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NAME:Accessibility deadline: ONC rule drops WCAG 2.0 Level A from patient-a
 ccess certification
DESCRIPTION:Digital accessibility compliance deadlines from https://accessi
 bility.build/compliance/deadlines\, each with its primary source. Reviewed
  2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice.
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SUMMARY:United States (HHS ONC): ONC rule drops WCAG 2.0 Level A from patie
 nt-access certification
DESCRIPTION:A health IT certification accessibility requirement is removed.
  Providers' own accessibility duties stay.\n\nWho: Certified health IT dev
 elopers\nWhat: Removes the WCAG 2.0 Level A requirement from 45 CFR 170.31
 5(e)(1)(i). Section 504 and Section 1557 duties on providers are unchanged
 .\nStatus: Adopted\, takes effect on this date\nSource: Federal Register 2
 026-21943\, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/28/2026-2194
 3/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-onc-deregulatory-actions-to-
 unleash-prosperity\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadli
 nes#us-onc-rule-effective\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not 
 legal advice.
URL:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/28/2026-21943/health-
 data-technology-and-interoperability-onc-deregulatory-actions-to-unleash-p
 rosperity
CATEGORIES:US federal
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DESCRIPTION:United States (HHS ONC): ONC rule drops WCAG 2.0 Level A from p
 atient-access certification
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