Citation
ADA Title II for city public websites
Answer
People who use a screen reader, captions, a keyboard, or larger text still need licenses, packets, and utility pages. ADA Title II is the part of federal law that covers cities, towns, and townships — not private stores. Title II web accessibility means the public website must work for people with disabilities. The ADA website requirements for cities follow that rule. The 2024 rule named the technical yardstick and set start dates. Each month we look at the public website and send a dated file plus tickets the website vendor can run.
Source
ADA.gov fact sheet. 26 April 2027 for 50,000+; 26 April 2028 under 50,000. 28 CFR 35.200. For complaint and court-order language — without private-store fine charts — see If you miss.
This month
Keep a dated record that someone looked at the public pages this month. Forward the tickets and work the list. ADA website deadlines if you miss. Website accessibility widgets. See what is in the pack. What a Title II file is.
Longer article on the 2027 and 2028 dates.
Questions clerks ask
- What is ADA Title II?
- ADA Title II is the part of the ADA that covers cities, towns, and townships. It requires the public website and public documents to work for people with disabilities. It is not the part of the ADA that covers private stores.
- What is Title II web accessibility?
- Title II web accessibility means the city or township public website and public PDFs must work for people with disabilities — see, hear, or use a keyboard. Each month we look at those pages and send a dated file plus tickets the website vendor can run. We do not certify compliance.
- What does ADA Title II require of a city website?
- That people with disabilities can use the public pages and public PDFs — licenses, packets, payments, and the rest. The 2024 rule named the technical yardstick. We look at those public pages each month and send a dated file plus tickets. We do not certify compliance.
- What are the ADA website compliance requirements for cities?
- ADA website requirements under Title II: people with disabilities can use the public pages and public PDFs. The 2024 rule named the technical yardstick and set start dates. A dated monthly file plus tickets is how clerks keep a record and work the list — not a signed stamp.
- When do the dates start?
- 26 April 2027 for 50,000 or more residents. 26 April 2028 for smaller cities and special districts. After that date the city still has to keep the site usable.
- What should we do this month?
- Keep a dated record that someone looked at the public pages and public PDFs. Forward the tickets and work the list.