Is Marysvale's Website Ready for the ADA Title II Deadline?
Did you know the deadline already changed?
Here's something many local officials missed: the original compliance deadline has already moved once. On April 20, 2026, the Department of Justice issued an Interim Final Rule pushing each deadline back a full year — which means Marysvale's date is now April 26, 2028. A one-time extension is a grace period, not a reprieve. There is no indication another one is coming.
Marysvale's latest accessibility scan
Overall compliance risk: High — 34 PDFs fail basic accessibility checks
Top issues, in plain English
- critical Form fields have no label — users can't tell what to type in them (WCAG 4.1.2 · 6 pages)
- serious Text is too low-contrast against its background to read comfortably (WCAG 1.4.3 · 7 pages)
- serious Links are distinguishable only by color, invisible to color-blind users (WCAG 1.4.1 · 5 pages)
- moderate The page blocks zooming, so low-vision users can't enlarge text (WCAG 1.4.4 · 21 pages)
Every page, every issue in plain English, weekly change monitoring, and deadline tracking. Annual plans from $1,200/yr — no sales call, no demo. Already a customer? Sign in.
What WCAG 2.1 Level AA means for town government websites
With 473 residents, Marysvale 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.
The rule points to WCAG 2.1 Level AA — a widely used technical checklist. Stripped of jargon, it asks simple questions: can a blind resident using a screen reader pay a bill on your site? Can someone who can't use a mouse complete a form with just a keyboard? Is the text readable against its background?
Smaller entities sometimes assume they're exempt. They aren't — the later deadline is the only accommodation the rule makes for size. Services like utility bill payment, permit applications, and public meeting agendas all need to work for residents with disabilities.
Marysvale is a small community, and its website is the front door for utility bill payment, permit applications, and public meeting agendas. Under ADA Title II, that front door has to work for every resident.
Don't find out about problems from a demand letter
A11yCheck monitors Marysvale's website continuously and sends a plain-English weekly digest — no technical background needed.