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City Department on Disability outlines plan to meet DOJ web and mobile accessibility rule

Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee (Los Angeles City) · February 7, 2026
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Summary

Department on Disability and ITA briefed the committee on DOJ's ADA final rule requiring WCAG 2.1 A/AA conformance, department reporting deadlines (03/23/2026) and final compliance deadline (04/24/2026); the committee noted and filed the report, recorded as '3 ayes.'

The Department on Disability told a City council committee that the U.S. Department of Justice's new Americans with Disabilities Act guidance requires Los Angeles departments to bring websites and mobile applications into conformity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 A and AA.

"WCAG 2.1 conformance criteria level A and AA" was cited by Ali Everett as the technical standard the city must meet, and Stephen Simon, general manager of the Department on Disability,…

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