Is Salt Lake County's Website Ready for the ADA Title II Deadline?
Did you know the deadline already changed?
If your compliance calendar still shows the original date, it's out of date: on April 20, 2026 the DOJ issued an Interim Final Rule that moved every ADA Title II web deadline back one year. For Salt Lake County, the operative date is now April 26, 2027. The public comment period closed June 22, 2026 — the deadline is set, and the clock is running.
Salt Lake County's latest accessibility scan
Overall compliance risk: High — 3,713 PDFs fail basic accessibility checks
Top issues, in plain English
- critical Buttons have no accessible name — assistive tech users can't tell what they do (WCAG 4.1.2 · 58 pages)
- critical Elements are missing the parent context assistive technology expects (WCAG 1.3.1 · 28 pages)
- critical Dropdown menus have no label — users can't tell what they're choosing (WCAG 4.1.2 · 6 pages)
- critical Form fields have no label — users can't tell what to type in them (WCAG 4.1.2 · 4 pages)
- critical ARIA accessibility attributes are used incorrectly and may mislead screen readers (WCAG 4.1.2 · 2 pages)
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What WCAG 2.1 Level AA means for county government websites
Because Salt Lake County serves 1,216,274 residents — above the DOJ's 50,000-person threshold — it falls in the first enforcement wave, with the earlier of the two federal deadlines.
WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the technical standard the DOJ adopted for ADA Title II. In plain terms, it's a checklist that makes sure residents who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, or captions can actually use your website: text on every image, labels on every form field, enough color contrast to read, and video captions.
For first-wave entities, the practical risk isn't only DOJ action — it's private lawsuits and demand letters that cite the federal standard the moment the deadline passes.
Salt Lake County is one of the largest local governments in the region, and its website is the front door for property tax payments, permit applications, and election information. Under ADA Title II, that front door has to work for every resident.
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