1.0UTC Website Knowledge Basehttps://blog.utc.edu/web-kbBridget Hornsbyhttps://blog.utc.edu/web-kb/author/xjm218/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="By4avP139z"><a href="https://blog.utc.edu/web-kb/">Federal Mandate for Accessibility Compliance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.utc.edu/web-kb/embed/#?secret=By4avP139z" width="600" height="338" title="“Federal Mandate for Accessibility Compliance” — UTC Website Knowledge Base" data-secret="By4avP139z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.utc.edu/web-kb/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> New Federal Mandate for Accessibility Compliance UPDATED 5/15/2026 On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a one-year extension for its digital accessibility rule, moving the compliance deadline to April 26, 2027. The rule had originally required all state and local government websites and mobile applications to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)… Continue Readinghttps://blog.utc.edu/app/uploads/sites/165/2025/09/accessibility-power-c.jpg995396