Public Library Digital Compliance Oversight

Public libraries have a professional and legal responsibility to provide equitable digital access. When digital resources are built with barriers, they effectively exclude community members who rely on assistive technology.

PLWAA is an independent advocacy group that monitors and documents the state of digital accessibility within public library systems. Our goal is to provide transparency regarding the current state of digital inclusion.

To support this goal, we are conducting The Library Accessibility Index project. This initiative catalogs specific, observable WCAG 2.1 failures across library systems in all 50 states to build a national record of institutional accountability.

The Index serves as a verifiable repository of documented digital barriers. Each institution in the Index has a dedicated profile where specific accessibility failures are cataloged based on direct observation and professional testing standards under ADA Title II and Section 504.

We are currently finalizing our initial data sets to ensure every documented failure is verified, reproducible, and ready for public record.