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WCAG, ADA, and Section 508:
One Compliance Program, Not Three Separate Fires

The federal deadline moved, but the obligation didn't.
Compliance 360 covers the full standard, not a widget that papers over it.

Why This Matters

Here's where things actually stand. The DOJ's ADA Title II rule requires public colleges and universities to hit WCAG 2.1 Level AA, on both websites and mobile apps. The original April 2026 deadline got pushed back a year, large public institutions now have until April 26, 2027, smaller ones until April 26, 2028. That's runway, not relief, the standard itself didn't change. And private institutions aren't off the hook either, Title III and Section 504 still apply, deadline or no deadline. A lot of what gets sold in this space is a JavaScript widget you drop on top of your existing site, and it claims to fix accessibility automatically. It doesn't touch the underlying code. And it doesn't hold up under real scrutiny either, one of the big overlay vendors actually got fined a million dollars by the FTC in 2025 for claiming exactly that. We do this differently.

We work on the actual code, content, and structure of your site, so when someone using a screen reader tries to register for classes, it genuinely works. Not just passes an automated scan.

A Pain Point Worth Naming

The most common mistake isn't ignoring accessibility, it's installing a widget and calling it done. That doesn't survive a DOJ complaint, a student lawsuit, or an actual person trying to navigate your registration system with a screen reader. We build compliance as an ongoing program, audit, fix, document, train, monitor, not a one-time purchase that checks a box.

Key Deliverables

Every website redesign starts from a different place — some institutions need a full rebuild, others just need better navigation. Strip away the specifics, though, and here's what stays consistent across every engagement:

  • A compliance program built around the actual DOJ standard, not a workaround
  • Documentation you can point to if a complaint or audit ever comes in
  • A path to the April 2027/2028 deadlines that starts now instead of during the scramble everyone else will be in later
What's included service?
  • - User journey mapping and research
  • - Task-based information architecture design
  • - Mobile-first responsive design build
  • - Real user usability testing
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The Solution
Common Points we Solve

Buried Information

Students can't find deadlines, forms, or contact info buried three clicks deep inside department pages

01 /05

Mobile Frustration

Prospective students hit clunky, slow, non-responsive pages while trying to apply from their phones at night

02 /05

Department Silos

Every office builds its own section with its own navigation, leaving no consistent path for visitors

03 /05

Outdated Content

Pages built years ago never get updated, so students find wrong deadlines, dead links, outdated requirements

04 /05

No Data Insight

Nobody actually knows where students drop off, because there's no usability testing or real analytics

05 /05
FAQs
Frequently Asked
Questions
We move fast on triage — highest legal exposure first, not just the easy fixes.
Catalogs, PDFs, forms, embedded third-party tools — the pages that carry the real risk.
Monitoring matters more than people expect — every new page can reintroduce issues.
We audit those directly and flag where the vendor, not you, needs to fix it.
Find out where your site actually stands before the deadline does it for you.


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