Just last week we updated you on the status of the Title II Web Accessibility Standards. In a rare twist for anything involving lawyers, things have moved quickly.
On Friday, April 17, 2026, the Department of Justice issued an Interim Final Rule delaying the compliance deadline for the new web accessibility standards (we wrote about this just last week for a refresher). Basically, the DOJ pushed all compliance deadlines back by one year. Meaning independent school districts with a population of 50,000 or more must comply with the new standards by April 26, 2027. For districts under that threshold, compliance is now required by April 26, 2028.
Before you mark your calendars, the DOJ also signaled that it might scrap this rule altogether. DOJ stated that it intends to pursue future rulemaking on the substance of the 2024 final rule and may issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to gather public comment on potential changes. In other words, the DOJ may revise the rule further, but it has not yet proposed specific changes.
We will keep you updated here on the blog. For now, the new compliance deadlines have been extended significantly. If you have any questions, send us a message at ksb@ksbschoollaw.com.