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  • California · Riverside County
  • 2027 cohort · 196 days left

Desert Community College District: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 29, 2026 crawl of collegeofthedesert.edu(opens in new tab) found at least 1,988 public documents, about 32,697 pages. 20 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,988+
estimated pages
32,697
checked files passed
20 / 50
crawl date
Sep 29, 2026

What our crawl found on collegeofthedesert.edu

Counts from our September 29, 2026 crawl, which visited 144 pages. Our crawler found 1,988 public documents on collegeofthedesert.edu — an estimated 32,697 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

  • Agendas & minutes1,078 · 54%
  • Policies398 · 20%
  • Reports297 · 15%
  • Other168 · 8%
  • Forms44 · 2%
  • Newsletters3 · <1%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 54% of all documents. Packets published from the compliance date on have to be accessible, as do older ones residents still use to take part in a meeting or a process; older packets kept only for reference may fall under the rule's exceptions.

By file format

  • PDF 1,966 · 99%
  • Word (DOCX) 10 · <1%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 6 · <1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 6 · <1%

Checked sample

20 of 50 passed(40%)

  • Passed basic checks: 20
  • Did not pass: 30

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 1,988 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

16% 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 (2%), 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 29, 2026
Pages visited
144
Documents in the inventory
1,988
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 Desert Community College District'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 Desert Community College District after claiming this page.

Files we checked on collegeofthedesert.edu

Links go to the files on collegeofthedesert.edu as we found them on September 29, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 29, 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
2021-06-08-coc-meeting-minutesPDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
2021-09-14-coc-meeting-agendaPDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
2021-09-14-coc-minutesPDF · 6 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
2021-12-14-coc-meeting-agendaPDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
cpc-agenda-111921PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
draft-cpc-minutes-102221PDF · 5 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
icc funding-request-form-fillablePDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
icc-funding-request-formPDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title
icc-trip-waiverPDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
SKM_C450i22030111280icc-vehicle-use-form · PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
sense2022 buildrel byenrlPDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document title
sense2022 specialfoc byenrlPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document title
ap-3800-gdpr-personal-data-protection-eu-citizensPDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument title
communicationbulletinonePDF · 3 pagesNewslettersDid not passDocument title
communicationbulletintwoPDF · 2 pagesNewslettersDid not passDocument title
athleticsprojectPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
codindioexpansionflyerPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
districtspriority2021PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
SUPERVISOR’S ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONemployee-statement-of-injury · PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
indiochilddevPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
indioexpansionPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
indioexpansionflyerPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
indiorenovationsPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
pta financial fact sheetPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
10-reason health-care infographicPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2025vnmulticriteriaPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
accjc chair vice-chair for peer reviewPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
ada-technical-standardsPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
ada-technical-standards-nursingPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
cal getcPDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passDocument title
Agenda - Accreditation Work Group - 09.30.2022agenda accreditation work group 09-30-2022 · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Agenda - Accreditation Work Group - 06.21.2022agenda accredition-work-group-06-21-2022 · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Minutes - Accreditation Work Group - 06.21.2022minutes accreditation-work-group 06-21-2022 · PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesPassedNone
Preliminary Agenda ACCJC Open Session - 6/2/2022preliminary agenda accjc open session 6 2 2022 · PDF · 1 pageAgendas & minutesPassedNone
BP 5010 Admissions and Concurrent Enrollmentbp-5010-admissions-and-concurrent-enrollment-04172026 · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
SAS System Outputccsse2024 aq15 by enrl · PDF · 5 pagesFormsPassedNone
SAS System Outputcsse2024 aq620 by enrl · PDF · 8 pagesFormsPassedNone
ADMFORMestimated-costs-of-international-student-enrollment-25-26 · PDF · 1 pageFormsPassedNone
AP 3225 Institutional Effectivenessap 3225-institutional effectiveness · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesPassedNone
1100ap-3540-sexual-and-other-assaults-on-campus · PDF · 5 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
AP 4070 Course Auditing and Auditing Feesap-4070-course-auditing-and-auditing-fees · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
AP 4102 Career and Technical Education Programsap-4102-career-and-technical-education-programs · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
AP 4103 Work Experience Educationap-4103-work-experience-education · PDF · 4 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
AP 4111 Posthumous Degrees - CLEANap-4111-posthumous-degrees · PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
1100ap-4220-standards-of-scholarship-delegation · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesPassedNone
AP 4225 Course Repetitionap-4225-course-repetition · PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Slide 1volume i edition ii newsletter · PDF · 2 pagesNewslettersPassedNone
Slide 1accreditation update 4s 10-19-23 · PDF · 7 pagesOtherPassedNone
Slide 1accreditation update senate 09282023 · PDF · 7 pagesOtherPassedNone
Slide 1accreditation update-presented to all faculty senate 04272023 · PDF · 6 pagesOtherPassedNone
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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. 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 29, 2026: we fetched 144 pages from https://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/ and found 1,988 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: September 29, 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 Desert Community College District should start

Start with what current students need: syllabi, admissions, registration and financial aid forms.

Students need these files to enroll, get financial aid and complete their courses.

Usually owned by disability services, IT accessibility staff and academic departments.

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

$15,855 – $23,782

≈ 79,273 credits for 32,697 estimated pages

  • 724 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 5,116 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 26,857 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

Desert Community College District beside the public colleges in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Desert Community College District (this page)—1,988+32,697September 29, 2026
ABC Adult School—1431,331September 28, 2026
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District—2,058+13,583September 28, 2026
Antelope Valley Community College District—2,016+22,915September 28, 2026
Bakersfield College—3,02012,069September 28, 2026
Barstow Community College District—1,659+7,284September 28, 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.

Related organizations

Public colleges in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Desert Community College District's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. Desert Community College District 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 Desert Community College District's deadline set?

We could not confirm which population figure the rule gives Desert Community College District. The Census Bureau counts a community college district as an independent school district government, and the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates publish no figure for one — so we show the earlier date as the safer planning assumption. Confirm your cohort before you plan around it.

How many public documents does Desert Community College District have?

Our crawl on September 29, 2026 fetched 144 pages from https://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/ and found at least 1,988 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 32,697 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Desert Community College District's documents pass accessibility checks?

20 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (40%). That is a sample of the 1,988 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Desert Community College District's documents?

Our directional estimate is $15,855 to $23,782 with DocoMatic: about 79,273 credits for 32,697 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Desert Community College District fix first?

Start with what current students need: syllabi, admissions, registration and financial aid 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.