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Commission prioritizes emergency-notification and web accessibility ahead of DOJ deadline
Summary
At its Jan. 14, 2026 planning session the Commission on Persons with Disabilities prioritized reviewing how emergency alerts and web content are received by people with varied access needs, and staff announced a virtual website user-testing session ahead of a DOJ accessibility deadline at the end of April.
At a Jan. 14 planning session, the Alameda Commission on Persons with Disabilities put emergency-notification accessibility and digital access to the top of its 2026 work plan. Commissioners discussed how alerts and other city communications are experienced by residents with different processing and access needs—particularly people who are neurodiverse or use assistive technologies.
Staff noted an approaching Department of Justice rule on web accessibility that will affect municipalities of Alameda’s size; the staff member Lillian (identified in the meeting as the…
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