NFB argued that the delay and changing of the rule type violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Chris Teale
Managing Editor, Route Fifty
A disability rights group is suing two federal agencies over the delayed implementation of a rule requiring that state and local government websites be accessible to people with disabilities.The National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services over the decision earlier this month to give governments another year to comply with a rule under the Americans with Disabilities Act. That rule would have required states and localities to ensure their websites meet various internationally recognized standards from the World Wide Web Consortium under Title II of the ADA.In its suit, which also is filed against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., NFB said DOJ and HHS “upended rules that had been years in the making and were carefully crafted to strike the proper balance between ensuring equal access for people with disabilities and feasibility for covered entities.”
