On Blind Americans Equality Day, my Administration celebrates the contributions that people who are blind or low vision have made to our country, and we recommit to creating a more accessible Nation where everyone has the opportunity to realize their full potential. More than 33 years ago, the United States Congress passed the Americans with…
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Proclamation on the Anniversary Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
On July 26, 1990, with the signing into law of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), our Nation created the world’s first comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities. Since that time, this landmark legislation has been a driving force in moving America closer to the promise of equal opportunity, full participation, independent…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Works to Make it Easier for People with Disabilities to Access Public Services Online
Announces new proposed rule ahead of 33rd anniversary of the ADA that would improve online access to state and local services for nearly 50 million people with vision, hearing, cognitive, and manual dexterity disabilities. For more than three decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been a driving force in moving America closer…
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Convening on Transportation Accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This week, Vice President Kamala Harris convened disability rights leaders to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building a nation where people with disabilities are afforded the opportunities, independence, and respect they deserve, including through efforts to increase transportation accessibility. She was joined by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera…
Neera Tanden Remarks to Press on Web Accessibility
As Prepared For Delivery: Thank you, everyone, for joining today’s call on important actions we’re taking to strengthen the civil rights of America’s 61 million people with disabilities. Tomorrow marks the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA has been a driving force in moving America closer to the promise of equal…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Strengthens Social Security and Medicare
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget lays out his plan to invest in America and the American people, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and reduce the deficit. Millions of Americans have been working their whole lives, paying into Social Security and Medicare with every working day, and want…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Protects and Strengthens Social Security and Medicare
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget lays out his plan to invest in America and the American people, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and reduce the deficit. Millions of Americans have been working their whole lives, paying into Social Security and Medicare with every working day, and want…
OMB Releases Digital Accessibility Guidance to Ensure All Americans Have Ability to Access Critical Government Resources
From day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken significant steps to achieve a more inclusive country for people with disabilities. Currently, 61 million Americans live with a disability, but nearly half of the most popular Federal Government websites are not fully accessible to all Americans. This lack of accessibility could lead to unequal access to…
M-24-08 Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
View or download as a PDF. December 21, 2023 M-24-08 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: Shalanda D. Young, Director SUBJECT: Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act On this page: I. INTRODUCTION This memorandum provides guidance to help agencies advance digital accessibility by maintaining an…
Remarks by President Biden on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Rose Garden 11:29 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Adams, you’re an inspiration, and so many people here are. Tammy and others — I look out, and they’re simply an inspiration to people not only with disabilities, but people who don’t have disabilities who find themselves feeling sorry for themselves and realize, “Wait a minute —…
