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Passing along in case you haven't heard:</div>
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The deadline got pushed back by a year according to an <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07663/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web" id="OWA2a6d3c92-1d48-36dc-01db-41a893ccbc3d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/20/2026-07663/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-accessibility-of-web" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;">
interim final rule</a> published on Monday</div>
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>From the summary:</div>
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The compliance date for State and local government entities with a total population of 50,000 or more is extended from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027. The compliance date for public entities with a total population of less than 50,000, or any special district
government, is extended from April 26, 2027, to April 26, 2028.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lyndsay Forbes</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mobile: 857-488-6616</span></p>
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