With the deadline fast approaching for certain dental practices to ensure their websites and other digital tools are accessible to people with disabilities to comply with an updated federal regulation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced a revised timeline providing an additional year for compliance.
In May 2024, the Office for Civil Rights published a final rule — Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance — that updates, clarifies and strengthens Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, including a covered entity’s obligations related to digital accessibility.