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Town of Windsor: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 4, 2026 crawl of townofwindsor.ca.gov(opens in new tab) found 2,658 public documents, about 51,777 pages. 4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
2,658
estimated pages
51,777
checked files passed
4 / 50
crawl date
Oct 4, 2026

What our crawl found on townofwindsor.ca.gov

Counts from our October 4, 2026 crawl, which visited 173 pages. Our crawler found 2,658 public documents on townofwindsor.ca.gov — an estimated 51,777 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Other2,073 · 78%
  • Reports273 · 10%
  • Policies111 · 4%
  • Agendas & minutes108 · 4%
  • Forms93 · 3%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 78% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 2,640 · 99%
  • Word (DOCX) 15 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 2 · <1%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 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 2,658 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

18% 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 4, 2026
Pages visited
173
Documents in the inventory
2,658
Files checked
50
Limits hit
None reported

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

Files we checked on townofwindsor.ca.gov

Links go to the files on townofwindsor.ca.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.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
08052026-Regular-Meeting-Agenda---SpanishPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
08192026-Regular-Meeting-Agenda---SpanishPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
09022026-Regular-Meeting-Agenda---SpanishPDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
09162026-Regular-Meeting-Agenda---SpanishPDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
3488-18-Initiating-Proceedings-with-LAFCO-for-Amendment-of-Sphere-of-Influence-and-Reorg-Territory-066-310-029PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
MINUTESArchive · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
MINUTESArchive · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
ArchivePDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language, Document title, Image alt text
MINUTESArchive · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
MINUTESArchive · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language
2021-10-31-WWD-Water-Permit-Application-FormPDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
2021-77-WWD-Amending-Title-XII-Chapter-3-Article-8-Section-815-Adding-Clarifying-Language-Re-Water-PermitPDF · 9 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
3960-24-Authorizing-Submittal-of-Grant-Applications-For-Recycling-Grant-ProgramPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
3963-24-Upholding-Appeal-and-Approving-Use-Permit-At-8950-Lakewood-DrivePDF · 6 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Design-Exception-Request-Fillable-FormPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Form field labels
Form-802---SC-Best-of-EventPDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passDocument language, Document title, Form field labels
Form-806-De-La-O-2012PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Volunteer-Liability-WaiverPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passDocument title
2023-Commissioner-HandbookPDF · 129 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
4061-26-Adopting-A-Reasonable-Accommodations-Policy-for-Town-of-Windsor-Meeting-Subject-to-The-Bown-ActPDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
4101-26-Approving-Fiscal-Accountability-and-Stewardship-Policy-Formalizing-Transparency-Clear-Public-ReportingPDF · 8 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
4104-26-Approving-Ordinance-to-Submit-to-Nov-26-Election-Sales-Tax-and-ArgumentsPDF · 16 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
4674PDF · 27 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Senior Center Policy.DOC5518 · PDF · 7 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Council-Adopted-Public-Art-Policy---11718PDF · 19 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Discontinuation-of-Residential-Water-Service-for-Nonpayment-Policy---EnglishPDF · 5 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Facility-Use-Policy-Rate-increase-July-2025PDF · 34 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
Website-Link-Policy-7-18-16PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
14610PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2021-Water-Quality-ReportPDF · 6 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
Final 2023 CCR for web.PUB2023-Water-Quality-Report · PDF · 8 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
2024-Water-Quality-ReportPDF · 8 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
2025-2027-Public-Art-Advisory-WorkplanPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
Town of windsor31128 · PDF · 303 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Final Windsor LRSP.docxFinal-Local-Road-Safety-Plan-2021 · PDF · 87 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Groundwater-Master-Plan-2024---Council-AcceptedPDF · 208 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
01072026-Regular-Meeting-with-Closed-Session-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
01212026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
02042026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
02182026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
03042026-Regular-Meeting-with-JPFA-in-SpanishPDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
03182026-Regular-Meeting-with-Closed-Session-in-SpanishPDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
04012026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
04152026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 5 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
05062026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
05202026-Regular-Meeting-in-SpanishPDF · 4 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
TOWN OF WINDSORNotice-of-Application---Mill-Creek-Bell-Road · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
TOWN OF WINDSORWindsor-Creek-Multi-Family-Notice-of-Application · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
EXIBIT A2022-Service-Plan · PDF · 21 pagesReportsPassedNone
2025 CCR English2025-Water-Quality-Report-Placeholder · PDF · 10 pagesReportsPassedNone
Show all 50 files

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 October 4, 2026: we fetched 173 pages from https://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/ and found 2,659 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 Town of Windsor 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

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

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

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$29,859 – $44,789

≈ 149,295 credits for 51,777 estimated pages

  • 1,812 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 8,994 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 40,971 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 Windsor beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Town of Windsor (this page)26,3442,65851,777October 4, 2026
City of Brawley26,41677027,170October 4, 2026
City of Eureka26,5121,719+96,234October 4, 2026
City of Imperial Beach26,13799625,907October 4, 2026
City of Sanger26,61765335,242October 4, 2026
City of El Cerrito25,9622,14554,854October 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

Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Town of Windsor's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. Town of Windsor 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 Windsor's deadline set?

Town of Windsor's total population is 26,344 (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 Windsor have?

Our crawl on October 4, 2026 fetched 173 pages from https://www.townofwindsor.ca.gov/ and found 2,658 documents, an estimated 51,777 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Town of Windsor's documents pass accessibility checks?

4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (8%). That is a sample of the 2,658 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Town of Windsor's documents?

Our directional estimate is $29,859 to $44,789 with DocoMatic: about 149,295 credits for 51,777 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Town of Windsor 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.