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Score your compliance readiness.
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What's Covered
10 questions across three categories.
Governance & Planning
- ADA/504 coordinator named and publicly posted
- Content authors, developers, and procurement staff trained on accessibility
- Public accessibility statement with grievance process published
Inventory & Audit
- Complete digital asset inventory (websites, PDFs, forms, video, mobile apps)
- WCAG 2.1 AA audit completed (automated + manual review)
- PDFs validated with veraPDF or PAC 2024 for PDF/UA compliance
Remediation & Vendors
- High-risk documents (financial aid, board minutes, budgets) prioritized and remediated
- Vendor contracts require WCAG 2.1 AA for third-party tools
- New content workflow enforces accessibility checks before publishing
- Exceptions (archived content, undue burden) formally documented
Scoring
What your score means.
Major gaps in governance and remediation. Exposed to DOJ enforcement and private lawsuits. Start with governance (coordinator, policy, training) immediately.
Foundation exists but gaps remain. Focus on completing your audit and remediating your highest-traffic documents before the deadline.
Strong compliance posture. Validate remaining documents and ensure your ongoing content workflow catches new publications.
Why Self-Assess
The DOJ won't wait for you to figure this out.
The ADA Title II final rule doesn't include a grace period. On your deadline date, your web content either meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA or it doesn't. The DOJ can investigate complaints, initiate compliance reviews, and file lawsuits in federal court.
This scorecard mirrors the 11 action steps published by ADA.gov, distilled into 10 yes/no questions you can answer in five minutes. If you score below 8, you have work to do before the deadline.
Automated scans only catch ~30% of WCAG issues
Running a free online scanner and seeing "no issues" does not mean you're compliant. Tagged PDF structure, reading order, table header associations, and alt text quality all require deeper analysis. Question #5 in the scorecard addresses this directly.