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Accessibility Statement

The City of Goodwater is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continually improve the user experience for everyone and apply relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance status

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. WCAG defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

Legal basis

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II, state and local government entities are required to make their web content and mobile applications accessible. The U.S. Department of Justice's 2024 rule adopts WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the binding technical standard.

The City of Goodwater (population under 50,000) has a compliance deadline of April 26, 2028. We are working toward full conformance ahead of that deadline. This site also follows the Alabama IT Standard 530S2-00 (Universal Accessibility).

Technical specifications

This site relies on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for conformance with the accessibility standards listed above. All templates use semantic HTML5 landmarks, skip navigation, visible focus states, and labeled form fields.

Known limitations

Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to remediate these. If you need an accessible version of any document, please contact us and we will provide one promptly.

Feedback and contact

We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers:

We aim to respond within 2 business days.

Formal complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the U.S. Department of Justice ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301.

This statement was last updated on August 21, 2026.