Reminder of Updated Web Accessibility Requirements
In April 2024, the Department
of Justice issued a final rule updating Title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations to ensure that state and local governments’
web content is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Under the new rule, local governments must ensure their websites and mobile applications meet the technical standards of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. An ADA fact sheet on the rule is available here.
The deadline to comply with the rule depends on the population reported for the local government in the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau data:
|
State
and local government size |
Compliance
date |
|
0
to 49,999 persons |
April
26, 2027 |
|
Special
district governments |
April
26, 2027 |
|
50,000
or more persons |
April
24, 2026 |
Local governments should reach out to their legal counsel if they have questions about compliance with these new regulations.
Post Authored by Katie Nagy, Ancel Glink
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