The ADA Title II web deadline hit on April 24, 2026. Cities serving 50,000+ residents were legally required to meet WCAG 2.1 AA.
I scanned 221 of the largest US city government websites after the deadline - homepage + a resident service page each. Here's what I found.
The headline numbers
42% still have at least one critical barrier (a control a screen reader can't operate, a menu a keyboard can't reach)
45% fail WCAG 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value) — the single most-cited criterion in ADA lawsuits






