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Custom Web Design & ADA Compliance for Ohio Businesses and Communities

A web designer that works for you. 24/7.

One invoice per year. Not hourly, not monthly, and unlimited updates inside it. Hand-coded and ADA compliant for Ohio counties, townships, villages and small business alike.

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Government & public sector

DOJ moved the date for PDF compliance.
It did not remove the obligation.

Hand-coded, ADA-compliant websites for Ohio counties, townships, villages and special districts. WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 by default, not as an add-on. The work takes longer than the calendar suggests.

Apr 2027 Entities serving 50,000 or more.
Apr 2028 Smaller entities and special districts.
WCAG 2.1 AA The standard the rule points to, plus Section 508.
PDF → HTML Permits, applications and council packets rebuilt accessible.
Government services in detail PDF to accessible HTML
Web design for Ohio small business

Affordable small business web design.

Contractors, realtors, breeders, cabin owners, shops and an officially licensed Buckeye merchandise store make up most of the 350+ sites we run. Same hand-coded build, same accessibility standard, same 24-hour updates the counties get.

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Custom web development Hand-coded sites. No page builders, no template licensing. Web design Sites built to last, for businesses and nonprofits alike. ADA / WCAG compliance The same standard the county offices get, at no premium. SEO & AI Local search, technical SEO and AI search visibility. Shopify Storefront builds and theme work for Ohio retailers. Unlimited updates One flat yearly fee. Changes live within 24 hours.
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Portfolio: Custom Websites by Web Chick

Web Chick builds and maintains hand-coded, ADA-compliant websites for Ohio county offices, townships, villages, courts and small businesses, with every site meeting WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508.

Expertise.com Best Web Designers in Columbus 2026 award
Officially #1 of 20 web design firms in Columbus. Ranked the top web design firm in Columbus for 2026 by Expertise.com — up from #2 last year. Custom builds, ADA compliant, SEO smart, built with heart and a whole lot of coffee.
Meigs County Public TransitMeigsTransit.orgUnto the Hills CabinUntoTheHillsCabin.comFairfield County Ohio Workforce CenterFairfieldCountyOhioWorkforceCenter.govPerry County Health DepartmentPerryCountyHealth.infoFairfield County Health DepartmentFairfieldHealth.orgTrickle Creek at Hocking HillsTrickleCreekAtHockingHills.comPioneer Lawncare and LandscapingPioneerLawncareAndLandscaping.comTimberline CabinsTimberlineCabin.comNew Homes in OhioNewHomesInOhio.comMeigs County Job & Family ServicesMeigsdJFS.netGreen Charge Inc. EnvironmentalGreen-Charge.comHoneypot GoldendoodlesHoneypotGoldendoodles.comHocking Hills Cottage CompanyHockingHillsCottageCompany.comAdvantage Air Heating & Cooling LLCAdvantageAirPride.comGood Shepherd Church LancasterGoodShepherdChurchLancaster.comFairfield County Airport AuthorityFairfieldCountyAirport.comFairfield County Engineerco.Fairfield.OH.US/EngineerFairfield County Common Pleas Courtco.Fairfield.OH.US/CommonpleasFairfield County Juvenile & Probate CourtFairfieldCountyProbate.comFairfield County Economic Developmentco.Fairfield.OH.US/devFairfield County Regional Planningco.Fairfield.OH.US/rpcFairfield 33 CorridorFairfield33.comFairfield County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff.Fairfield.OH.USPatriot Asset AdvisorsPatAdvisors.comBartlett Benner RealtyBartlettBennerRealty.comPerry County Job and Family ServicesPerryJFS.orgRiley Ridge CabinsRileyRidgeCabins.comHocking Hills Premier CabinsHockingHillsPremierCabins.comMeigs County Public TransitMeigsTransit.orgUnto the Hills CabinUntoTheHillsCabin.comFairfield County Ohio Workforce CenterFairfieldCountyOhioWorkforceCenter.govPerry County Health DepartmentPerryCountyHealth.infoFairfield County Health DepartmentFairfieldHealth.orgTrickle Creek at Hocking HillsTrickleCreekAtHockingHills.comPioneer Lawncare and LandscapingPioneerLawncareAndLandscaping.comTimberline CabinsTimberlineCabin.comNew Homes in OhioNewHomesInOhio.comMeigs County Job & Family ServicesMeigsdJFS.netGreen Charge Inc. EnvironmentalGreen-Charge.comHoneypot GoldendoodlesHoneypotGoldendoodles.comHocking Hills Cottage CompanyHockingHillsCottageCompany.comAdvantage Air Heating & Cooling LLCAdvantageAirPride.comGood Shepherd Church LancasterGoodShepherdChurchLancaster.comFairfield County Airport AuthorityFairfieldCountyAirport.comFairfield County Engineerco.Fairfield.OH.US/EngineerFairfield County Common Pleas Courtco.Fairfield.OH.US/CommonpleasFairfield County Juvenile & Probate CourtFairfieldCountyProbate.comFairfield County Economic Developmentco.Fairfield.OH.US/devFairfield County Regional Planningco.Fairfield.OH.US/rpcFairfield 33 CorridorFairfield33.comFairfield County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff.Fairfield.OH.USPatriot Asset AdvisorsPatAdvisors.comBartlett Benner RealtyBartlettBennerRealty.comPerry County Job and Family ServicesPerryJFS.orgRiley Ridge CabinsRileyRidgeCabins.comHocking Hills Premier CabinsHockingHillsPremierCabins.com
Accessibility

Checked by a blind user.

Automated scanners catch about a third of what matters. Tyler, a legally blind screen reader user, works through the build the way a resident would. That is the difference between passing a scan and being usable.

  • WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 remediation
  • Readable agendas, minutes and public notices
  • Records retention and social media archiving
  • Updates turned around within 24 hours

If you delay this law to 2027, it's one more year for people like me to have to struggle navigating websites that are impossible to use.

Tyler, accessibility tester
Accessibility services
100%Hand-coded builds
350+Active clients
4.9★Google rating
24hUpdate turnaround
AAWCAG 2.1 & 508
★★★★★  4.9 across 121 Google reviews

What clients say.

★★★★★

Crissy is best!

Tammy Adams
★★★★★

Crissy and her team provide excellent services, quick response times, and are great at helping websites be ADA compliant. We couldn’t recommend Web Chick more.

Davey McNelly
★★★★★

The Lancaster Athletic Department highly recommends Webchick for all of your website creation and maintenance needs. She is very attentive and professional. The best!!

Pam Bosser
★★★★★

Outstanding service!!! Highly recommend!

Jeffrey Peters

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Crissy Devine, founder of Web Chick, holding her dog Kirby and a coffee outside a cafe window
Meet your web designer

I answer the phone.

I have been building websites out of Lancaster since 1995, back when Fairfield County offices were still deciding whether they needed one. Three decades later I am still the person who picks up when a clerk calls at 4:50 on a Friday because the agenda has to be posted.

No account manager, no ticket queue, no template. You get me, and you get the change the same day.

Crissy, Web Chick

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Coverage

Clients coast to coast. Boots on the ground in Central Ohio.

Remote work has been the whole model since 1995, so where you are has never been the deciding factor. These are the places we get asked about most.

Lancaster Fairfield County Pickerington Canal Winchester Circleville Chillicothe Newark Columbus Statewide government
Common questions

What agencies ask first.

What makes Web Chick different from other Ohio web design companies?

Every site is hand-coded and built to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 from the first line, not retrofitted later. Accessibility is checked by Tyler, a legally blind screen reader user, rather than by a scanner alone. Routine updates go live within 24 hours, and you work directly with Crissy, not an account manager.

How do you make a site meet ADA and WCAG compliance standards?

Accessibility is built into the code: semantic structure for screen readers, keyboard navigation throughout, colour contrast that meets 4.5:1 for body text, descriptive alt text, and visible focus states. Inaccessible PDFs and fillable forms are rebuilt as clean HTML so they pass too.

When does my agency have to comply with the DOJ ADA Title II rule?

Public entities serving populations of 50,000 or more have until April 2027. Smaller entities and special districts have until April 2028. The April 2026 interim final rule moved the dates but not the obligation, and remediation takes longer than the calendar suggests.

Do you work with agencies outside Central Ohio?

Yes. Web Chick has been remote since 1995 and has clients coast to coast. The heaviest concentration is Central Ohio, including Lancaster, Fairfield County, Columbus, Newark, Circleville and Chillicothe.

How fast can updates be made?

Most routine content updates, including agendas, minutes and public notices, are live within 24 hours. Urgent postings are usually same day.

Can you fix our existing site instead of rebuilding it?

Often, yes. A free audit shows what your current site and documents fail on, prioritized by risk. Some agencies need remediation only. Others find a rebuild costs less than repeated patching. The audit tells you which you are.

Find out where your site actually stands.

A free WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 audit of your current site and documents. No pitch. A real report with the actual issues, prioritized, and the deadline that applies to you.

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