Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
On April 20, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an extension for the compliance deadlines associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Digital Accessibility Rule, giving Massachusetts municipalities extra time to align their websites and mobile applications with federal standards.
With the recent extension, the deadlines for public entities to comply with the digital accessibility requirements are:
• Public entities serving a population of 50,000 or more: April 26, 2027 (extended from the previous deadline of April 24, 2026).
• Smaller public entities serving a population of less than 50,000: April 26, 2028 (extended from the previous deadline of April 26, 2027).
The DOJ first adopted website accessibility rules for state and local governments in April 2024, when it updated regulations for Title II of the ADA.
The final rule has specific requirements about how to ensure that web content and mobile applications are accessible to people with disabilities. The rule mandates compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards.