Solutions for New York
NYS-P08-005 & ADA Title II Compliance for New York
New York already has a statewide accessibility policy — NYS-P08-005 — that requires state entities to make web-based information accessible. In 2023, NY doubled down with S.3114-A, requiring conformance to the current WCAG standard. Now add the federal ADA Title II web rule: for most NY entities serving 50,000+ people, public-facing PDFs need to be accessible by April 24, 2026. CASO Comply lets you fix those in minutes instead of doing them one by one.
What New York Already Requires
New York has already told agencies, SUNY/CUNY, and schools that documents and applications must meet WCAG — CASO Comply lets you do that for hundreds or thousands of PDFs at once.
NYS-P08-005 — Web Accessibility Policy
The core statewide policy establishing minimum accessibility requirements for web-based information and applications developed, procured, maintained, or used by state entities — including documents delivered through websites.
S.3114-A — 2023 WCAG Law
State Technology Law amendment requiring state agencies to conform websites to the most current WCAG standard. Effective mid-2024, departments are now being told WCAG 2.2 AA going forward.
NYSED Web Accessibility Policy
NYSED spells it out: any documents, web-based information, and applications must comply — and NYSED will QA the documents before accepting them. PDFs are explicitly in scope.
NYC Digital Accessibility (MOPD)
New York City adopted WCAG 2.1 AA in 2021 and applies it to digital content, covering city agencies, BOE, and NYC-funded programs.
SUNY / CUNY Accessibility Requirements
SUNY and CUNY explicitly reference NYS-P08-005 and require web-based information to be accessible. SUNY notes this applies to documents, not just web pages.
The Federal Clock New York Is Following
New York's 2023 updates line right up with the DOJ's ADA Title II rule. “Web content” includes documents posted on the site — that is exactly the PDFs living on ny.gov, agency sites, and school portals.
Deadline Passed
April 24, 2026
NY state agencies, authorities, SUNY/CUNY units, and larger school districts serving 50,000 or more
This deadline has passed. Non-compliant entities are now subject to enforcement.
Approaching
April 26, 2027
Smaller NY entities, school districts, and towns serving populations under 50,000
Approximately 13 months remain to achieve full compliance.
Why New York Entities Choose CASO Comply
Clear the PDF Backlog Fast
NY agencies, SUNY/CUNY campuses, school districts, and authorities have years of PDFs online — FOIL forms, program brochures, policy memos, RFPs, board minutes, and school notices. NYS-P08-005 and the 2023 WCAG bill say these have to be accessible. 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, next week someone will post another PDF to ny.gov, an agency microsite, a school portal, or a SUNY/CUNY site. CASO Comply gives you a repeatable way to make new public-facing documents accessible at publish time, so you don't drift out of compliance again.
No Accessibility Expertise Required
New York's policy is a hybrid of Section 508 and WCAG — and now the federal rule says WCAG 2.1 AA — which is more than most content owners in Albany, NYC, or school districts can do by hand. CASO Comply bakes in tagging, reading order, alt text, and structure so IT or Communications can meet the 2026 and 2027 dates without hiring PDF/UA specialists.
How CASO Comply Helps
A complete solution for New York 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 New York 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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