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ADA Title II

The part of the ADA that covers state and local governments, now with a web rule naming WCAG 2.1 AA and dated deadlines.

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act covers state and local governments: cities, counties, public schools and universities, courts, libraries, transit agencies, and special districts. A 2024 Department of Justice rule requires their web content and mobile apps, including content a vendor provides on their behalf, to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

An interim final rule published on April 20, 2026 moved the compliance dates back a year: April 26, 2027 for governments serving 50,000 or more people, and April 26, 2028 for smaller governments and special districts. The rule took public comments, so the dates could change again. Our maintained summary is at ADA Title II.

Source

Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (ADA.gov), 2024. Checked .

ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. civil rights law that the Department of Justice says applies to websites.
ADA Title III
The part of the ADA that covers businesses open to the public, which the Department of Justice says includes their websites.
Section 504
The U.S. law covering organizations that receive federal money, with a health rule naming WCAG 2.1 AA for websites and apps.
WCAG
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the international standard for accessible web content that most laws point at.

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