- ADA Title II deadline passed on April 24, 2026, requiring WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance for local governments with over 50,000 residents.
- 42% of the 158 scored city sites still had at least one critical accessibility barrier after the deadline.
- CMS vendor choice strongly predicts accessibility risk; CivicPlus sites had a 72% critical barrier rate vs. 24% for Granicus/Vision/OpenCities.
- 45% of city sites failed WCAG 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value), the criterion most cited in ADA lawsuits.