ADA Title II website rule: deadlines and a plan for small towns
When the ADA Title II web accessibility rule applies to your town, county or school district, what it covers, the exceptions, and where to start.
How to make agenda, minutes and form PDFs accessible
Step-by-step instructions for making accessible PDFs in Word and Adobe Acrobat: real text, tags, title, language, alt text and labeled form fields.
Scanned PDFs and screen readers: why copier scans fail and how to fix them
Why scanned agendas, minutes and ordinances are unreadable to screen readers, how to spot them, and how to replace or repair them.
Do old agendas and minutes need to be accessible? The archive and pre-existing document exceptions
The two ADA Title II exceptions that can cover old agendas, minutes and records, their exact conditions, examples, and how to set up an archive section.
Website vendor or staff: who fixes which accessibility problems?
Which website accessibility problems your vendor has to fix in the template, which ones your staff can fix in the editor, and what to ask your vendor for.
How to check your website’s accessibility for free
Free tools and a 15-minute hands-on test to check a town or school district website for accessibility problems, and what automated checks can’t tell you.
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Talk to your attorney about how the rule applies to you.