Is Wayne County's Website Ready for the ADA Title II Deadline?
Did you know the deadline already changed?
The deadline you may have written down last year is no longer the right one. A DOJ Interim Final Rule issued April 20, 2026 extended the original ADA Title II dates by one year, so Wayne County now has until April 26, 2028. That extra year is exactly the window to find and fix problems before enforcement begins — the DOJ has given no signal that the date will move again.
Wayne County's latest accessibility scan
Overall compliance risk: High — 90 PDFs fail basic accessibility checks
Top issues, in plain English
- critical Images have no text alternative, so screen readers can't describe them (WCAG 1.1.1 · 6 pages)
- serious Links have no readable text — screen reader users can't tell where they lead (WCAG 2.4.4 · 3 pages)
- serious Pages are missing a title, so users can't tell tabs or results apart (WCAG 2.4.2 · 1 page)
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What WCAG 2.1 Level AA means for county government websites
With 2,608 residents, Wayne County 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.
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the technical standard the DOJ adopted for ADA Title II. In plain terms, it's a checklist that makes sure residents who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, or captions can actually use your website: text on every image, labels on every form field, enough color contrast to read, and video captions.
Smaller entities sometimes assume they're exempt. They aren't — the later deadline is the only accommodation the rule makes for size. Services like public health services, permits, and assessor records all need to work for residents with disabilities.
Wayne County is a smaller community, and its website is the front door for public health services, permits, and assessor records. Under ADA Title II, that front door has to work for every resident.
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