The U.S. Department of Justice delayed enforcement of updated ADA website and mobile-app accessibility standards for public colleges and universities by one year. The interim final rule pushes the deadline for most covered entities to April 26, 2027, and extends compliance for smaller entities to April 26, 2028. The department cited circumstances beyond its control and pointed to feedback from higher-education groups and guidance concerns raised during the rulemaking process. The change effectively acknowledges that large institutions face significant operational coordination challenges across thousands of pages and digital tools, including learning-management systems. Disability advocates and accessibility technology providers framed the extension as time to “get it right,” rather than permission to pause remediation. Colleges and IT teams had warned that a shorter timeline was unrealistic, particularly under conditions of reduced resources and shifting federal priorities. The compliance delay matters for procurement, vendor contracts, course-material workflows, and accessibility testing cycles across higher-ed systems as campuses plan remediation sprints and risk management for disability nondiscrimination obligations.