Board approves county digital accessibility plan aiming for WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2027
Supervisors voted to approve a County Digital Accessibility Plan outlining priorities and steps to reach WCAG 2.1 AA compliance by April 2027, acknowledging that full compliance by then may be difficult and that the plan emphasizes culture change, prioritization, and vendor assistance for remediation and captioning.
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The board approved a formal Digital Accessibility Plan to guide work toward WCAG 2.1 level AA compliance by the April 2027 deadline for communities above 50,000 residents. Gabby DeWitt, who identified herself as Marketing Coordinator and an IT team representative, explained that the plan is a living roadmap: it prioritizes frequently accessed PDFs for remediation, seeks to reduce reliance on PDFs by converting content to accessible web pages, and anticipates training and cultural change across departments.
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