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Massachusetts accessibility law
Web accessibility in Massachusetts is governed primarily by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, Titles II and III), augmented by the state-specific Enterprise Information Technology Acquisition Policy.
Federal law — the ADA
Both Title II (state and local government) and Title III (public accommodations) of the ADA apply in Massachusetts. Web accessibility is enforced under both, with conformance benchmarked against the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) — currently version 2.2 Level AA in most contexts, version 2.1 AA in the DOJ Title II final rule. Read the ADA explainer →
Massachusetts state law — Enterprise Information Technology Acquisition Policy
State agencies must procure WCAG 2.0 AA conformant technology.
Statute citation: EOTSS
Steps to comply in Massachusetts
- Adopt WCAG 2.2 Level AA as your conformance target.
- Audit every public-facing property, including subdomains and PDFs.
- Publish an accessibility statement with a contact channel for accessibility feedback.
- Maintain a current VPAT/ACR for public-sector procurement.
- Re-audit annually; regression-test on every release.
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WCAG 2.2 AA, ADA, and (where applicable) state law mapped in one report.
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