Government websites, online forms, court PDFs, e-filing and payment portals, mobile apps and LMS course materials are all within scope.
On April 20, 2026—just four days before the original compliance deadline—the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an interim final rule pushing back its web and mobile app accessibility deadlines by a year. The interim final rule took effect immediately. The extension is welcome, but the DOJ made clear it "fully anticipates implementing the regulation at the new deadline," and existing ADA obligations continue to apply in the meantime.
The 2024 rule was the DOJ's first attempt to set specific technical standards for web and mobile app accessibility under Title II, which covers state and local governments, public colleges and universities, courts and special districts (such as water, fire protection and transit authorities). It adopted WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the required standard, and its scope is expansive—applying not only to the content a
