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U.S. Department of Justice extends accessibility deadline for small municipalities; Rapho manager to continue updates
Summary
Township Manager Randall Wenger told the board the DOJ extended the WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance deadline by one year to April 2027 for municipalities under 50,000 residents; Wenger said he will continue the township’s update work and referenced file 202607663.pdf.
Township Manager Randall Wenger told the Rapho Township Board of Supervisors on May 7 that the U.S. Department of Justice has extended the deadline for municipalities with fewer than 50,000 residents to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards by one year, moving the deadline to April 2027.
Wenger said the extension gives Rapho Township additional time to complete updates and that he will continue to move the process forward as planned. He referenced a document labeled 202607663.pdf in the meeting record as related to the extension.
The board did not take formal action at the work session; Wenger did not specify a funding source, contractor, or schedule of specific technical changes in the transcript. Next steps and any procurement or contracting to implement accessibility updates were not detailed during the meeting.
