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City of Fresno: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 24, 2026 crawl of fresno.gov(opens in new tab) found at least 1,630 public documents, about 74,341 pages. 24 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,630+
estimated pages
74,341
checked files passed
24 / 50
crawl date
Sep 24, 2026

What our crawl found on fresno.gov

Counts from our September 24, 2026 crawl, which visited 40 pages. Our crawler found 1,630 public documents on fresno.gov — an estimated 74,341 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

The crawl stopped at its time limit, so every count here is a minimum: the site has at least this many documents.

Documents by category

  • Other716 · 44%
  • Reports631 · 39%
  • Forms143 · 9%
  • Policies96 · 6%
  • Agendas & minutes44 · 3%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 44% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 1,625 · 100%
  • Word (DOCX) 3 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 2 · <1%

Checked sample

24 of 50 passed(48%)

  • Passed basic checks: 24
  • Did not pass: 26

Many of the checked files pass the basic checks. Passing them is not full conformance: reading order, alt text quality and table structure still need a person or a deeper check.

The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 1,630 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

0% 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 (9%), 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 24, 2026
Pages visited
40
Documents in the inventory
1,630
Files checked
50
Limits hit
time

These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Fresno'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 Fresno after claiming this page.

Files we checked on fresno.gov

Links go to the files on fresno.gov as we found them on September 24, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 24, 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.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
I880-North Safety Improvements Project, Business Leaders Meeting (09/21/05)Agenda 71816 · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passImage alt text
Apr-2025-BLD Permits Issued by Date Range Summary-10w910PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
BLD Permits Issued by Date Range Summary-Jul-25-10w996PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Dec-2024-BLD Permits Issued by Date Range Summary-10w910PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
EMERGENCY-ORDER-2020-11 WAIVER-OF-CERTAIN-RECREATIONAL-VEHICLE-PARKING-R...PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
Jun-2025-BLD Permits Issued by Date Range Summary-10w910PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
May-2025-BLD Permits Issued by Date Range Summary-10w910PDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Microsoft Word - TBID Billing FormTBID-Billing-Form-2021-Fill-In-Form · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
2023-Annual-Appropriation-Resolution-AARPDF · 13 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2023-GANN-Spending-Limit-GANNPDF · 4 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2023-Position-Authorized-Resolution-PARPDF · 7 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
FY22-Annual-Appropriations-Resolution-AARPDF · 12 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
FY22-GANN-Appropriation-Limit-Resolution-GANNPDF · 4 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
FY22-Position-Authorization-Resolution-PARPDF · 7 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
06.20.2024-Requests-for-Information-1PDF · 15 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
2022-Annual-ReportPDF · 12 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
Resolution - - 2022-018 - 1132022.pdf565-MFS-Annual-Reso · PDF · 8 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
City-of-Fresno-2022-The-Red-Carpet-ReportPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Citywide ADA Self Evaluation Update FY22-FY27 Action PlanCitywide-ADA-Self-Evaluation-Update-FY22-FY27-Action-Plan-ADA-Action-Plan-ADOPTED-10-28-2021 · PDF · 118 pagesReportsDid not passImage alt text
MADDY-ACT-REPORT-DECEMBER-2022PDF · 25 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
SART-ReportPDF · 260 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Recruitment BrochureAssistant-Director-of-Public-Utilities Water-and-Administration-Brochure-1 · PDF · 6 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
C-23-994-Supplemental-Packet-ReconciliationPDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Director-of-HR Chief-Labor-Negotiator-brochurePDF · 8 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Employee-Referral-Incentive-003PDF · 3 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
00 MFS Master File ED 2023.07.01.xlsxMFS-ISD 557-ED-2020.07.16 · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Agenda 01-17- 20181-17-18-Agenda · PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
1-17-18 Agenda Item IV - Line 101-17-18-Agenda-Item-IV-Line-10 · PDF · 19 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
1-17-18 Agenda Item IV - Line 241-17-18-Agenda-Item-IV-Line-24 · PDF · 64 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
1-17-18 Agenda Item IV - Line 251-17-18-Agenda-Item-IV-Line-25 · PDF · 82 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
1-17-18 Agenda Item IV - Line 361-17-18-Agenda-Item-IV-Line-36 · PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesPassedNone
1-17-18 Agenda Item IV - Line 91-17-18-Agenda-Item-IV-Line-9 · PDF · 99 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
April 11, 2018 Meeting MinutesApril-11-2018-Meeting-Minutes · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Minutes 1-17-18Minutes-1-17-18 · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Minutes of 12-06-2017Minutes-of-12-06-2017 · PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
City of Fresno On-Line Application User GuideApplicationUserGuide2 · PDF · 12 pagesFormsPassedNone
Microsoft Word - Title Vl Complaint Form Bilingual English Spanish.docxTitle-Vl-Complaint-Form-English A-1 · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
Title Vl Complaint Form Bilingual English SpanishTitle-Vl-Complaint-Form-Spanish A-1 · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Annual ReportADA-Annual-Report-2019 · PDF · 43 pagesReportsPassedNone
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Annual Report - LARGE PRINTADA-Annual-Report-2019-Large-Print · PDF · 94 pagesReportsPassedNone
Facilities Transition Plan Annual Addendum FY21-FY22Facilities-Transition-Plan-Annual-Addendum-FY21-FY22-FINAL · PDF · 14 pagesReportsPassedNone
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - EnglishADA-Notice-English-3 · PDF · 2 pagesOtherPassedNone
NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTADA-Notice-Hmong · PDF · 2 pagesOtherPassedNone
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - EnglishADA-Notice-Large-Print · PDF · 3 pagesOtherPassedNone
Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - SpanishADA-Notice-Spanish · PDF · 2 pagesOtherPassedNone
Hiring Incentive for Later Emergency Services DispatcherHiring-Incentive-for-Lateral-Emergency-Services-Dispatcher · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Show all 46 files

4 more checked files are counted above but not linked here: it is on another site or its name looks like a personal record.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 24, 2026: we fetched 40 pages from https://www.fresno.gov/ and found 1,630 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: September 24, 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 Fresno 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.

Serving 542,107 people means many departments publish documents; a central inventory with department owners keeps the work moving.

Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.

A timeline to April 26, 2027

  1. Inventory and triage

    by November 10, 2026

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by February 7, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2027

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$52,696 – $79,044

≈ 263,479 credits for 74,341 estimated pages

  • 6,522 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 67,819 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 Fresno beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
City of Fresno (this page)542,1071,630+74,341September 24, 2026
City of Sacramento524,9434,859400,256September 24, 2026
City of Long Beach466,7421,83038,606September 24, 2026
City of Oakland440,6465,433266,753September 24, 2026
City of Riverside314,9984,875216,171September 24, 2026
City of Santa Ana310,227748+54,906September 24, 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 250,000 to 999,999 people

Related organizations

Cities in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is City of Fresno's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. City of Fresno 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 Fresno's deadline set?

City of Fresno's total population is 542,107 (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 Fresno have?

Our crawl on September 24, 2026 fetched 40 pages from https://www.fresno.gov/ and found at least 1,630 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 74,341 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of City of Fresno's documents pass accessibility checks?

24 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (48%). That is a sample of the 1,630 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix City of Fresno's documents?

Our directional estimate is $52,696 to $79,044 with DocoMatic: about 263,479 credits for 74,341 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should City of Fresno 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.