BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Accessibility.build//Compliance Deadlines//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Accessibility compliance deadlines (US federal) X-WR-CALDESC:Digital accessibility compliance deadlines from https://access ibility.build/compliance/deadlines\, each with its primary source. Reviewe d 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. NAME:Accessibility compliance deadlines (US federal) DESCRIPTION:Digital accessibility compliance deadlines from https://accessi bility.build/compliance/deadlines\, each with its primary source. Reviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines SOURCE;VALUE=URI:https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines/calendar. ics?region=us-federal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fcc-peg-captioning-cert@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126 SUMMARY:United States (FCC): FCC captioning certification changes take effe ct DESCRIPTION:A narrow FCC captioning rule trims certification paperwork. Cap tioning duties themselves are unchanged.\n\nWho: PEG channel programmers\, nonbroadcast networks and multichannel video programming distributors\nWh at: Exempts certain PEG and network programmers from registering and certi fying captioning compliance\; 47 CFR 79.1(i)(4) and (m)(6) are delayed ind efinitely.\nStatus: Adopted\, takes effect on this date\nSource: Federal R egister 2026-21808\, 91 FR 67220\, https://www.federalregister.gov/documen ts/2026/10/26/2026-21808/closed-captioning-of-video-programming\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-peg-captioning-cer t\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/26/2026-21808/closed- captioning-of-video-programming CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (FCC): FCC captioning certification changes take effect TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fcc-hac-manufacturers@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261215 SUMMARY:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: manufact urers DESCRIPTION:Every new phone model from a manufacturer must work with hearin g aids\, including over Bluetooth.\n\nWho: Wireless handset manufacturers\ nWhat: Every handset model offered must be hearing aid compatible\, includ ing Bluetooth coupling. Non-compatible models can no longer be certified a nd de minimis status ends.\nStandard: 47 CFR 20.19\; 2019 ANSI C63.19\nSta tus: Binding date\nSource: 47 CFR 20.19(b)(2)\, (b)(5) and (c)(2)\, https: //www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/section-20. 19\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-hac-m anufacturers\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/se ction-20.19 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: manu facturers TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-onc-rule-effective@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261229 SUMMARY:United States (HHS ONC): ONC rule drops WCAG 2.0 Level A from patie nt-access certification DESCRIPTION:A health IT certification accessibility requirement is removed. Providers' own accessibility duties stay.\n\nWho: Certified health IT dev elopers\nWhat: Removes the WCAG 2.0 Level A requirement from 45 CFR 170.31 5(e)(1)(i). Section 504 and Section 1557 duties on providers are unchanged .\nStatus: Adopted\, takes effect on this date\nSource: Federal Register 2 026-21943\, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/28/2026-2194 3/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-onc-deregulatory-actions-to- unleash-prosperity\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadli nes#us-onc-rule-effective\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/28/2026-21943/health- data-technology-and-interoperability-onc-deregulatory-actions-to-unleash-p rosperity CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (HHS ONC): ONC rule drops WCAG 2.0 Level A from p atient-access certification TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-119th-congress-ends@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270104 SUMMARY:United States (Congress): 119th Congress ends DESCRIPTION:Federal web accessibility bills still pending die when the Cong ress ends and would need to be reintroduced.\n\nWho: Pending federal acces sibility bills\nWhat: Bills not enacted lapse at noon\, including H.R. 341 7 and S. 3974 (Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act).\nSta tus: Binding date\nNote: A constitutional date\, not a compliance deadline .\nSource: U.S. Constitution\, 20th Amendment\, section 1\, https://consti tution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-20/\nDetails: https://accessibi lity.build/compliance/deadlines#us-119th-congress-ends\nReviewed 2026-11-1 1. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-20/ CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (Congress): 119th Congress ends TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-ada-title-ii-large@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270427 SUMMARY:United States (DOJ): ADA Title II web and app deadline: large gover nments DESCRIPTION:Large state and local governments must have accessible websites and apps. The date comes from an interim rule the NFB is challenging.\n\n Who: State and local governments with a population of 50\,000 or more (exc luding special districts)\nWhat: Web content and mobile apps must conform to WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA (28 CFR 35.200(b)(1)).\nStandard: WCAG 2.1 AA\n Status: Binding date (challenged in court)\nNote: Set by an interim final rule that the National Federation of the Blind is challenging in NFB v. DO J (D. Md.). No ruling found as of 11 November 2026.\nSource: 28 CFR 35.200 \, as amended by Federal Register 2026-07663\, https://www.ecfr.gov/curren t/title-28/chapter-I/part-35/subpart-H/section-35.200\nDetails: https://ac cessibility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-ada-title-ii-large\nReviewed 202 6-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-35/subpart-H/secti on-35.200 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (DOJ): ADA Title II web and app deadline: large g overnments TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-hhs-504-large@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270512 SUMMARY:United States (HHS): Section 504 web and app deadline: recipients w ith 15 or more employees DESCRIPTION:Hospitals\, clinics\, insurers and other HHS-funded bodies with 15 or more staff must have accessible websites and apps.\n\nWho: Recipien ts of HHS federal financial assistance with 15 or more employees\nWhat: We b content and mobile apps must conform to WCAG 2.1 A and AA (45 CFR 84.84( b)(1)).\nStandard: WCAG 2.1 AA\nStatus: Binding date (challenged in court) \nNote: Set by an interim final rule that the National Federation of the B lind is challenging in NFB v. DOJ (D. Md.). No ruling found as of 11 Novem ber 2026.\nSource: 45 CFR 84.84\, as amended by Federal Register 2026-0926 6\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-84/ subpart-I/section-84.84\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/d eadlines#us-hhs-504-large\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-84/s ubpart-I/section-84.84 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (HHS): Section 504 web and app deadline: recipien ts with 15 or more employees TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fcc-hac-nationwide@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270615 SUMMARY:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: nationwi de carriers DESCRIPTION:National carriers may only offer hearing aid compatible phones. \n\nWho: Nationwide wireless service providers\nWhat: Every handset model offered must meet the manufacturer hearing aid compatibility requirements\ ; de minimis status ends.\nStandard: 47 CFR 20.19\nStatus: Binding date\nS ource: 47 CFR 20.19(c)(4) and (e)(4)\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title- 47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/section-20.19\nDetails: https://accessib ility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-hac-nationwide\nReviewed 2026-11-1 1. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/se ction-20.19 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: nati onwide carriers TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-ada-title-ii-small@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280427 SUMMARY:United States (DOJ): ADA Title II web and app deadline: small gover nments and special districts DESCRIPTION:Smaller towns\, counties\, school and transit districts must ha ve accessible websites and apps.\n\nWho: Public entities with a population under 50\,000 and all special district governments\nWhat: Web content and mobile apps must conform to WCAG 2.1 A and AA (28 CFR 35.200(b)(2)).\nSta ndard: WCAG 2.1 AA\nStatus: Binding date (challenged in court)\nNote: Set by an interim final rule that the National Federation of the Blind is chal lenging in NFB v. DOJ (D. Md.). No ruling found as of 11 November 2026.\nS ource: 28 CFR 35.200(b)(2)\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter -I/part-35/subpart-H/section-35.200\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/ compliance/deadlines#us-ada-title-ii-small\nReviewed 2026-11-11. Education al content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-35/subpart-H/secti on-35.200 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (DOJ): ADA Title II web and app deadline: small g overnments and special districts TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-hhs-504-small@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280511 SUMMARY:United States (HHS): Section 504 web and app deadline: recipients w ith fewer than 15 employees DESCRIPTION:Small HHS-funded providers must have accessible websites and ap ps.\n\nWho: HHS-funded recipients with fewer than 15 employees\nWhat: Web content and mobile apps must conform to WCAG 2.1 A and AA (45 CFR 84.84(b) (2)).\nStandard: WCAG 2.1 AA\nStatus: Binding date (challenged in court)\n Note: Set by an interim final rule that the National Federation of the Bli nd is challenging in NFB v. DOJ (D. Md.). No ruling found as of 11 Novembe r 2026.\nSource: 45 CFR 84.84(b)(2)\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-4 5/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-84/subpart-I/section-84.84\nDetails: https: //accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-hhs-504-small\nReviewed 2026 -11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-84/s ubpart-I/section-84.84 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (HHS): Section 504 web and app deadline: recipien ts with fewer than 15 employees TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fcc-hac-non-nationwide@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280614 SUMMARY:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: non-nati onwide carriers DESCRIPTION:Regional and smaller carriers may only offer hearing aid compat ible phones.\n\nWho: Non-nationwide wireless service providers\nWhat: Ever y handset model offered must meet the manufacturer hearing aid compatibili ty requirements\; de minimis status ends.\nStandard: 47 CFR 20.19\nStatus: Binding date\nSource: 47 CFR 20.19(c)(6) and (e)(4)\, https://www.ecfr.go v/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/section-20.19\nDetails: https://accessibility.build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-hac-non-nationwide \nReviewed 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/se ction-20.19 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (FCC): 100% hearing aid compatible handsets: non- nationwide carriers TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fcc-hac-bluetooth-standard@accessibility.build DTSTAMP:20261111T000000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20281213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20281214 SUMMARY:United States (FCC): Hearing aid Bluetooth coupling must use a non- proprietary standard DESCRIPTION:Phones must connect to hearing aids using an open Bluetooth sta ndard rather than a proprietary one.\n\nWho: Handset manufacturers\nWhat: The Bluetooth coupling requirement may only be met with a global\, low-pow er\, non-proprietary standard (47 CFR 20.19(b)(3)(ii)).\nStatus: Binding d ate\nSource: 47 CFR 20.19(b)(3)\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/ch apter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/section-20.19\nDetails: https://accessibility .build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-hac-bluetooth-standard\nReviewed 2026-1 1-11. Educational content\, not legal advice. URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/se ction-20.19 CATEGORIES:US federal STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:0 BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:United States (FCC): Hearing aid Bluetooth coupling must use a non-proprietary standard TRIGGER:-P14D END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR