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Draft ADA transportation plan presented; DOJ delays web-accessibility deadline one year
Summary
City staff presented a revised ADA transition plan and described steps to meet WCAG standards after the Department of Justice pushed a web-accessibility compliance deadline out one year. Staff invited public comment (roughly three weeks) and discussed Snow Buddies volunteer efforts and limits of federal guidance on snow events.
Michael Shirmas, the ADA coordinator and liaison to the Council for Community Accessibility and the Bloomington-Monroe County Human Rights Commission, presented the draft ADA transition plan and invited public feedback. Shirmas said the plan—updated every two years—compiles data from engineering, planning, parks, public works and other departments to document accessibility progress and planned improvements.
Iris Bull (staff) had earlier summarized city ITS work to adopt WCAG 2.2 standards as a baseline for document accessibility. Shirmas said staff had been preparing under the assumption of an April 24, 2026 DOJ…
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