Is Washington Terrace's Website Ready for the ADA Title II Deadline?
Did you know the deadline already changed?
If your compliance calendar still shows the original date, it's out of date: on April 20, 2026 the DOJ issued an Interim Final Rule that moved every ADA Title II web deadline back one year. For Washington Terrace, the operative date is now April 26, 2028. The public comment period closed June 22, 2026 — the deadline is set, and the clock is running.
Washington Terrace's latest accessibility scan
Overall compliance risk: High — 26 PDFs fail basic accessibility checks
Top issues, in plain English
- serious Links have no readable text — screen reader users can't tell where they lead (WCAG 2.4.4 · 74 pages)
- serious Text is too low-contrast against its background to read comfortably (WCAG 1.4.3 · 8 pages)
- serious Pages don't declare their language, which confuses screen readers (WCAG 3.1.1 · 8 pages)
- serious Lists are marked up incorrectly, so screen readers misread their structure (WCAG 1.3.1 · 2 pages)
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What WCAG 2.1 Level AA means for city government websites
With 9,091 residents, Washington Terrace falls under the DOJ's small-entity tier (under 50,000 population), which comes with the later of the two federal deadlines — but the same technical standard.
The rule points to WCAG 2.1 Level AA — a widely used technical checklist. Stripped of jargon, it asks simple questions: can a blind resident using a screen reader pay a bill on your site? Can someone who can't use a mouse complete a form with just a keyboard? Is the text readable against its background?
Smaller entities sometimes assume they're exempt. They aren't — the later deadline is the only accommodation the rule makes for size. Services like business licensing, utility sign-up, and code enforcement requests all need to work for residents with disabilities.
Washington Terrace is a smaller community, and its website is the front door for business licensing, utility sign-up, and code enforcement requests. Under ADA Title II, that front door has to work for every resident.
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