Government websites have the strictest accessibility requirements of any sector. ADA Title II, Section 508, and the DOJ's 2024 final rule all mandate that state and local government web content conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Federal agencies have been required to meet Section 508 standards since 2001.
Permit applications, voter registration, tax filing, and benefit enrollment forms frequently lack proper labels, error handling, and keyboard support.
Meeting minutes, ordinances, budgets, and public notices published as scanned PDFs are inaccessible to screen reader users.
Emergency notifications that rely solely on visual indicators, auto-playing audio, or popup modals may not reach users with disabilities.
Many government services run on legacy systems built before accessibility standards existed, with tables-based layouts and no semantic HTML.
All images, maps, charts, and infographics on government sites need text alternatives.
Every government page needs a descriptive title so users can identify its purpose from browser tabs and search results.
Government sites serving multilingual populations must correctly declare the page language for screen readers.
Government sites with extensive navigation must provide skip links to reach main content.
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