For public sector & education
ADA Title II and WordPress: accessibility for public bodies
The US Department of Justice's ADA Title II rule requires state and local government websites — including public schools, colleges and libraries — to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Lumtera helps your editors keep content accessible, checks documents and templates, and keeps a record of the work. General information, not legal advice.
Why it matters now
- 26 April 2027 compliance date for public entities serving 50,000 people or more. Source: Federal Register: extension of compliance dates (April 2026)
- 26 April 2028 for smaller public entities and special district governments. Source: Federal Register: extension of compliance dates (April 2026)
- WCAG 2.1 AA the standard the rule requires. Lumtera checks against WCAG 2.2 A and AA, which includes it apart from the retired 4.1.1 Parsing. Source: Federal Register: final rule (April 2024)
How it works
A workflow you can repeat
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Inventory and scan
Check all content in one click and open key templates in review mode. The site report shows the most common issues and the pages that need attention.
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Train editors as they write
Checks run in the block editor, the classic editor and Elementor, with plain-language fixes, so new content starts out right.
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Record exceptions honestly
Tag archived content or pre-existing documents with the Title II exception you believe applies, with a note. Tagged items stay in every total, marked "Exception claimed".
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Document and report (Pro)
Check PDFs in the Media Library, re-check key pages on a schedule, keep a tamper-evident evidence log, and draft a VPAT 2.5 conformance report for procurement.
The free plugin
Start free
Every check and the Title II tools are free, on every site.
Live checks in the block editor
Free
A Lumtera Accessibility sidebar that re-checks your post a moment after you stop typing, and shows each problem next to the block that caused it.
Site-wide report and bulk checking
Free
Check every post, page, product and site part, then see the score, errors, review coverage and the issues that repeat across the site. Export it as CSV.
ADA Title II exception tags
Free
Record which ADA Title II exception you believe applies to a post or file, with your reasoning. Tagged items stay in every total, marked "Exception claimed".
Accessibility statement generator
Free
A draft statement for WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.2 or EN 301 549, with templates for the EAA, UK public sector, ADA Title II and AODA, built from your own findings.
Accessibility feedback form and inbox
Free
A form visitors use to report a barrier or ask for an accessible version, and an inbox with reference numbers, statuses, email replies and notes.
Guided checklists
Free
One guided item for each WCAG 2.2 A and AA criterion that needs a person, with steps anyone can follow, recorded per page with who checked it and when.
Lumtera Pro
What Pro adds
Pro adds documents, schedules and proof.
PDF accessibility checks
Pro
Check the PDFs in your Media Library for tags, title, language, scanned pages, bookmarks and restrictive encryption.
Scheduled page checks
Pro
Your key pages and templates, found for you and checked daily or weekly as a logged-out visitor, with an alert only when new errors appear.
Tamper-evident evidence log and evidence pack
Pro
A dated record of scans, manual tests, statement changes, fixes and feedback, hash-chained so changes can be detected, with a pack you can print or export.
Accessibility Conformance Report (VPAT 2.5)
Pro
A WCAG 2.2 A and AA conformance report in the VPAT 2.5 layout, filled in from your checks, manual tests and test sessions, ready to review and export.
Test sessions
Pro
Test each key page template by hand, record the assistive technology and browser used, add screenshots, and sign the results off.
Multisite network overview
Pro · Agency+
Every site in a WordPress network on one Network Admin screen, with its score, errors and coverage.
The plan that fits
Personal, $149 a year
One site needs the Personal plan, with PDF checks, the evidence log and the conformance report. A campus network with many sites fits Agency, with one license for the whole multisite network.
14-day refund (opens in a new tab)Keeps working if you don't renew
See what you would hand over
Made by Lumtera Pro on a fictional demo bakery site, and labelled as samples on every page. Not a real audit.
Sample, demo site
Conformance report (VPAT 2.5)
An Accessibility Conformance Report drafted from the results, with every criterion that needs a person marked for review.
Open the sample conformance report (PDF, 331 KB)
Sample, demo site
Evidence pack
The dated record of the work: manual test results, score history and the ledger that shows nothing was edited afterwards.
Open the sample evidence pack (PDF, 275 KB)
What Lumtera cannot do for you
Automated checks find a meaningful share of issues, not all of them, and cannot decide whether an exception applies. Plan for manual testing with a keyboard and a screen reader, and an expert audit of your most important services.
Questions
Something else on your mind? Contact support
Does Lumtera check PDFs?
Lumtera Pro checks PDFs in your Media Library for the most common problems — whether a PDF is tagged, has a title and a language — and lists which documents need work. It does not fix PDFs; remediate or replace them in the tool that made them.
Can we get a VPAT for procurement?
Lumtera Pro drafts a VPAT 2.5 style Accessibility Conformance Report of your own site from your results and test sessions, on every plan. It marks what automated checks cannot confirm, so a person completes it. It is a report about your site, not a certificate.
Do you offer discounts for public bodies or education?
No. Prices are the same for everyone, and the free plugin — every check, the statement, the feedback form and the exception tags — costs nothing. For a quote or procurement paperwork, contact us.
Does Section 504 have the same dates?
No. The HHS Section 504 rule for recipients of HHS funding moved its web dates to 11 May 2027 (15 or more employees) and 10 May 2028 (fewer than 15).
Sources
- Federal Register: final rule (April 2024)
- Federal Register: extension of compliance dates (April 2026)
- HHS: mobile and web accessibility deadline extended
- ADA.gov: guidance on web accessibility and the ADA
Checked on September 28, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Start with the free plugin today
All 69 content checks and 33 whole-page checks, fixes you approve with undo, and the site report — free, with no account and no page limits.