A Final Rule updating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 recently published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new mandates stipulating that every facility, program, or activity with 15 or more employees that receives HHS funding will need to comply with new digital accessibility guidelines.
To align its requirements with what DOJ has mandated, HHS extended the Rules compliance deadline to May 11, 2027 for entities with 15 or more employees and May 10, 2028 for those with fewer than 15 employees.
To learn more about the specific stipulations of the mandate—who is covered, what is required, and what it means for those affected—we encourage you to read the full blog post.