A preparation checklist for Title II web accessibility

A preparation aid, not a conformance checklist

This checklist organizes work. Completing it does not establish WCAG conformance, satisfy every legal obligation, or predict enforcement. The Department of Justice (DOJ) offers official first steps for preparing for the Title II web rule.

Identify responsibility and scope

1. Identify the responsible public entity and applicable amended compliance date.
2. Inventory covered websites, apps, documents, and vendor-delivered services.
3. Record owners, users, current tasks, and gaps in the inventory.
4. Review candidate exceptions against all applicable conditions.

Use the deadline guide and scope guide; enrollment and employee count are not substitutes for the population definition.

Evaluate and correct

1. Define the required standard and representative tasks.
2. Combine automated checks with manual structure, keyboard, visual, and assistive-technology evaluation.
3. Record barriers and correct underlying content, components, and workflows.
4. Retest the final published files and pages after changes.

WCAG 2.1 AA is the federal rule’s standard. This website voluntarily targets 2.2 AA. PDF/UA or another additional requirement should be specified separately, not substituted silently.

Maintain access over time

Suggested operational practices: train authors, review vendor evidence, assign correction owners, maintain an accessible reporting channel, and include accessibility in change review. Choose a review cadence based on actual changes and user needs; this site does not prescribe a universal number of hours or a readiness score.

Describe evidence honestly

Distinguish corrected issues, automated results, human-verified tasks, untested areas, and unresolved barriers. Do not describe a tool badge, overlay installation, or a plan as an accessibility certification. Read the tool-evaluation cautions.