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Straight answers for the staff who run local government websites: the ADA Title II rule and WCAG 2.1 AA, PDFs, public records and state posting rules.
For local government staff: whether an accessibility overlay meets ADA Title II, what the FTC's accessiBe order says, and what to fix on the website instead.
For local government staff: what ADA Title II requires of PDFs, which old files are exempt, which documents to fix first and how to post new ones accessibly.
ADA Title II website deadlines for local governments: who must meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2027 or 2028, what is exempt, what may change and what to do now.
For local government staff: Michigan FOIA deadlines, website posting rules, fee itemization, and what automation can and can't do for public records requests.
Eight common usability mistakes on local government websites, from department menus to PDF-only forms, with research-backed fixes and the ADA Title II dates.