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Kane County outlines plan to meet new federal web‑accessibility rule ahead of April 2026 deadline
Summary
IT staff told the Administration Committee that Kane County must bring websites and mobile apps into WCAG 2.1 AA compliance under the DOJ's Title II rule; departments will need to help convert or archive thousands of PDFs and forms before the 2026 deadline.
Kane County’s information‑technology staff told the Administration Committee on Jan. 15 that federal rules require state and local government websites and mobile apps to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and that the county must substantially complete work before the April 2026 compliance date.
Adam Teder, who works with Information Technologies’ applications team, said the U.S. Department of Justice issued a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requiring websites and mobile applications for state and local governments to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standard. "The rule aims to ensure that digital content is…
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