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- California · San Mateo County
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Town of Atherton: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our October 6, 2026 crawl of athertonca.gov(opens in new tab) found 1,763 public documents, about 51,628 pages. 11 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 1,763
- estimated pages
- 51,628
- checked files passed
- 11 / 50
- crawl date
- Oct 6, 2026
What our crawl found on athertonca.gov
Counts from our October 6, 2026 crawl, which visited 112 pages. Our crawler found 1,763 public documents on athertonca.gov — an estimated 51,628 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other1,569 · 89%
- Reports109 · 6%
- Forms59 · 3%
- Policies16 · <1%
- Agendas & minutes10 · <1%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 89% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 1,761 · 100%
- Word (DOCX) 1 · <1%
- PowerPoint (PPTX) 1 · <1%
Checked sample
11 of 50 passed(22%)
- Passed basic checks: 11
- Did not pass: 39
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 1,763 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.
Scanned share
6% 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 (3%), 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 6, 2026
- Pages visited
- 112
- Documents in the inventory
- 1,763
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- athertonca.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 Town of Atherton'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 Town of Atherton after claiming this page.
Files we checked on athertonca.gov
Links go to the files on athertonca.gov as we found them on October 6, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-11-8-21-DRAFT-MINUTES ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-3-8-22 MINUTES-ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-5-11-21-DRAFT-MINUTES ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-9-14-21 DRAFT-MINUTES-ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-DRAFT-MINUTES-1-11-22 ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Finance-Committee-Agenda-DRAFT-MINUTES-5-10-22 ASrev1 Zoom-Info-RBPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft Word - Universal Planning Application 5.13.2612633 · PDF · 13 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - TOWN OF ATHERTON REAL ESTATE SIGN APPLICATION375 · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - BANNER APPLICATION376 · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - Fee Waiver Application377 · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - Fee Waiver Policy378 · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| ADDRESS-ASSIGNMENT-REQUEST-FORM 2024PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| ADU-ADDRESS-ASSIGNMENT-REQUEST-FORM 2024PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Claim-Form Atherton rev12022PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| Microsoft Word - 184committee-commission-app · PDF · 3 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text, Form field labels |
| 157PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 379PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| 57PDF · 58 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| 1 - Council Handbook.REV91824Council-HandbookREV91824 · PDF · 19 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 20260208_Atherton PD Policy Manual.pdfPolicy-707-Military-Equipment · PDF · 4 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 4 - Reso No. 2024-XX Governing ResolutionReso-No-2024-17-Governing-Resolution · PDF · 8 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Resolution-No-25-16---Council-Vacancy-AppointmentPDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Structural Evaluation Report121 · PDF · 66 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 123PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - High Speed Rail Status Report.docx142 · PDF · 4 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 143PDF · 22 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - ATH Needs Assessment Memo2-10.doc144 · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - ATH Needs Assessment Memo2-10.doc145 · PDF · 106 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - ITEM 30 _1_ Post Office Staff Report.doc153 · PDF · 3 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - Traffic Study Memo - Revised.doc166 · PDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| How-do-I-submit-an-ePlanPDF · 3 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| Police-Department-Annual-Report-2020PDF · 43 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| 11PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| June 26, 200012542 · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text |
| 988PDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| ATHERTON-POLICE-DEPT-FTO-MANUAL-2019PDF · 96 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| City-Council-Assigment-2026PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| GPU-IS MND-Final-Draft-4419PDF · 41 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Maddy-Act-List 2026PDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| TOWN OF ATHERTONDRAFT-July-Minutes-PR-9 7 22 · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| TOWN OF ATHERTONMay-Minutes-PR--2021 · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| TOWN OF ATHERTONBANNER-APPLICATION-2025 Rev · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Passed | None |
| Microsoft Word - Special Event Application & Release Revised 061510Special-Event-Permit-Appilication · PDF · 4 pages | Forms | Passed | None |
| Item No5f-PR-UPDATED-Review-and-recommend-Donation-policy--2 2 22 · PDF · 9 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| June 26, 200075 · PDF · 1 page | Policies | Passed | None |
| 2023 Atherton Police Department Report2023 Atherton AnnualPDReport Final · PDF · 33 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| June 26, 20002325 · PDF · 1 page | Other | Passed | None |
| June 26, 200069 · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| Microsoft Word - Police Dept Respiratory program - 2010.docATHERTON-POLICE-DEPT-RESPIRATORY-PRGORAM-2022 · PDF · 37 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| Microsoft Word - Swimming Pool barrior with check boxesSwimming-Pool-barrier-with-check-boxes · PDF · 2 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 October 6, 2026: we fetched 112 pages from https://athertonca.gov/ and found 1,765 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: October 6, 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 Town of Atherton 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
$23,342 – $35,013
≈ 116,710 credits for 51,628 estimated pages
- 1,728 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 2,994 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 46,906 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
Town of Atherton beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Atherton (this page) | 7,188 | 1,763 | 51,628 | October 6, 2026 |
| Town of Mammoth Lakes | 7,191 | 3,004 | 149,446 | October 6, 2026 |
| City of Winters | 7,115 | 532 | 24,959 | October 6, 2026 |
| City of Woodlake | 7,419 | 50 | 2,408 | October 6, 2026 |
| City of Gridley | 7,421 | 332 | 20,566 | October 6, 2026 |
| City of Escalon | 7,472 | 303 | 36,359 | October 6, 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 fewer than 10,000 people
Related organizations
Cities in California
- Town of Mammoth Lakes: ADA deadline report
3,004 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Winters: ADA deadline report
532 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Woodlake: ADA deadline report
50 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Gridley: ADA deadline report
332 documents · due April 26, 2028
Also due April 26, 2028 in California
- Foresthill Union Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 179 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Forestville Union Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 707 documents · due April 26, 2028
- El Tejon Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 165 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Jamestown Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 346 documents · due April 26, 2028
Frequently asked questions
When is Town of Atherton's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2028. Town of Atherton 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 Town of Atherton's deadline set?
Town of Atherton's total population is 7,188 (2020 Census), below the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the later compliance date applies.
How many public documents does Town of Atherton have?
Our crawl on October 6, 2026 fetched 112 pages from https://athertonca.gov/ and found 1,763 documents, an estimated 51,628 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of Town of Atherton's documents pass accessibility checks?
11 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (22%). That is a sample of the 1,763 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix Town of Atherton's documents?
Our directional estimate is $23,342 to $35,013 with DocoMatic: about 116,710 credits for 51,628 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should Town of Atherton 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.