State government · South Dakota
State of South Dakota
886,729 people · Deadline April 26, 2027 · sd.gov · 18 pages and a keyboard test, checked October 6, 2026
65out of 100
2critical barriers
Controls a resident can’t use at all. Any one keeps a site at Behind, whatever its score.
Compared
The 38 other state governments checked average 80.
Fixing the 2 critical barriers would raise this from 65 (Behind) to 71 (Behind).
See how it does today
Our latest check was on October 6, 2026, and the next is in January 2027. You can check sd.gov yourself now, free. You get a report of your own; this page changes at our next check.
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What we found
What is wrong and who it affects, most serious first.
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2
2 buttons have no name, so a blind visitor’s screen reader says just “button”, with no clue to what they do.
- Screen readers
- Voice control
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33
Text in 33 places is too faint against its background, so people with low vision, or anyone reading a phone in sunlight, may struggle to read it.
- Low vision
- Color blindness
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9
9 items that belong in menus, lists or sets of tabs sit outside them, so screen readers may not announce them as part of their group.
- Screen readers
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2
2 lists are built incorrectly, so screen readers may not announce them as lists or say how many items they have.
- Screen readers
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1
1 control sits inside another, such as a button inside a link, so screen readers may skip one of them and keyboard users may not reach it.
- Screen readers
- Keyboard users
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1
1 embedded section, such as a map, video or form from another site, has no title, so a blind visitor’s screen reader can’t say what it is.
- Screen readers
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1
1 link has no name, so a blind visitor’s screen reader says just “link”, with no clue to where it goes.
- Screen readers
- Voice control
More in the full report
The full report is for the state’s own staff. It adds:
- The 18 pages we checked, by name
- Where each problem is, with a screenshot
- What needs to change, in the order to fix it
- A new check any day, once something is fixed
The keyboard test
We pressed Tab 50 times through the homepage, as someone who can’t use a mouse would. What it found is shown here and is not yet counted in the score.
- Passed: Focus can be seen. Every control we reached shows where the keyboard is.
Questions about this page
Does this mean the state is breaking the law?
No. This is an automated check against WCAG 2.1 AA, the standard the ADA Title II rule sets for state and local governments. Automated checks find many problems but not all, and only a full review can say whether a site meets the rule.
How often is this page updated?
Every three months, in January, April, July and October. Once its staff claim this page, they can also scan the site again, once a day; the new result shows here like our regular check, marked as checked at their request. The date at the top shows the latest check, and the score can go up as problems are fixed.
How can the state respond?
Staff with an email address ending in @sd.gov can claim this page to set its status for residents, see where each problem is, and scan the site again. Think a result is wrong? Tell us and we will check it again.
Work for the State of South Dakota?
Claim this page to see where each problem is and what needs to change, set its status for residents, and scan again any day.