ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA
The Department of Justice now requires state and local government websites and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. MyCityGov designs accessible municipal websites and fixes the barriers on the one you already have.
ADA Title II website deadline
In April 2026 the DOJ extended the original deadlines by one year. The technical standard, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, did not change.
State and local governments serving 50,000 or more people
Governments serving fewer than 50,000 people, and special district governments
Dates per the DOJ interim final rule published April 20, 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice. Talk with your attorney about how the rule applies to you.
What WCAG 2.1 AA covers
Every menu, form, and button works without a mouse, with a visible focus indicator.
Text and controls meet contrast requirements on every template.
Semantic HTML and a logical heading order that screen readers can follow.
Meaningful images are described and decorative ones are hidden from assistive technology.
Agendas, minutes, and forms posted as PDFs are converted or remediated.
Labels, instructions, and errors that are announced clearly.
ADA website remediation
You do not need a full redesign to make progress. We review your current government website, list the barriers in plain language, and fix them in priority order.
How it works
We test your site against WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
You get a prioritized list your board can understand.
We remediate the site, or build accessibility into a new one.
Your staff learn how to keep new pages and documents accessible.
ADA website compliance questions
Yes. The rule covers state and local governments of every size, including special districts. Smaller governments have a later deadline, April 26, 2028.
WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by the W3C and adopted by the Department of Justice for Title II.
In general, documents you post on your website are web content under the rule, with limited exceptions such as certain archived content. Ask your attorney how the exceptions apply to you.
Yes. The rule applies to mobile apps that a state or local government provides or makes available.
No vendor honestly can, because accessibility also depends on the content your staff add after launch. We build and test against WCAG 2.1 AA and train your staff to keep it that way.
Request an accessibility review and get a plain-language list of what to fix first.
