Department of Justice Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule to Strengthen Web and Mobile App
Access for People with Disabilities - Please see this letter from Susie Molloy and the DOJ Notice below: Dear Colleagues,
I've read numerous sections of this full document. What stands out, to me, is that this Rulemaking was written to enable access to electrical / wifi communications specifically for people who are visually impaired,
hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, or who have limitations in manual dexterity. Goal: elimination of barriers to independence for those groups in employment, education, medical care, worship, public transportation, social services, interaction with government entities, and to eliminate frustration for people with those specific disabilities. It is intended to eliminate their burden of
having to hire staff to do computer and other communications tasks, and to eliminate the barrier of needing to appear in person to get information or buy things.
Draw your own conclusions, soon please.
My conclusion: the effect will be like that of the Regulations that implemented the ADA. The goal is to cut us out of the fold, increase stigma against us, underscore that we are a political liability and that we detract from progress for people with "real" disabilities.
Susie Molloy, MA Snowflake, AZ 85937 Department of Justice Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rule to
Strengthen Web and Mobile App Access for People with DisabilitiesAugust 15, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that aims to improve web and mobile applications (apps) access for people with disabilities and clarify how public entities, primarily state and local governments, can meet their existing ADA obligations as many of their activities shift online. Public comments are due by October 4,
2023. Across the U.S., people routinely rely on web and mobile apps to access a variety of vital public programs and services, such as employment and educational resources, voting information, health and emergency services, parking, and transit schedules. The proposed rule is particularly significant in the wake of the pandemic, as public
entities have significantly increased the scope of essential services and programs offered through the web and mobile apps. It is critical for these technologies to be accessible for people with disabilities. DOJ invites written comments and input from the public and relevant stakeholders on the regulatory proposal via any of the following
methods: Disability Rights Section
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
150 M St. NE, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
For background and more information, access the docket via www.regulations.gov/document/DOJ-CRT-2023-0007-0001/. For further information, contact Rebecca B. Bond, Chief, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, at 1-202-307–0663 (voice or TTY). This is not a toll-free number. Information may also be obtained from the Department’s toll-free ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-833-610-1264 (TTY). For more information on the ADA, please call the Department’s toll-free ADA Information
Line at 800-514-0301 (TDD 800-514-0383) or visit the ADA website. From the latest BroadbandBreakfast email: For over 20 years, the city of Palo Alto, the “Birthplace of Silicon Valley,” has flirted with the idea of building a city-owned municipal fiber network. Now after years of debate, numerous studies, several false starts, and many unfulfilled
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From Nancy V. - EHT 5/4/23 recording of Birds, Bees and Trees excellent presentation - Levitt, Lai
& Manville more publications from other speakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOt0sNWN_VM - Levitt BB, Lai HC and Manville AM II (2022) Low-level EMF effects on wildlife and plants: What research tells us about an ecosystem approach. Front. Public Health 10:1000840. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000840
- Levitt, B. B., Lai, H. C., & Manville, A. M. (2021). Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and
future directions. Reviews on Environmental Health.
- Levitt, B. B., Lai, H. C., & Manville, A. M. (2022a). Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment. Reviews on Environmental Health, 37(1), 81–122.
- Levitt, B. B., Lai, H. C., & Manville, A. M. (2022b). Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: How species interact with natural and man-made EMF. Reviews on Environmental
Health, 37(3), 327–406.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-5g-wireless-safety-cellphones-risk How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns by Peter Elkind https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00139157.2022.2131190?journalCode=venv20 Environmental Procedures at the FCC: A Case Study in Corporate Capture Erica Rosenberg Pages 17-27 | Published online: 12 Dec 2022 Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development Volume 64, 2022 - Issue 5-6 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716317375?via%3Dihub Radiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phone base stations Science of The Total Environment Volume 572, 1 December 2016, Pages 554-569 https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Tree-damage-by-radiofrequency-radiation-translated-from-German-.pdf Tree Damage Caused by Radiofrequency Radiation, Exemplary Observations from 2005 to 2021 in Germany by Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam More on EHT: https://ehtrust.org/?s=birds+bees+and+trees+webinar That does it for now - we will be back with the agenda later this week! Sincerely, Jenny
DeMarco Virginians for Safe
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