DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ISSUES RULE: EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES FOR NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY; ACCESSIBILITY OF WEB CONTENT AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS OF RECIPIENTS OF DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Department Of Health And Human Services has issued a rule called: Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 11 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: By this interim final rule ("IFR"), the Department of Health and Human Services ("Department") is revising the Department's regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ("section 504") to extend the compliance dates for the requirements for web content and mobile application ("app") accessibility that were adopted o...