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State IT staff urges agencies to meet DOJ web‑accessibility mandate by April 2026
Summary
A Department of Administrative Services representative told the board that the Department of Justice requires state and local governments to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards for publicly posted online content by April 2026 and urged agencies to include accessibility in all public data and portal plans.
A Department of Administrative Services representative reminded the Data Analysis Technology Advisory Board on Oct. 25, 2025, that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued accessibility guidance requiring state and local government public online content to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA by April 2026.
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