April 24: ADA Title II compliance deadline for government websites serving 50,000+ people. No extension coming.
Most sites still aren't ready. The people who lose aren't agencies -- it's the constituents who need access to public services.
The deadline for state and local government entities with a population of 50,000 or more to meet web and mobile accessibility requirements is April 24 of this year. A recent government notice indicates that the Department of Justice may try to change either this deadline or other aspects of the rul
Trumplican 6th Circuit Just Killed Net Neutrality (And Whatever Was Left Of Pathetic U.S. Broadband Consumer Protection)
The telecom industry (with the help of the recent Trump Supreme Court), has been drooling for months at the prospect that the Trump-stocked courts would soon finally deliver the killing blow to FCC…
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The latest ctcLink blog (ctcLink is part of the administrative software used by Washington state's community and technical colleges) includes a mention of the presentations I've been giving lately at the state level regarding the Title II updates for online accessibility. Scroll down to the last item in the post, "ctcLink Accessibility News".
https://www.sbctc.edu/blogs/ctclink-connect/2024/2024-10-09
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Did a thing today and gave a presentation to the Highline College faculty on Title II changes regarding accessibility standards for their classes. I’m getting better at this!
This weekend featured an event that was last on my calendar when my schedule existed primarily in analog form: the HFStival, revived Saturday at Nats Park. I knew upfront that the venue would represent an immense upgrade over RFK, but I didn’t realize how much I would appreciate seeing the Postal Service play “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” for what they say is the last time–in the city that inspired the song.
9/16/2024: With Apple Finally Welcoming RCS, Google Voice Is the Lone Holdout, PCMag
I had this piece on my story-ideas list for months if not years, and Google was predictably disappointing in continuing to ignore its self-inflicted feature neglect.
9/17/2024: What the Reinstatement of Net Neutrality Means for Higher Education, EdTech
The piece that I wrote for EdTech’s sibling publication FedTech must have left a favorable impression on both newsrooms’ parent firm Manifest, as I had an editor ask I could write an explainer about the intersection of net neutrality politics and higher education.
9/18/2024: Microsoft: Russian Disinformation Ops Pivot to Attack Harris Campaign, PCMag
Seeing Russian disinformation operatives rack up two losses in the previous two weeks (and having almost finished reading Renée DiResta’s book Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality) added to my interest in writing up this Microsoft report.
9/20/2024: Boom Supersonic’s flight plan has to be measured in years, Fast Company
More than a month after my detour to California’s high desert to check out Boom Supersonic’s operation there–followed by my needing time to quiz a couple of aviation experts about the company’s ambitions–this piece finally made its way to Fast Co.’s site. In a few days, I will write a bonus post for Patreon readers sharing some of my leftover notes from talking to Boom CEO Blake Scholl for an hour and change on that Saturday morning.
9/20/2024: Rivian CEO: ‘Extreme Lack of Choice’ Is Hampering EV Sales Growth, PCMag
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe’s talk at the Atlantic Festival offered some useful insight about the state of electric-vehicle pricing, but he also repeated an incorrect characterization of a California zero-emission car mandate that does not, in fact, ban sales of cars with fossil-fuel engines after 2035.
9/22/2024: This Week in Tech 998: Artisanal Locally-Sourced Dopamine, TWiT.tv
Joining this podcast via Zoom instead of in studio reminded me of one unsolved issue with my home office’s lighting. From 6 p.m. onwards, there wasn’t enough light streaming through the windows to illuminate my workplace adequately, then I took too long to take advantage of a sponsor break to reach for a light switch as the podcast continued for another hour and change. I can, however, take credit for helping to give this episode a title–“artisanal, locally-sourced dopamine” was my turn of phrase to describe how posting on Bluesky feels better than continuing to support a toxic ex-Twitter with free writing.
9/23/2024: I updated the TWiT entry with a direct link to the episode and context about its title.
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