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Cowlitz County IT reports 92% web accessibility compliance, proposes department leads and training ahead of April 24 deadline
Summary
County IT reported about 92% compliance with WCAG checks across county sites, proposed departmental accessibility leads, internal training and periodic audits, and offered to run compliance reports for the commissioners.
County Information Technology staff briefed commissioners on the county’s plan to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA and a Department of Justice expectation for public entities.
Mac McCoy, Director of IT, framed the work as a risk‑mitigation and modernization effort and said web accessibility is essential because roughly 15.6% of Cowlitz County residents under age 65 live with a disability. He said the…
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