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District warns of major web‑accessibility effort to meet DOJ Title II deadline in 2027
Summary
Communications staff told the board the Department of Justice's Title II guidance requires the district to audit and remediate websites, apps and digital documents by April 26, 2027, including captioning videos and rebuilding newsletters for accessibility.
Communications staff told the board that the Department of Justice's guidance under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act obliges the district to bring websites, apps, learning platforms and distributed documents into compliance by April 26, 2027. "This was pushed back a year, from originally was last April. It's federal law," the presenter said, and described a workload that includes auditing district and school websites, captioning video content, verifying speakers on meetings and rebuilding newsletters so they are machine readable.
The presenter framed the work as a large up‑front effort with long‑term benefits: once content is rebuilt, it becomes translatable and compatible with screen readers and other accessibility tools. The presenter said the district will provide training and branded resources to reduce the burden on staff and teachers; board members asked about staffing and resourcing for the effort but staff did not provide a detailed budget or timetable at the meeting.
