Compliance guidance for public agencies
Practical, deadline-driven articles on ADA Title II, WCAG 2.1, archive exemptions, PDF accessibility, and how to scope your corpus before you spend a dollar on remediation.
ADA Title II for California Public Agencies: What's Required by April 26, 2027
Plain-English breakdown of who's covered, what must comply, and a realistic 12-month rollout plan California agencies can actually follow.
The DOJ Extended the ADA Deadline. Here's What Didn't Change.
RIN 1190-AA82 moved both compliance dates by one year. Private-lawsuit exposure, California's Unruh Act, and WCAG 2.1 AA are unchanged.
Archive-Exempt Content Under ADA Title II: What Qualifies, What Doesn't
The archive exception can shave 20–40% off your remediation workload — if you use it correctly. Most agencies use it wrong.
WCAG 2.1 AA for Government PDFs: A Practical Checklist
The 14 success criteria most government PDFs fail, with plain-English explanations and concrete fixes for each.
PDF vs. HTML for ADA Compliance: Which Should Public Agencies Choose?
Both can meet WCAG 2.1 AA. But cost, ongoing burden, and user experience are dramatically different. How to decide for each document.
Section 508 vs. WCAG 2.1 vs. ADA Title II: A Plain-English Comparison
Three accessibility standards, three different scopes, almost the same technical requirements. Which one applies to you and what to cite.
How Many PDFs Does Your City Have? Estimating Your ADA Remediation Scope
Almost every agency we've worked with underestimated their corpus by 5–10x. Real numbers from California agencies and methods to size your own.
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