BALTIMORE, Sept. 27, 2023 ~ The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has released its official comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN 1190-AA79) issued by the United States Department of Justice under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Federation's comments state that certain provisions granting exceptions to the general requirement to comply "give us serious cause for concern" and urge that they be eliminated.

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Mark Riccobono, President of NFB, said: "We appreciate the long-overdue proposal of Title II regulations and agree with its broader aspects, but we are deeply concerned by the seven proposed exceptions to compliance. The ADA already allows state and local governments to assert robust defenses to allegations of noncompliance. We feel strongly that these additional exceptions are unnecessary and inappropriate, as they undermine both the proposed regulations and the ADA itself. We urge the Department of Justice to completely eliminate each of these seven exceptions in order to strengthen the ADA's mandate for inclusion and equal access."

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