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Winter Haven staff report ADA web and mobile compliance work ahead of April 24, 2026 deadline

Winter Haven City Commission · April 8, 2026
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City staff said they have scanned sites and third‑party portals, removed or are remediating noncompliant PDFs, added alt text and plan live closed captioning; the city’s compliance deadline for municipalities over 50,000 is April 24, 2026.

City staff reported progress toward complying with the Department of Justice’s ADA Title II web and mobile accessibility rule, and outlined steps to meet the technical standard (WCAG 2.1 AA) ahead of the municipality’s deadline.

“Katrina” (staff) told the commission the city has scanned the entire website and third‑party portals with automated tools, is updating alt text on images, and is working with vendors where the city contracts for portals (for…

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