Accessibility statement published with 508 status and accommodations

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the 21st Century IDEA Act require federal websites to be accessible to people with disabilities. Publishing an accessibility statement is not optional — it is how agencies communicate their conformance status and give users with disabilities a path to request accommodations or report barriers. Without a statement that names a compliance level and provides at least two contact channels, users relying on assistive technology have no recourse when they hit access failures. Omitting this document also blocks WCAG 2.2 auditors from confirming whether conformance claims have been formally made.

Create app/accessibility/page.tsx with a conformance declaration and at least two accommodation contact methods. Link it from the footer in app/layout.tsx.

// app/accessibility/page.tsx
export const metadata = {
  title: 'Accessibility Statement | Agency Name',
}

export default function AccessibilityPage() {
  return (
    <main>
      <h1>Accessibility Statement</h1>
      <p>
        This website conforms to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and
        WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Known limitations are documented below.
      </p>
      <h2>Request Accommodations</h2>
      <p>Email: <a href="mailto:accessibility@agency.gov">accessibility@agency.gov</a></p>
      <p>Phone: (202) 555-0100 | TTY: 711</p>
      <h2>Report an Issue</h2>
      <p><a href="/contact">Submit an accessibility issue via our contact form.</a></p>
    </main>
  )
}