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The free ADA Title II web accessibility checklist

FREE TITLE II READINESS QUIZ · SCHOOLS

Could this happen at your school district?

A parent who uses a screen reader tries to download tonight's board agenda, the lunch menu, or an enrollment form, and can't read it. Under the ADA Title II web rule, that's not a glitch; it's unequal access to school communication. This 5-scenario quiz shows where your district stands and what to do first. Most districts have until April 26, 2028.

April 26, 2027Large public entities (population 50,000 or more)
April 26, 2028Small entities and special district governments
WCAG 2.1 AAThe required standard for web content and mobile apps

Most school districts qualify as small public entities (jurisdiction population under 50,000) and have until April 26, 2028. The population is your jurisdiction's, not your enrollment; districts in large cities may face April 26, 2027.

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QCould this happen to us? The 5-scenario quiz

Two minutes, no email required. Each scenario is real and each has an easy next step. "Not sure" counts as no, because if you're not sure, nobody owns it yet.

1. Can parents, students, and staff get key information from your website without barriers?

What if: A parent who uses a screen reader tries to download a school calendar, lunch menu, enrollment form, or board meeting agenda and cannot read it.

Why it matters: This is not just a website issue. It affects equal access to school communication, and it's exactly the situation the Title II web rule covers.

2. Does your district have a public accessibility statement with a real contact?

What if: A family hits a barrier on your site tonight. There's no page telling them who to contact, so their next call is to an advocacy group or the Office for Civil Rights.

Why it matters: A statement gives families a path to you instead of around you, and documents good faith from day one.

3. Can someone complete enrollment and permission forms online without calling the office?

What if: A parent tries to enroll their child or sign a field-trip permission form, but the form fields are unlabeled or the PDF is a scanned image.

Why it matters: Forms residents must use to access services are never excepted, whatever their age or format. Forms are where access becomes action.

4. If a vendor runs your parent portal or LMS, do your contracts require accessibility?

What if: A student can't use the homework portal with assistive technology. The vendor says it's on the roadmap. The legal responsibility is still yours.

Why it matters: Content a vendor provides under contract with you is not excepted from the rule.

5. Does someone in your district own this, with a plan and dates?

What if: The deadline arrives. Everyone assumed IT had it; IT assumed the communications office had it. Nobody had it.

Why it matters: Without a named owner and a dated plan, remediation stalls until a complaint forces it.

What counts as your district's web content?

More than the main site: individual school sites, parent and student portals, learning platforms, online enrollment and payment, mobile apps, mass notification emails and texts, board document libraries, and the PDFs linked from all of them. If a vendor runs it under contract with you, it's still yours to make accessible.

The school-specific traps

Scanned PDFs of permission slips and handbooks; lunch menus posted as images; board meeting videos without captions; sports and PTA platforms on district domains; and 'archived' content staff still link from current pages, which voids the archive exception.

What's the easy next step?

You don't need to fix everything this month. You need a list, an owner, and a start. The free checklist gives you all three: 5 plain-language items for whoever runs the office, 10 technical items for whoever runs the website.

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Questions people ask

Does the Title II web rule apply to public school districts?

Yes. Public K-12 districts, public charters, and public colleges and universities are public entities under Title II. Private schools fall under Title III instead.

Which deadline applies to my district?

It tracks your jurisdiction's population, not enrollment. Most districts are in jurisdictions under 50,000 and have until April 26, 2028; large-city districts may face April 26, 2027.

Are our vendor platforms (LMS, SIS, payment portals) our responsibility?

Yes. Content a vendor provides under contract with you is not excepted. Put WCAG 2.1 AA in every renewal and RFP.

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