"By April 30, government agencies must be in compliance with a new rule issued in 2024 under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act that says websites must comply with various internationally recognized standards from the World Wide Web Consortium."
"The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, known as WCAG, set various accessibility standards and obligations for websites, including that they be easily navigable; be available in portrait and landscape orientation; provide services like text captions for audio and video; add alternative text for images; and allow users to resize text."
"What was universal [based on prior conversations with government leaders], regardless of municipality size, regardless of the type of government worker, was this is important. We need to do this anyway. There was some appreciation, if you will, that this was coming down from the top to force municipalities' hands to be thinking about what they need to do for the betterment of their communities."
By April 30, government agencies must comply with a 2024 rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring websites to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 standards from the World Wide Web Consortium. These standards mandate accessible navigation, portrait and landscape orientation support, text captions for audio and video, alternative text for images, resizable text, keyboard-only usability, and seizure-safe design. The rule, introduced during the Biden administration, remains unchanged under the Trump administration. Government leaders across municipalities recognize the importance of compliance and appreciate the federal mandate to prioritize accessibility improvements for their communities. The Department of Justice estimates compliance costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide.
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