ADA Title II · Public school districts
Board packets, handbooks and forms, accessible for every family.
Public school districts are covered by the ADA Title II web rule, which requires web content and the PDFs on your site to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We remediate the documents parents and staff actually use, and every new board packet after that.
Not sure how many PDFs your district site has? Run the free Title II PDF inventory.
From $6/page
Complex tables and forms $12/page · standard delivery 3–5 business days
Free test open to public school districts, county offices of education and their web vendors.
Which compliance date applies to your district
Dates set by the U.S. Department of Justice, as extended by the interim final rule effective April 20, 2026. A school district is not a special district: a city or county school district uses that city’s or county’s population, and an independent school district uses the latest Census SAIPE estimate. How population is counted · Check your date.
April 26, 2027
Districts whose population figure is 50,000 or more.
April 26, 2028
Districts whose population figure is under 50,000.
What we fix first
Most district sites hold thousands of PDFs. We start with the files families need to take part in school life, because those are the ones the rule clearly covers.
Board agendas and packets
Current agendas, packets and minutes, including exports from your board-management system, kept accessible meeting after meeting.
Enrollment and registration forms
Fillable forms with labelled fields, so parents using a screen reader can complete them without calling the office.
Handbooks and policies
Student and parent handbooks, codes of conduct and board policies, with real headings so long documents can be navigated.
Menus, calendars and bus routes
Table-heavy pages that change often. We mark the table structure so the information is read in the right order.
What may be able to wait
The rule has narrow exceptions. They can shrink your backlog, but each has conditions. Read the five exceptions in plain words.
Archived board packets
Old packets kept only for reference, in an archive area, and not changed since archiving may qualify as archived content.
Older documents nobody uses
Documents posted before your compliance date may be excepted, unless families still use them to apply for or take part in programs.
Individual student records
Documents about one specific student that are password-protected or otherwise secured fall under a separate exception. Public documents never do.
Whether a specific file qualifies for an exception is a legal question for your district’s counsel. We prepare and test documents; we do not give legal advice. Everyone keeps the right to ask for an accessible version of any document.
What every remediated file includes
Remediated to WCAG 2.1 AA (our service level is WCAG 2.2 AA and PDF/UA where the file allows).
Tags and reading order
Headings, lists and a logical reading order, so a screen reader reads the page the way a parent or student would.
Tables and forms
Header cells marked on schedules, menus and fee tables; every form field labelled and in a sensible tab order.
Images and links
Meaningful alternative text, decorative images marked as artifacts, and descriptive links.
A check report
Each file is checked with PAC and with a screen reader, and you get a short report with the results.
How we work with a district
1. Free 10-page test
Send a current board packet or a form. We return it remediated, with a check report, at no cost.
2. Prioritised backlog
We work through the documents families use most, in the order you agree, at the listed per-page price.
3. Every new packet
Send each agenda and packet as you publish it. Same per-page price, with no retainer or monthly minimum.
Questions
Are public school districts covered by the ADA Title II web rule?
Yes. Public school districts are state or local government entities, so their websites and the documents posted on them must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA by their compliance date.
Is our school district a special district?
No. The Department of Justice treats school districts separately from special districts. A city or county school district uses that government’s population; an independent school district uses the latest Census SAIPE estimate. See our population guide.
Do we have to fix every old PDF?
Not necessarily. Archived content and older documents that nobody uses to take part in programs may be excepted, under specific conditions. Current agendas, forms and notices generally need to be accessible.
Can you work through our website vendor?
Yes. We work white-label for web agencies and vendors, so your vendor can keep managing the site while we handle the documents.
How fast can you turn a board packet around?
Standard delivery is 3–5 business days. Express (24 hours) adds 25% and Overnight (12 hours) adds 50%, for up to 200 pages, subject to file complexity and capacity.
Start with 10 free pages.
Send your next board packet or an enrollment form to [email protected] and see the result before you decide.