The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act.

On this episode of the ACB Advocacy Update, Clark and Swatha speak with John Pare, Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy at the National Federation

of the Blind, Claire Stanley, Public Policy Analyst at the National Disability Rights Network, and Stephanie Enyart, Chief Public Policy and Research Officer
at the American Foundation for the Blind, on one of ACB’s 2022 legislative imperatives, the recently introduced Websites and Software Applications Accessibility
Act (H.R.9021 and S. 4998). We talk about how this bill got started, what it does and why we need it, and how listeners can get involved and build support
to help get it passed.
For the joint press release issued by ACB, AFB, NDRN, and NFB, visit
Senator Duckworth and Representative Sarbanes Introduce Bill to Make Websites and Mobile Applications Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities | American
Council of the Blind (acb.org)
For the one pager, section by section analysis, and FAQ on the bill, visit
Sarbanes, Duckworth Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Help Make Websites and Software Applications Accessible for Americans with Disabilities | Congressman
John Sarbanes (house.gov)
To contact your Representative and Senators, call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
To access NDRN’s tool for finding and contacting your members of Congress on this bill, visit
Tell Congress to Make the Web Accessible for People with Disabilities! (salsalabs.org)
To access NFB’s fact sheet on the bill, visit
Fact Sheet: Twenty-First Century Mobile Apps and Website Accessibility Act | National Federation of the Blind (nfb.org)

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