Law & Policy Category

Rietta's law and policy posts, including open letters opposing Georgia's SB 315 anti-hacking bill and warning Congress against mandated encryption backdoors.

10/06/2026

What Is Title II of the ADA?

by Frank Rietta

Title II of the ADA applies to state and local governments. A 2024 rule sets technical standards for their websites, apps, and documents.

When to Involve Legal Counsel in an ADA/WCAG Audit

by Frank Rietta

ADA/WCAG audit findings on a government's documents can become discoverable. Why state and local agencies should consider looping in legal counsel first.

09/20/2026

Document Provenance: Finding the Common Ancestor of Inaccessible Documents

by Frank Rietta

How we trace inaccessible government documents back to a common ancestor, that is the shared template, tool, or workflow behind their ADA/WCAG defects.

07/28/2026

Threat Modeling for ADA/WCAG Compliance

by Frank Rietta

An evidence-based approach to ADA Title II and WCAG document audits, using threat modeling and risk scoring to treat accessibility as a governance concern.

07/25/2026

The Five Pillars of Information Security (And Why We Audit Accessibility)

by Frank Rietta

The five pillars of information assurance: confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation, and why accessibility is part of it.

07/24/2026

Metadata in WordPerfect: ADA and WCAG 2.1 Compliance

by Frank Rietta

A 1994 WordPerfect screenshot shows metadata fields predate today's ADA Title II & WCAG 2.1 requirements; courts still forget to fill them for legal compliance.

07/07/2026

Real ADA Title II Findings for Government Documents

by Frank Rietta

Beyond alt text: the three metadata ADA Title II deficiencies we see most in government files, and why they matter: blank titles, missing dates, no language.

07/03/2026

297 Days: The Real ADA Title II Deadline for Government Documents

by Frank Rietta

The DOJ extended the ADA Title II deadlines. Larger government entities have 297 days to fix their documents, and much remediation we've reviewed falls short.

04/25/2018

Stop Thinking about GA SB 315 in Terms of "Digital Homes"

by Frank Rietta

Some say an ethical hacker is like a neighbor walking through your unlocked back door. In reality, security research is about businesses open to the public.

04/19/2018

Governor Deal, veto SB 315 because white hat security researchers should be thanked not jailed!

by Frank Rietta

Rietta's letter asking Governor Nathan Deal to VETO GA SB 315, busting four myths. White hat security researchers should be thanked, not prosecuted!