Solutions for Minnesota
MNIT WCAG 2.1 AA & ADA Title II Compliance for Minnesota
Minnesota already has a statewide digital accessibility standard under Minn. Stat. 16E.03, and MNIT updated it to WCAG 2.1 AA as of July 1, 2024. That standard applies to websites and the electronic documents they publish — including PDFs. On top of that, the federal ADA Title II web rule means most public-facing entities serving 50,000+ people need current PDFs accessible by April 24, 2026. CASO Comply gives you a way to fix those in minutes instead of doing them one by one.
What Minnesota Already Requires
Minnesota is already telling agencies, cities, and schools that documents and PDFs have to be accessible — not just pages. CASO Comply lets them do it for hundreds or thousands of files at once.
Minn. Stat. 16E.03, subd. 9
Directs the state CIO to set accessibility standards for technology, software, and hardware. This is the statutory authority behind Minnesota's digital accessibility requirements.
MNIT Accessibility Policies & Standards
State law requires state agencies to adhere to federal standards for accessible documents and websites. As of July 1, 2024, Minnesota's standard incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA.
MNIT — Accessible PDF Documents Guidance
Minnesota literally has a state page titled 'Tips for Making PDF Documents Accessible' — telling staff to run accessibility checkers and avoid scanned-only PDFs.
League of Minnesota Cities Guidance
Recommends that all documents cities post online must be accessible and comply with WCAG — directly addressing local governments across the state.
MDE & MDA Accessibility Policies
The Minnesota Department of Education posts documents in accessible PDF format; MDA says PDF publications after October 2010 should be screen-reader accessible — proof that Minnesota has expected accessible PDFs for years.
University of Minnesota / Minnesota State Standards
Minnesota higher education tells staff that web content includes electronic documents (Word, PPT, PDFs) and that almost all web content must meet WCAG 2.1 AA with a compliance date of April 24, 2026.
The Federal Clock Minnesota Is Following
Minnesota's own higher-ed guidance already cites the April 24, 2026 deadline. The federal rule says “web content” includes documents delivered through a browser — that is exactly the PDFs on mn.gov, city sites, and school district sites.
Deadline Passed
April 24, 2026
Minnesota agencies, cities, and school districts serving populations of 50,000 or more
This deadline has passed. Non-compliant entities are now subject to enforcement.
Approaching
April 26, 2027
Smaller Minnesota entities serving populations under 50,000
Approximately 13 months remain to achieve full compliance.
Why Minnesota Entities Choose CASO Comply
Clear the PDF Backlog Fast
Minnesota agencies, cities, school districts, and higher-ed sites have years of PDFs online — agendas, council minutes, course info, parent letters, and HR forms. MNIT's own guidance says PDFs should be accessible, but doing that manually is too slow and too expensive. CASO Comply automates it so you can bring older, still-used PDFs into compliance without adding staff.
Stay Compliant on Every New Upload
Even if you clean up the old stuff, somebody will post another PDF next week — a new board agenda, a policy update, or a calendar. CASO Comply gives you a repeatable way to make new public-facing PDFs accessible at the point of publishing, so you don't drift out of compliance again.
No Accessibility Expertise Required
Most Minnesota local governments and school districts don't have a WCAG or PDF/UA specialist. Minnesota's standard is WCAG 2.1 AA plus Section 508, but CASO Comply bakes that in — correct tagging, reading order, alt text — so IT, Communications, or the business office can meet the 2026 and 2027 dates without hiring new people.
How CASO Comply Helps
A complete solution for Minnesota document accessibility — from discovery to remediation to ongoing compliance.
SiteScan Document Inventory
Automated crawling of your entire web presence to identify every PDF, Word document, and spreadsheet. Know the full scope of your compliance gap in hours, not months.
Automated Remediation at Scale
AI-powered remediation processes thousands of documents per day. Structure tagging, alt text generation, reading order correction, and metadata cleanup — all automated.
Certificate of Compliance
Every remediated document receives a verifiable compliance certificate with before-and-after scoring. Audit-ready documentation for DOJ inquiries.
Ongoing Monitoring
New documents are scanned automatically as they are published. Stay compliant as your content library grows.
Start Your Minnesota Compliance Assessment
Find out how many inaccessible documents are on your website. Our free SiteScan identifies every PDF and document that needs remediation.
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