Clawhammer builds accessible, easy-to-manage websites for small local governments, the public safety agencies that serve alongside them, and the small businesses that call them home — starting right here in North Carolina.
The rules are changing, and local governments need to be ready.
The U.S. Department of Justice now requires state and local governments to make their websites and online services accessible to people with disabilities, using WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard.
We build and test to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, the current version. WCAG 2.2 includes everything in 2.1 Level AA and adds further requirements, so meeting 2.2 AA also satisfies the 2.1 AA standard the DOJ rule names. We will tell you which criteria have been verified on your site, by what method, and on what date.
That means your town's site needs to be more than mobile-friendly and good-looking. Residents need to be able to actually use it — whether they're navigating with a keyboard, using a screen reader, or relying on other assistive technology.
That's where Clawhammer comes in. We build municipal websites with accessibility baked in from day one:
Just a modern municipal website built for your staff, your residents, and the requirements ahead.
See what Clawhammer can doThe deadline isn't getting closer.
Your website is.
Every Clawhammer product is purpose-built for a specific kind of public-facing organization — not a generic template stretched to fit.
Websites for local government
A complete, accessible website platform built specifically for towns, counties, and municipal offices — agendas, ordinances, public notices, and staff directories, all in one place.
Websites for fire, rescue & emergency services
Purpose-built websites for fire, rescue, and emergency service organizations — built to communicate clearly during the calm and the chaos.
Websites for small businesses
Straightforward, professional websites for the small businesses that keep a community running — without agency overhead or bloated retainers.
We only build for organizations that serve the public — so every product ships with the basics government sites usually skip.
Accessibility is part of how we build, not something bolted on after a complaint. Every site gets keyboard, screen-reader and contrast testing before launch, and you get a written report of what was tested and anything still outstanding — including uploaded PDFs, which need their own review.
Your staff can update pages, post notices, and add documents without calling us first.
No six-figure RFPs, no hourly surprises. You know the number before you sign anything.
Public notices, document libraries, and compliance basics are part of the platform, not an upsell.
One flat price for a complete, accessible, easy-to-manage site — built for your town, not a template with your logo pasted on. Public Safety and Business pricing available on request.
What comes after the build. The $10,000 covers design, build and launch. Hosting, maintenance and support are a separate recurring arrangement, quoted before you commit — never a surprise invoice.
Tell us about your organization and we'll put together a straightforward quote — no sales runaround, no jargon.
