On 4/20/2026 the DOJ has extended the compliance dates for the DOJ 28 CFR Part 35 mandated website ADA accessibility to April 26, 2028 for municipalities smaller than 50,000 in population and special district governments.

DOJ says it delayed compliance because it now believes the original deadlines were too aggressive given slower-than-expected technology, heavy manual remediation needs, limited staffing, limited budgets, technical complexity, confusion about parts of the rule, and the risk of pushing entities into rushed or litigation-driven compliance rather than real compliance.  (Just what we thought!)  You can read the full document at the Federal Register.

The DOJ is asking for public comment until June 22, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT.  The link to tell them your thoughts is located at Regulations.gov.

With Civic Clarity, your website has a solid ADA accessibility foundation and there are just a few details you need to remember to keep it that way.  It is the requirement for document conformance to WCAG 2.1AA that is an unfair burden to municipalities.  If you have the time, please consider letting the DOJ know the tragedy of documents being deleted from websites due to their mandate.