Evolving Web WCAG Summary Report May 2026 — File 26-0973

Prepared for: City of Somerville May 2026  ·  Accessibility Remediation Report The City of Somerville website is currently ADA Title II compliant Verified via Siteimprove  ·  WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA  ·  May 2026 Overall A11y Score ↑ from 78.2% ADA Title II Score In compliance WCAG Level A Score WCAG Level AA Score OVERVIEW Evolving Web completed a comprehensive accessibility remediation engagement for the City of Somerville's website (somervillema.gov). Through a cross-functional effort spanning development, content writing, visual design, and UX, the site's overall accessibility score increased by 12.3 percentage points — from 78.2% to 90.5% — placing it firmly in a high- compliance bracket. The site now meets ADA Title II requirements with a 93.1% compliance score, and conforms to WCAG 2.1 at both Level A (91.6%) and Level AA (86.3%). A total of 1,274,530 individual accessibility occurrences were resolved across 29 categories of issues. KEY METRICS +12.3pts Score improvement 78.2% → 90.5% 1.27M Occurrences resolved 29 issue categories ~2K Pages remediated Nav & title fixes 93.1% ADA Title II progress In compliance ACCESSIBILITY REMEDIATION City of Somerville somervillema.gov WCAG 2.1 Level AA  ·  ADA Title II Compliance Summary 90.5 % 93.1 % 91.6 % 86.3 %

WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED Critical navigability fixes Content writing Major issues including "Page missing a title" and "Link missing a text alternative" were resolved across nearly 2,000 pages, significantly improving access for screen reader users navigating the site. Structural and technical integrity Development The development team addressed complex issues including "Role not inside the required context" and "Required ARIA attribute is missing," accounting for over 250,000 corrected occurrences. Keyboard focus indicators and link identification were also improved. Broad user benefit across accessibility needs All teams Remediation specifically improved access for users with vision impairments (text alternatives, contrast, ARIA roles), mobility limitations (keyboard focus indicators), and cognitive differences (clear page titles and consistent link labelling). AI-assisted remediation Efficiency High-impact issues such as missing button text alternatives and empty container elements were remediated using AI tooling, significantly accelerating the improvement process and scope of coverage. CONTRIBUTIONS BY TEAM REMAINING ITEMS & ONGOING MAINTENANCE Seven issues remain open on the Siteimprove dashboard, including color contrast improvements across forms, a small number of links and form labels missing text alternatives, and isolated table and heading issues. These do not affect the site's compliance status. Development 21.87pts score points gained Content Writing 13.37pts score points gained Visual Design 2.06pts score points gained UX Design 0.79pts score points gained

To maintain the current compliance score, the City of Somerville will follow a Content Entry Guide developed by Evolving Web, providing content editors with clear standards for accessible authoring going forward. City of Somerville  ·  somervillema.gov ADA Title II Compliance Report  ·  May 2026