Preparing Your Documents for the 2026/2027 Accessibility Deadlines

Learn how upcoming federal accessibility requirements impact your website – and see how local governments can instantly make their website design, copy, and PDFs accessible without years of manual remediation.

Original Air Date: January 22nd, 2026

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Learn how upcoming federal accessibility requirements will impact your local government website — and what you can do now to prepare. In this 30-minute session, accessibility and product experts break down the 2026/2027 deadlines, demonstrate how PDFs can be instantly converted into accessible, mobile-friendly HTML, and share practical, scalable strategies for making your website design, content, and documents accessible without years of manual remediation.

Meet Your Speakers

Mac Clemmens

Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Innovation at CivicPlus

CivicPlus® Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Innovation Mac Clemmens is the Co-Founder of DocAccess and Streamline. Mac is a proud advocate of website accessibility and local government, having presented on the subject at conferences nationwide. He received the prestigious “Vision Award” from Disability Rights California—the nation’s largest disability rights advocacy organization—in recognition of his commitment to creating accessible website experiences for all users. Mac is passionate about helping local governments tell their stories and engage with their communities, ensuring that the fear of ADA noncompliance doesn’t stand in the way.

Driven by the real challenges local governments face around PDF accessibility, Mac created DocAccess, a tool designed to make compliance achievable while significantly improving the user experience for people with disabilities and the public at large. To date, more than 10 million document pages have been made WCAG 2.1 AA compliant through DocAccess.

Mariah Herschelman

Account Executive, CivicPlus

Mariah is an Account Executive at CivicPlus, where she oversees DocAccess solutions. She works with state and local government agencies to address large-scale PDF accessibility and ADA compliance needs, bringing deep experience supporting public sector organizations. Mariah partners closely with customers to help them evaluate DocAccess, align internal stakeholders, and meet WCAG 2.1 AA requirements through a scalable, long-term approach to document accessibility.

Michael Rivera

Associate Partner and Senior Account Executive, CivicPlus

Michael Rivera is an Associate Partner and Senior Account Executive at CivicPlus, where he serves as a trusted advisor to local governments navigating accessibility, transparency, and digital compliance.With over three years of experience working in the government space, Michael partners closely with general managers, IT leaders, clerks, and ADA officers to implement practical, compliant solutions. He has led more ADA-related meetings than he can comfortably admit, so if you have questions, you’re in good hands.

Yenni Herschelman

Account Manager, CivicPlus

Yenni Herschelman is an Account Manager at CivicPlus, where she oversees both CMS and DocAccess solutions. With three years of experience supporting public agencies and organizations, she brings deep knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA standards for both websites and PDFs. Yennifer works closely with customers to help them achieve and maintain 100% ADA compliance using the DocAccess and CMS accessibility tools.