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City officials warn departments to meet federal web-accessibility rules by April 2026
Summary
COIT staff told the Mayor’s Disability Council that the city must meet a Department of Justice rule requiring WCAG 2.1 AA compliance by 04/24/2026 and outlined Department-level coordinators, training resources and remediation steps to help departments reach that deadline.
The Committee on Information Technology (COIT) presented to the Mayor’s Disability Council on the Digital Accessibility and Inclusion Standard, warning that a Department of Justice rule requires state and local governments to meet WCAG 2.1 AA digital-accessibility standards by April 24, 2026.
COIT Director Edward McCaffrey said the rule, originally announced by the DOJ in April 2024, applies to all city digital content and that the city has established an implementation team to support departments’ compliance. "The deadline of which the city and county of San Francisco needs to be in compliance with this federal regulation is 04/24/2026,"…
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