Converge Accessibility — Narrowing the Digital Divide
Edge Public, by Buyers Edge Platform
ECPA — Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance
afi — Alliance for Innovation

Narrowing the
Digital Divide

ADA Web Accessibility & Compliance Services for Public Agencies

Publicly Solicited Cooperative Contracts — ECPA & AFI

About Converge Accessibility

Legal, policy, and technical expertise in one team

Converge Accessibility combines legal, policy, and technical expertise to help public agencies achieve full ADA and WCAG compliance.

  • Deep public sector & higher education focusBuilt around how agencies, districts, and colleges actually procure and operate.
  • WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 audits, remediation, litigation defense support, training, policy developmentA full compliance program, not a one-off scan.
  • ADA Title II deadline urgencyDOJ set April 24, 2026 as the compliance date for larger agencies.

Founded by Ken Nakata

Former Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Disability Rights Section

Converge brings DOJ-level understanding of how Title II and Title III obligations are actually enforced — and applies it to the websites, documents, and digital services public agencies run every day.

Dual Contract Coverage

Two publicly solicited contracts. Every public buyer covered.

Converge Accessibility is awarded on both the ECPA and AFI cooperative contracts — so education and municipal buyers can each purchase on the vehicle that fits them.

ECPA — Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance
K-12 & Education focused

ECPA Contract

Educational Cooperative Purchasing Alliance

  • Available to K-12 school districts
  • Available to charter schools
  • Available to community colleges
  • EDGAR compliant for federally funded purchases
No new RFP required — publicly solicited and EDGAR compliant.
afi — Alliance for Innovation
Municipal & Government focused

AFI Contract

Alliance for Innovation

  • Available to municipalities
  • Available to counties
  • Available to state agencies
  • Available to special districts
No new RFP required — publicly solicited and compliant.

Why ADA Compliance Matters Now

The rule is final. The clock is running.

The DOJ Title II ruling requires WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance for state and local government digital content.

2026 April 24, 2026 — compliance deadline for agencies serving populations of 50,000 or more.
0+ Digital accessibility lawsuits filed annually across the United States.
0.0 AA WCAG 2.1 Level AA is the standard the Title II rule points to.
Counting down to the April 24, 2026 Title II deadline.

Legal exposure

Private suits and DOJ enforcement over inaccessible websites, portals, and documents.

Loss of federal funding

Noncompliance puts federally funded programs and grant conditions at risk.

Reputational damage

Public agencies are judged on whether every resident can use their services.

Converge brings DOJ-level expertise to your compliance challenge.

Services

Everything needed to reach — and hold — compliance

Who Can Use This Contract

If you are a public buyer, there is a contract for you

Eligible entity types across both cooperative vehicles.

Why Cooperative Purchasing

Skip the RFP. Start the work.

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Publicly solicited

No new RFP needed — the competitive solicitation is already done.

02

EDGAR compliant

Supports purchases made with federal funding.

03

Competitive pricing

Pricing earned through cooperative volume across member agencies.

04

Immediate access

The contract is live now — work can begin without a procurement cycle.

Contacts

Let’s get your agency compliant

Edge Public, by Buyers Edge Platform Converge Accessibility
Converge Accessibility in partnership with Edge Public — available now through publicly solicited ECPA and AFI cooperative contracts.