K-12 schools and colleges will get another year to comply with looming deadlines for a new web accessibility rule, under an interim final rule issued April 20, 2026 by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
For K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions in counties or cities with populations of 50,000 or more, the original compliance date of April 24, 2026, is now extended to April 26, 2027. For school districts or colleges in counties or cities with fewer residents, the April 26, 2027, deadline is being pushed back to April 26, 2028.
Although reactions to the DOJ’s extension for digitally accessible content managed by state and local government entities were mixed, many organizations who have struggled to come into compliance have said that complying with the web accessibility rule is challenging and requires significant resources and staff time.
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