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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no design rules for websites! That's the beauty of websites. ADA rules are fine but this website fits not violate them.  There is a program you can run to determine this or you can request an evaluation.  This site is fine.

I have tried both on my phone and my computer and the website is easy to read and navigable. I think you just don't like change.  [/quote]

Disability lawyer here. Please, please don’t spew inaccurate information. While the DOJ regulations are forthcoming, plaintiffs have succeeded in showing that corporate and commercial web sites violate ADA Title III by discriminating against people with disabilities because the information on the web site is not accessible to people with communication, visual, or auditory disabilities. Here are some articles for laypeople to understand the legal landscape. While the 4th Circuit has not ruled on the issue, no credible corporation would put out a web design like the new PVS site because it violates almost every universal design principle and arguably discriminates against people with visual and other disabilities. Further, the federal regulations mandating state and local government web site accessibility designs went into effect in the last several months, giving more fodder to the argument that inaccessible corporate web sites may discriminate against users with disabilities. Bottom line: Creating an accessible site is an ethical duty and (potentially) a legal duty that is easy to meet, so why PVS went backwards is a real head scratcher.

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2025-august/digital-accessibility-under-title-iii-ada/

https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/

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