Free ADA Title II compliance checklist: Know where you stand.
For cities, counties, park districts, schools, libraries and transit. 20 questions, about ten minutes. You leave with your date, a score by area and a plan you can print.
Step 1 of 7: Who you are.
Two questions to find the date you’re planning for.
How it works
Find your date.
Tell us what kind of entity you are and the population you serve. You’ll see the date you’re planning for, and how many days are left.
Answer honestly.
20 questions across inventory, ownership, testing, content and training. “Partly” and “Not sure” are good answers. They tell you where to look.
Take the plan.
A score for each area and the steps in order, dated across the time you have. Print it, save it as a PDF, or copy it into an email.
The rule, in brief
- The standard for web content and apps
- WCAG 2.1 Level AA
- Population of 50,000 or more
- April 26, 2027
- Under 50,000, and special districts
- April 26, 2028
Dates are from the Justice Department’s interim final rule of April 20, 2026. The National Federation of the Blind has asked a federal court to restore the original deadlines, so these dates could change.
Dates last checked Oct 22, 2026 · sources: Georgia ADA Office, Jackson Lewis, iAccess Digital
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Questions
Title II, explained.
Under the Justice Department’s rule for Title II of the ADA, the web content and mobile apps of state and local governments need to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
Under the Justice Department’s interim final rule of April 20, 2026: April 26, 2027 for entities serving a population of 50,000 or more, and April 26, 2028 for smaller entities and special districts. The National Federation of the Blind has asked a federal court to restore the original deadlines, so these dates could change. Dates last checked Oct 22, 2026.
The later one, April 26, 2028, whatever the district’s size.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, from the W3C. They’re organized under four principles (perceivable, operable, understandable and robust) and tested as success criteria at three levels: A, AA and AAA. Level AA means meeting every A and AA criterion: things like text alternatives for images, captions, keyboard access, visible focus and 4.5:1 contrast for body text.
Don’t count on it. In April 2025 the FTC ordered an overlay vendor to pay $1 million and barred it from claiming its tool can make any website WCAG compliant without evidence. A widget on top of a site doesn’t fix the site underneath.
No. It’s a planning aid: a way to see where you stand and what to do first. For what the rule means for your organization, talk to your attorney.
No. Your answers are saved in this browser only, so you can come back to them, and never sent to us. “Start over” clears them.
A plan is a start.
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