Is Hayden's Website Ready for the ADA Title II Deadline?
Did you know the deadline already changed?
If your compliance calendar still shows the original date, it's out of date: on April 20, 2026 the DOJ issued an Interim Final Rule that moved every ADA Title II web deadline back one year. For Hayden, the operative date is now April 26, 2028. The public comment period closed June 22, 2026 — the deadline is set, and the clock is running.
Hayden's latest accessibility scan
Overall compliance risk: Low
Top issues, in plain English
- serious Pages don't declare their language, which confuses screen readers (WCAG 3.1.1 · 1 page)
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What WCAG 2.1 Level AA means for city government websites
With 16,924 residents, Hayden falls under the DOJ's small-entity tier (under 50,000 population), which comes with the later of the two federal deadlines — but the same technical standard.
The rule points to WCAG 2.1 Level AA — a widely used technical checklist. Stripped of jargon, it asks simple questions: can a blind resident using a screen reader pay a bill on your site? Can someone who can't use a mouse complete a form with just a keyboard? Is the text readable against its background?
Smaller entities sometimes assume they're exempt. They aren't — the later deadline is the only accommodation the rule makes for size. Services like utility bill payment, permit applications, and public meeting agendas all need to work for residents with disabilities.
Hayden is a mid-size community, and its website is the front door for utility bill payment, permit applications, and public meeting agendas. Under ADA Title II, that front door has to work for every resident.
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