiOiJicDI6ZGlnZXN0IiwibGlua19pZCI6IjM1MTgyMTYyODciLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODA0LjgwNjc4NTQxIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVndWxhdGlvbnMuZ292">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">submit comments on the NPRM</span></a> online by October 3, 2023. Comments may also be mailed to the Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 440528, Somerville, MA
02144.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Everyone that has obligations under Title II of the ADA would be covered by the proposed rule. Title II of the ADA applies to all public entities, including
state and local governments, and departments, agencies, special purpose districts, special district governments, and other instrumentalities of state or local government. Title II and the NPRM use the term public entities or state and local government entities
to describe who they apply to, but in this fact sheet, we call these state and local governments. State and local governments that contract with other entities to provide public services (like non-profit organizations that run drug treatment programs on behalf
of a state agency) also have an obligation to ensure that their contractors follow Title II.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.ada.gov/notices/2023/07/20/web-nprm/" title="https://www.ada.gov/notices/2023/07/20/web-nprm/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Who
would be covered by this proposed rule?</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Like the rest of Title II, the proposed rule would apply to all state and local government entities. Examples of these include:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">State and local government offices that provide benefits and/or social services, like food assistance, health insurance, or employment services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To find out more about the ADA, visit
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ada.gov</span></a> or call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA information line at 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-833-610-1264 (TTY).</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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