{"id":51965,"date":"2026-07-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=51965"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:37:37","slug":"36-years-of-ada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/36-years-of-ada\/","title":{"rendered":"36 Years of ADA: What It Means for Public Sector Websites Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51965\" class=\"elementor elementor-51965\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a78c8 e-con-full product-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89a78c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae438f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ae438f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #f4b739!important\">Webinar: <\/span><\/strong><strong>36 Years of ADA &#8211; What It Means for Public Sector Websites Today<br \/><\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f6970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f6970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\"><strong>July 21 2026, 12:00 pm \u2013 1:00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><strong>As the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) marks its 36th anniversary, digital accessibility has never been more important.<\/strong><\/p><p>While recent deadline extensions have changed compliance timelines, they have not changed the obligation to provide accessible digital services.<\/p><p>Join David 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