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- California · Contra Costa County
- 2028 cohort · 562 days left
City of El Cerrito: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our October 4, 2026 crawl of elcerrito.gov(opens in new tab) found 2,145 public documents, about 54,854 pages. 4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 2,145
- estimated pages
- 54,854
- checked files passed
- 4 / 50
- crawl date
- Oct 4, 2026
What our crawl found on elcerrito.gov
Counts from our October 4, 2026 crawl, which visited 1,000 pages. Our crawler found 2,145 public documents on elcerrito.gov — an estimated 54,854 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other1,328 · 62%
- Reports501 · 23%
- Policies155 · 7%
- Forms114 · 5%
- Newsletters31 · 1%
- Agendas & minutes16 · <1%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 62% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 2,143 · 100%
- PowerPoint (PPTX) 1 · <1%
- Excel (XLSX) 1 · <1%
Checked sample
4 of 50 passed(8%)
- Passed basic checks: 4
- Did not pass: 46
Most checked files are missing basics such as tags, a document title, a declared language or labeled form fields. Files made without accessibility tooling usually look like this, and they need structural work, not touch-ups.
The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 2,145 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 (5%), 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
- October 4, 2026
- Pages visited
- 1,000
- Documents in the inventory
- 2,145
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- elcerrito.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 El Cerrito'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 El Cerrito after claiming this page.
Files we checked on elcerrito.gov
Links go to the files on elcerrito.gov as we found them on October 4, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4739PDF · 13 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 5121PDF · 15 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 5216PDF · 69 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| April 5, 2016 El Cerrito City Council Agenda ePacket6298 · PDF · 9 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| PC-DRB-Packet-03-31-2021PDF · 13 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| 23464PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23539PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23544PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23545PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23546PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23547PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23548PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 23552PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| COI-10PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Community-of-Interest-Form-001PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 5232PDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| 5682PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 6925PDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| AH-Strategy Pamphlet 20200930PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Comprehensive-Financial-Policy-Reso-2026-17PDF · 9 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Council-Policy--Rules-of-OrderPDF · 27 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Council-Resolution-2019-11-19-PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 2026-EC---Minimum-Wage-Notice---EnglishPDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026-EC---Minimum-Wage-Notice---Simp-ChinesePDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026-EC---Minimum-Wage-Notice---SpanishPDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026-EC---Minimum-Wage-Notice---Trad-CHINESEPDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026-EC---Minimum-Wage-Notice--JapanesePDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| STREETTALK-MARCH05-V5.qx796 · PDF · 4 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 23534PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 23535PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 23568PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 23569PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 23583PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Annual Meeting Calendar 2026.xlsxAdopted-ACC-Annual-Meeting-Calendar-2024 · PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| DRB-Annual-Meeting-Calendar-2024PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| FAB-Annual-Meeting-Calendar-2026PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| 8122HRC-Annual-Meeting-Calendar-2024 · PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 2026_Maddy_Act signed.pdf16324 · PDF · 4 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 2023-Adopted-City-Council-Regular-Meeting-CalendarPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026 Council Meeting Schedule.xlsx2025-Regular-City-Council-Meeting-Schedule · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Council Liaison Assignments.xlsx2026-Council-Liaison-Assignments · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - Enabling Legislation2356 · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK8670 · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| ACC-Vacancy-FlyerPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Instructions-for-Public-CommentsPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Staff-Liaison-ListingPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| _Agenda-Bill---Proposed-Amendments-to-Foodware-Ordinance 20220719 · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| _City-Council CAAP Agenda-Bill 2024 07 16 · PDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Proposed Budget Book5287 · PDF · 6 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| CAL/OSHA Notifications PolicyCAL OSHA-Notifications-Policy · PDF · 2 pages | Policies | 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 October 4, 2026: we fetched 1,000 pages from https://elcerrito.gov/ and found 2,146 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: October 4, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
- How we crawl, classify and check documents
Plan the work before April 26, 2028
562 days is enough time to work through a backlog in stages, if the inventory starts now.
Where City of El Cerrito 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.
Smaller organizations often have no dedicated accessibility staff, so automating the first pass and saving people for review matters most.
Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.
A timeline to April 26, 2028
Inventory and triage
by January 4, 2027
Fix the documents people use most
by September 14, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2028
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$28,917 – $43,375
≈ 144,584 credits for 54,854 estimated pages
- 2,915 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 1,039 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 50,900 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 El Cerrito beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of El Cerrito (this page) | 25,962 | 2,145 | 54,854 | October 4, 2026 |
| City of Imperial Beach | 26,137 | 996 | 25,907 | October 4, 2026 |
| Town of Windsor | 26,344 | 2,658 | 51,777 | October 4, 2026 |
| City of Brawley | 26,416 | 770 | 27,170 | October 4, 2026 |
| City of Eureka | 26,512 | 1,719+ | 96,234 | October 4, 2026 |
| City of Sanger | 26,617 | 653 | 35,242 | October 4, 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 10,000 to 49,999 people
Related organizations
Cities in California
- City of Imperial Beach: ADA deadline report
996 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Town of Windsor: ADA deadline report
2,658 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Brawley: ADA deadline report
770 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Eureka: ADA deadline report
1,719 documents · due April 26, 2028
Also due April 26, 2028 in California
- Bassett Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 79 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Calaveras Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 55 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Del Norte County: ADA deadline report
county · 296 documents · due April 26, 2028
- North Monterey County Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 62 documents · due April 26, 2028
Frequently asked questions
When is City of El Cerrito's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2028. City of El Cerrito is in the 2028 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 El Cerrito's deadline set?
City of El Cerrito's total population is 25,962 (2020 Census), below the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the later compliance date applies.
How many public documents does City of El Cerrito have?
Our crawl on October 4, 2026 fetched 1,000 pages from https://elcerrito.gov/ and found 2,145 documents, an estimated 54,854 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of City of El Cerrito's documents pass accessibility checks?
4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (8%). That is a sample of the 2,145 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix City of El Cerrito's documents?
Our directional estimate is $28,917 to $43,375 with DocoMatic: about 144,584 credits for 54,854 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should City of El Cerrito 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.