Small towns & districts
Under 50,000 people, plus all special districts.
$49.99$39.99/month
$479.88/year before January 1, 2027. $599.88/year after that.
Deadline: April 26, 2028.
For local governments and special districts
Make your town's website usable for everyone, before the federal deadline.
A new federal rule says local government websites, including PDFs like meeting minutes, must work for people who are blind or use screen readers. April 26, 2027 for towns, cities, and counties with 50,000+ people; April 26, 2028 for smaller ones and all special districts. AbleCivic checks your site, fixes the files, and sends you a simple report.
Dated bulletin
§1The Rule
People who are blind or use screen readers must be able to use your website and PDFs.
The U.S. Department of Justice says state and local government websites and documents have to meet WCAG 2.1 AA. That is a checklist for pages and files.
- April 26, 2027
- Towns, cities, and counties with 50,000 or more people. The old date was April 24, 2026. The Justice Department moved it to April 26, 2027.
- April 26, 2028
- Smaller local governments, and all special districts.
This is not legal advice. Read the ADA.gov fact sheet.
Not legal advice. We do not use an overlay widget.
Example, not a real district.
- Website check: 4 issues found, 4 marked done
- Meeting PDFs: 12 files with text, tags, and titles repaired
- Still open: 1 scanned minutes file, in human review
§2What we do
Weekly website check
A weekly look at your site, so new pages do not sit unnoticed until a complaint.
Meeting PDF fixes
Automatic fixes for agendas and minutes PDFs (text, tags, titles), with human review.
A report for the board
A one-page monthly report your clerk can hand to the board.
§3Price
Larger towns, cities & counties
50,000 or more people.
$59.99$49.99/month
$599.88/year before January 1, 2027. $719.88/year after that.
Deadline: April 26, 2027.
The founding price is locked in if you sign up before January 1, 2027. After that, the struck-through price applies. Cancel anytime.
Well under typical bid thresholds; W-9, quotes and purchase orders welcome.
We help with the work. We do not promise a legal outcome.
Ask for a quote§4How it works
Request your free report.
Send us your website. We look at the homepage, a key page, and a few meeting PDFs.
We fix your PDFs and flag site issues.
Text, tags, and titles on agendas and minutes, then a person reviews the file. We also list what is still open on the site.
You get a monthly report.
One page: what changed, what we repaired, and what is left.
Example, not a real file.
Text
Before
Fail
A scanned picture. A screen reader finds no words.
After
Pass
Real text a screen reader can read.
Tags
Before
Fail
No headings or lists are marked.
After
Pass
Headings and lists are marked.
Title
Before
Fail
The title is the file name, scan_0042.pdf.
After
Pass
The title is “Board minutes, March 12, 2026”.
§5What a sample of local sites showed
In a sample of 20 Long Island district and village sites, 18 had accessibility errors and nearly 1 in 3 meeting PDFs couldn't be read by a screen reader.
Fall 2026 scan.
§6Request your free report
§7Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. AbleCivic is a practical service for websites and meeting PDFs. We are not a law firm, and nothing on this site is legal advice. What the rule requires of your entity is a question for your counsel.
Do you use an overlay widget?
No. We do not use an overlay widget. We fix the source files: the pages on your site, and the agenda and minutes PDFs themselves.
What sites do you work with?
Any site you already have. That includes WordPress, CivicPlus, Wix, and most other systems. You do not have to move to a new website.
Who's behind AbleCivic?
George Gottschalk is a Long Island teacher with the New York City Department of Education, and he runs Bobcat Digital Technologies, a father-son company that does AV, networking, security, and low-voltage work. The company has more than 40 years of experience with local towns and businesses. AbleCivic grew out of seeing local government sites fail accessibility checks.
What does it cost?
Two prices, by size. Small towns and districts (under 50,000 people, plus all special districts): founding price $39.99/month ($479.88/year) if you sign up before January 1, 2027, then $49.99/month ($599.88/year). Larger towns, cities, and counties (50,000 or more people): founding price $49.99/month ($599.88/year) before January 1, 2027, then $59.99/month ($719.88/year). The founding price is locked in. Cancel anytime.