Seyfarth Synopsis: Final Rule Setting WCAG 2.0 AA as the Federal Agency Website Standard Published in Federal Register, Triggering Compliance Deadline of January 18, 2018.

Last week we reported that the Access Board announced a final rule, under the authority of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, requiring the websites and electronic content of federal agencies to conform to WCAG 2.0 AA within one year of the date the rule is published in the Federal Register.  This final rule was published in the Federal Register yesterday, January 18, 2016, making the effective date of the final rule March 20, 2017; and requiring compliance with the new rule setting WCAG 2.0 AA as the standard for federal government websites by January 18, 2018.