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The free ADA Title II web accessibility checklist

FREE TITLE II READINESS QUIZ · LIBRARIES

Could this happen at your library?

A patron with a disability wants to register for a program, reserve a room, or use a digital resource, and can't complete the task online. Libraries are a front door to public access and education, and the ADA Title II web rule covers that door. Five scenarios show where you stand. Library districts have until April 26, 2028.

April 26, 2027Large public entities (population 50,000 or more)
April 26, 2028Small entities and special district governments
WCAG 2.1 AAThe required standard for web content and mobile apps

A library that is part of a city or county follows that jurisdiction's deadline (2027 if 50,000+, else 2028). Independent library districts are special district governments: April 26, 2028 regardless of size.

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QCould this happen to us? The 5-scenario quiz

Two minutes, no email required. Each scenario is real and each has an easy next step. "Not sure" counts as no, because if you're not sure, nobody owns it yet.

1. Can patrons access services, event information, digital resources, and registration forms online?

What if: A patron with a disability wants to register for a program, reserve a room, or use a digital resource but cannot complete the task online.

Why it matters: Libraries are often a front door to public access, education, and community services. An inaccessible front door turns people away silently.

2. Can a patron using a screen reader search the catalog and place a hold?

What if: They search for a title, find it, and then can't operate the holds dialog or manage their account.

Why it matters: The catalog is your core service; if it fails with assistive technology, the library fails with it.

3. Are event flyers and program guides readable, not just pretty?

What if: The summer reading flyer is a beautiful image PDF, and a patron's screen reader finds nothing in it.

Why it matters: Information posted as images is invisible to assistive technology, even when it's 'on the website.'

4. Do your contracts with ILS, discovery, and e-content vendors require accessibility?

What if: A database your library pays for can't be used with a screen reader. The patron's complaint names the library, not the vendor.

Why it matters: Vendor platforms under contract with you are your responsibility under the rule.

5. Does your library have an accessibility statement, an owner, and a plan?

What if: A patron hits a barrier and finds no contact or commitment anywhere on the site.

Why it matters: Libraries run on trust; a statement and a named owner keep barrier reports inside that relationship.

What counts as your library's web content?

The library site, catalog, patron account tools, e-book and streaming platforms, research databases, event and room systems, newsletters, and digital collections. Vendor-supplied platforms under contract count as yours.

The library-specific traps

Vendor OPACs and databases with long-standing gaps; digitized local history wrongly assumed to be 'archived'; event flyers posted as images; and PDF program guides patrons must use to register.

What's the easy next step?

You don't need to fix everything this month. You need a list, an owner, and a start. The free checklist gives you all three: 5 plain-language items for whoever runs the office, 10 technical items for whoever runs the website.

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Questions people ask

Is our library a public entity under Title II?

Yes, if it's run by a city, county, or library district. Private and nonprofit libraries may fall under Title III instead.

Which deadline applies to a library district?

Special district governments have until April 26, 2028 regardless of population.

Our catalog is a vendor product. Whose job is conformance?

Yours, contractually delegated. Your lever is procurement language and vendor roadmap pressure.

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