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- California · Alameda County
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City of Berkeley: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our September 25, 2026 crawl of berkeleyca.gov(opens in new tab) found 2,852 public documents, about 193,334 pages. 15 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 2,852
- estimated pages
- 193.3K
- checked files passed
- 15 / 50
- crawl date
- Sep 25, 2026
What our crawl found on berkeleyca.gov
Counts from our September 25, 2026 crawl, which visited 240 pages. Our crawler found 2,852 public documents on berkeleyca.gov — an estimated 193,334 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other1,480 · 52%
- Agendas & minutes609 · 21%
- Reports344 · 12%
- Policies253 · 9%
- Forms166 · 6%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 52% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 2,851 · 100%
- Word (DOCX) 1 · <1%
Checked sample
15 of 50 passed(30%)
- Passed basic checks: 15
- Did not pass: 35
The checked files are mixed: some pass the basics and some don't. Fixing the templates you publish from now, while working through older files in batches, usually saves the most time.
The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 2,852 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.
Scanned share
2% scanned
Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.
Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.
Forms are a small part of this inventory (6%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.
Crawl scope
- Crawl date
- September 25, 2026
- Pages visited
- 240
- Documents in the inventory
- 2,852
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- berkeleyca.gov(opens in new tab)
These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Berkeley's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of City of Berkeley after claiming this page.
Files we checked on berkeleyca.gov
Links go to the files on berkeleyca.gov as we found them on September 25, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 25, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.
| File | Category | Result | Checks not passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 ECC Minutes 0PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| 102 AMMR Applicatoin 0PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| 103 Demolition Application 1PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| 104A Permit Application - Building MovePDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| 104B Building Move AuthorizationPDF · 4 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| 105 Revisions to Approved PlansPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| Application - Temporary No Parking PermitPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| Application - Temporary No Parking Schematic PlanPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| Permits Online Guidelines 1PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Taxable-sq-ft-form-11-2014PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Permit-Application-Temp-No-Parking- Instructions-(1).pdfTemp No Parking Sign Application Instructions · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 142 Guideline for Issuance of Certificates of Occupancy PolicyPDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title |
| 2022-01-25 Item 08 Resolution Requesting State CannabisPDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 2022-04-12 Item 02 Ordinance 7804PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2022-04-12 Item 03 Ordinance 7805PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2022-04-12 Item 04 Resolution Making RequiredPDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| City Council Report ##-##-####2022-04-12 Item 40b Companion Report Fair Workweek · PDF · 4 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| HO FAQ Process Flow Charts PDF ProceduresPDF · 9 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| Med Can BL regulations and checklist for businesses 2012-03-22PDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| State Density Bonus - ProceduresPDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| 106 Accelerated Plan Check Request 1PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| 131 Site Plan Requirements- Guidelines for Single-Family ResidencesPDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels |
| 132 Residential Floor Plan Checklist 2PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text, Form field labels |
| 172 Construction Waste Management Plan 1PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| City Council Report ##-##-####2026-04-14 Item 21 Environment and Climate Commission 2026 Work Plan · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 2026-09-23 ECC Item-7 General-Plan-ElementsPDF · 17 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| Affordable Housing Requirements Berkeley Forms 2025-04-21 0PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| Landscape and Open Space Plan.pdfLandscape-and-Open-Space-Plan · PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Residential Seismic Strengthening Plan- S1-Rev.1 Layout1 (1)Plan Set A · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 2025-10-29 ECC Item-9 DRAFT-Green-Building-Code-Updates-LATE-COMMUNICATIONPDF · 4 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 2026 02-25 ECC Item-7a General-Bond-Presentation Late-CommunicationPDF · 26 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft Word - cklet2025.docx2026-04-22 ECC Item-11 F5C-FITES-Hopkins-Green-Infrastructure · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - cklet2022.docx2026-04-22 ECC Item-11 F5C-Hopkins-letters 2023-2024 · PDF · 20 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 2026-04-22 ECC Item-7 Ava-Community-Energy-PresentationPDF · 14 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| July2 CPUC Vote SB1221 Decision2026-06-24 ECC Item-13 July-2-Public-Comment CPUC-SB1221 Alison-LaBonte · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda February 25, 20262026-02-25 ECC Agenda - Final · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda March 25, 20262026-03-25 ECC Agenda - Final · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Minutes March 25, 20262026-03-25 ECC Minutes · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda April 22, 20262026-04-22 ECC Agenda - Final 0 · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda June 24, 20262026-06-24 ECC Agenda Final · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Minutes June 24, 20262026-06-24 ECC Minutes · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda July 22, 20262026-07-22 ECC Agenda - Linked · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Draft Minutes July 22, 20262026-07-22 ECC Draft-Minutes · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Environment and Climate Commission Agenda September 23, 20262026-09-23 ECC Agenda Linked · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Zoning Project Application_OakTree ord and diagramOakTree-ordinance-and-diagram · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| Knob-And-Tube Wiring Safety Report146 Knob and Tube Wiring Safety Report · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| PowerPoint Presentation2025-09-17 ECC-Item-8 Just-Transition Late-Communication · PDF · 15 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| PowerPoint Presentation2025-12-03 ECC Item-8 Reach-Code-Presentation Late-Communication · PDF · 24 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| ECC JTP Implementation Update2026-06-24 ECC Item-7 Just-Transition-Update · PDF · 8 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| PowerPoint Presentation2026-07-22 ECC-Item-7 2025-CA-Reach-Code · PDF · 23 pages | Other | Passed | None |
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What each check looks for
- Tagged structure
- The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
- Document language
- The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
- Document title
- The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
- Image alt text
- Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
- Form field labels
- Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.
How we measured this
1.Crawl
We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.
2.Classify
Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.
3.Check a sample
We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.
4.Publish only with evidence
Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.
Limits of this method
- We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
- Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
- Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
- Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
- Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.
This page's evidence
- Crawled September 25, 2026: we fetched 240 pages from https://berkeleyca.gov/ and found 2,852 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: September 25, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
- How we crawl, classify and check documents
Plan the work before April 26, 2027
With 196 days left, start with the documents people use most and fix the rest in batches.
Where City of Berkeley should start
Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.
Residents need these files to apply for permits, pay for services and follow council decisions.
At this size several departments publish documents, so name one owner per department and track progress in one place.
Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.
A timeline to April 26, 2027
Inventory and triage
by November 10, 2026
Fix the documents people use most
by February 7, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2027
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$107,576 – $161,364
≈ 537,881 credits for 193,334 estimated pages
- 11,253 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 3,642 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 178,439 standard pages at Level 1
This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.
What DocoMatic does
- Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
- Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
- Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
- Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
- Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.
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Compare with similar organizations
City of Berkeley beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Berkeley (this page) | 124,321 | 2,852 | 193,334 | September 25, 2026 |
| City of Concord | 125,410 | 2,200 | 76,232 | September 25, 2026 |
| City of Richmond | 116,448 | 2,151 | 86,863 | September 25, 2026 |
| City of Antioch | 115,291 | 1,795 | 261,034 | September 25, 2026 |
| City of Victorville | 134,810 | 779 | 56,016 | September 25, 2026 |
| City of Murrieta | 110,949 | 2,765 | 121,468 | September 25, 2026 |
Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.
All organizations in California serving 50,000 to 249,999 people
Related organizations
Cities in California
- City of Concord: ADA deadline report
2,200 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Richmond: ADA deadline report
2,151 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Antioch: ADA deadline report
1,795 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Victorville: ADA deadline report
779 documents · due April 26, 2027
Also due April 26, 2027 in California
- Berkeley Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 4,263 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Downey Adult School: ADA deadline report
public college · 104 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Acalanes Union High School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 158 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Roseville City Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 925 documents · due April 26, 2027
Frequently asked questions
When is City of Berkeley's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2027. City of Berkeley is in the 2027 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).
How was City of Berkeley's deadline set?
City of Berkeley's total population is 124,321 (2020 Census), at or above the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the earlier compliance date applies.
How many public documents does City of Berkeley have?
Our crawl on September 25, 2026 fetched 240 pages from https://berkeleyca.gov/ and found 2,852 documents, an estimated 193,334 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of City of Berkeley's documents pass accessibility checks?
15 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (30%). That is a sample of the 2,852 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix City of Berkeley's documents?
Our directional estimate is $107,576 to $161,364 with DocoMatic: about 537,881 credits for 193,334 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should City of Berkeley fix first?
Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.
Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?
Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.