For school districts
Newsletters, enrollment forms, board presentations and class materials are often Word or PowerPoint files.
Which Title II date applies depends on the categories in 28 CFR 35.200(b) (total population, special district government) as defined in 28 CFR 35.104; ask your counsel which applies to your district.
Population of 50,000 or more
April 26, 2027State and local government entities (other than special district governments).
Under 50,000, and special district governments
April 26, 2028Smaller public entities and all special district governments.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026): 28 CFR 35.200 (eCFR); DOJ interim final rule, 91 FR 20912 (Apr. 20, 2026).
What Accessmith does
- Pictures and objects without alt text, or alt text that is just a file name
- Skipped heading levels and empty headings in Word
- Tables without a header row
- Missing or duplicate slide titles in PowerPoint
- Document title not set
- Text colour contrast below the WCAG 2.1 AA ratio
- Vague link text such as "click here", and bare web addresses
- Empty paragraphs used for spacing, and lists typed with "-" or "•"
A person still has to check what no automatic tool can judge: whether alt text is accurate and useful, reading order on complex slides, meaning carried by colour alone, captions for media, plain language, and anything Accessmith flags as "check by hand".