Accessibility statement template for a city website

As of Nov 8, 2026

A plain-text template you can download and adapt. Wayfold is not claiming a statement is required by the DOJ rule; this page quotes no requirement for one. Have counsel review before you publish. Not legal advice.

Download

accessibility-statement-template.txt (plain text, no tracking). Replace every [BRACKET] and delete lines that are not true for your entity.

What it contains

• Your commitment, in your own words.
• The standard you are working toward. ADA.gov refers to WCAG 2.1 Level AA for the rule; confirm with counsel.
• Known gaps, stated only if they are real.
• A named contact and a response time you can actually meet.
• The date you last reviewed it.

Do not claim what you have not verified

Do not write that the site is “fully accessible” or “compliant” unless counsel and testing back it up. The template says what you are doing, not that you have finished.

Sources

ADA.gov, web rule first steps and 91 FR 20902.

Next step

Use the checklist to assign an owner to each task, and read about vendor contracts and PDFs.