Center on Disability opposes DOJ Interim Final Rule revising ADA Title II Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations

April 22, 2026

On April 20, 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published an Interim Final Rule revising the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Regulations for web and mobile app accessibility. Now, the compliance deadline for public entities with a population of 50,000 or more is extended from April 24, 2026, to April 26, 2027. For those with a population of less than 50,000 and special district governments, the deadline is extended from April 26, 2027, to April 26, 2028.

The ADA requires state and local governments to ensure “equally effective communication” for people with disabilities. Extensive advocacy from the disability community and its supporters over many years led the DOJ to issue the web accessibility rule in 2024. It requires state and local governments to make their websites, web applications, and other electronic information accessible to people with disabilities. 

The Center on Disability strongly opposes the delay in the compliance deadlines. Extending the deadlines continues the unfair treatment of people with disabilities and their unequal access to important government services and information, such as public benefits enrollment and public safety and voting information. With increasing dependence on online platforms, inaccessible government websites and mobile apps create unacceptable barriers to people with disabilities and their full inclusion and participation in society. State and local governments have known about their digital accessibility obligations for years. In many cases, having the ability to continue their noncompliance comes at the expense of the disability community.

In addition, the Center on Disability is greatly concerned about possible changes to the 2024 regulations that could weaken its protections. In the Interim Final Rule, the DOJ states that it “plans to engage in future rulemaking processes related to the substantive requirements of the 2024 final rule. During the extension period, the Department will consider issuing a  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking providing members of the public with an opportunity to comment on the substance of the 2024 final rule and any changes proposed by the Department.” The Center will monitor this situation closely and strongly advocate against any damaging modifications.