- public college
- California · Santa Barbara County
- 2027 cohort · 196 days left
University of California-Santa Barbara: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our September 23, 2026 crawl of ucsb.edu(opens in new tab) found 1,545 public documents, about 27,085 pages. 6 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 1,545
- estimated pages
- 27,085
- checked files passed
- 6 / 50
- crawl date
- Sep 23, 2026
What our crawl found on ucsb.edu
Counts from our September 23, 2026 crawl, which visited 1,000 pages. Our crawler found 1,545 public documents on ucsb.edu — an estimated 27,085 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other621 · 40%
- Policies454 · 29%
- Reports359 · 23%
- Forms107 · 7%
- Agendas & minutes2 · <1%
- Newsletters2 · <1%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 40% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 1,488 · 96%
- Word (DOCX) 55 · 4%
- PowerPoint (PPTX) 2 · <1%
Checked sample
6 of 50 passed(12%)
- Passed basic checks: 6
- Did not pass: 44
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 1,545 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 (7%), 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 23, 2026
- Pages visited
- 1,000
- Documents in the inventory
- 1,545
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- ucsb.edu(opens in new tab)
These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish University of California-Santa Barbara'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 University of California-Santa Barbara after claiming this page.
Files we checked on ucsb.edu
Links go to the files on ucsb.edu as we found them on September 23, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CFM Workshop Agenda semi-finalcfm workshop agenda 21march · PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - 199RA-Research-Asst-Form (2).doc199RA-Research-Asst-Form · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| ANTH Grad - MA Committee FormANTH Grad - MA Committee Form · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| C LIT 193 Guidelines FormPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| C LIT 196H Honors FormPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| DDB:T32 Application Supplement Instructions & FormPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| internship-final-evaluation-forms-Feb20Student Evaluation Form MPISJ 2023 fillable · PDF · 4 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Form field labels |
| MPISJ Supervisor Final Evaluation Form_Winter 2021Supervisor Evaluation Form MPISJ 2023 fillable 0 · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Form field labels |
| [1 42] Merit to Professor or Teaching Professor VIPDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| UNIT 18[2 16] Procedural Safeguard · PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure |
| [9 30] Layoff and Involuntary Reduction in Time, Non-Senate Academic AppointeesPDF · 5 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title |
| campus-procedures-for-enforcement-of-the-faculty-code-of-conductPDF · 8 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| [cover]complete.red.binder · PDF · 301 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Form field labels |
| http://www.policy.ucsb.edu/vcas/fm/5506_defacemt_int_surface.htdefacing-interiors · PDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| gifts-grants-contracts-sponsorshipsPDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| non-discriminationPDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft Word - smoke-free-policy-finalsmoking-tobacco-unreg-nicotine · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| UC Santa Barbara Policy 5250sustaining-community · PDF · 5 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language |
| use-of-imagesPDF · 3 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| ece-newsletter-2010PDF · 12 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| ece-newsletter-2020PDF · 16 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| 2021-2022BudgetPDF · 87 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft Word - BermudaWind_Final_Report_2014-05-07.docxBermudaWind FinalReport · PDF · 75 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - Cruise Ship Final Report.docCruise FinalReport · PDF · 207 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Energy and Pollution SavingsEnergyStar FinalReport · PDF · 83 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document language, Image alt text |
| Final Report - Farmers MarketFarmers Market Final Report (unsigned) 0 · PDF · 64 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| OutlineNanotech FinalReport · PDF · 31 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document language, Image alt text |
| PAB Annual report 2021 (1)PAB Annual Report 2021 · PDF · 16 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| PAB Annual Report 2022-DRAFTPAB Annual Report 2022 · PDF · 20 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Rancho Encinalito Final ReportPDF · 86 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| Final Report__3.18.08Simple FinalReport · PDF · 108 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| PERC Final Group Project Proposal.docx06 PERC Brucellosis in Elk Proposal · PDF · 7 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| ArtLoanAgt BorrowPDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| BermudaWind PosterPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Executive SummaryElectriCITY Executive Summary · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| ImageReleaseREVPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| orgchartPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| REQUEST FOR A LEAVE OF ABSENCEparttimepetition-2-26-20 · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document language, Form field labels |
| record-correction-request barcoded pdf-modPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| TheecologicalrationalityofhelpingothersEHB2018PDF · 12 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| UC Intercampus Exchange Program Applicationucicxform · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document language, Form field labels |
| Microsoft Word - UCSB Campus Police_Climate Survey SummaryUCSB Campus Police Climate Survey Summary · PDF · 3 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| ucsb-transfer-letterPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| UC Santa Barbara Policy 5250pets · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| UC Santa Barbara Policy 5250student-ed-records-disclosure · PDF · 9 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| Executive SummarySolar FinalReport · PDF · 137 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Untitled documentUCSB PAB Annual Report 2022-2023 · PDF · 14 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| UCSB Police Advisory Board Annual Report 2023-2024UCSB PAB Annual Report 2023-2024 · PDF · 17 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| EDS 212 Syllabus -- Summer 2026EDS 212 Syllabus -- Summer 2026 · PDF · 6 pages | Other | Passed | None |
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1 more checked file is 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.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 September 23, 2026: we fetched 1,000 pages from https://www.ucsb.edu/ and found 1,547 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: September 23, 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 University of California-Santa Barbara 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
Inventory and triage
by November 10, 2026
Fix the documents people use most
by February 7, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2027
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$16,298 – $24,447
≈ 81,489 credits for 27,085 estimated pages
- 1,876 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 0 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 25,209 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
University of California-Santa Barbara beside the public colleges in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Santa Barbara (this page) | — | 1,545 | 27,085 | September 23, 2026 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | — | 4,275 | 138,203 | September 23, 2026 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | — | 5,151 | 67,105 | September 23, 2026 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | — | 4,654 | 51,642 | September 23, 2026 |
| California State University-Bakersfield | — | 4,094 | 57,687 | September 23, 2026 |
| California State University-Chancellors Office | — | 5,233 | 134,293 | September 23, 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
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: ADA deadline report
4,275 documents · due April 26, 2027
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt: ADA deadline report
5,151 documents · due April 26, 2027
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: ADA deadline report
4,654 documents · due April 26, 2027
- California State University-Bakersfield: ADA deadline report
4,094 documents · due April 26, 2027
Also due April 26, 2027 in California
- California School for the Blind (State Special Schl): ADA deadline report
school district · 43 documents · due April 26, 2027
- California School for the Deaf-Riverside (ST Special Schl): ADA deadline report
school district · 40 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Los Angeles County: ADA deadline report
county · 5,585 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Los Angeles County Office of Education: ADA deadline report
school district · 1,009 documents · due April 26, 2027
Frequently asked questions
When is University of California-Santa Barbara's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2027. University of California-Santa Barbara 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 University of California-Santa Barbara's deadline set?
The Census Bureau calculates no population for University of California-Santa Barbara — it counts it as part of another government rather than a separate one. The rule then uses that government's population: 39,538,223 (State of California, 2020 Census). That is at or above 50,000, so the earlier compliance date applies.
How many public documents does University of California-Santa Barbara have?
Our crawl on September 23, 2026 fetched 1,000 pages from https://www.ucsb.edu/ and found 1,545 documents, an estimated 27,085 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of University of California-Santa Barbara's documents pass accessibility checks?
6 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (12%). That is a sample of the 1,545 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix University of California-Santa Barbara's documents?
Our directional estimate is $16,298 to $24,447 with DocoMatic: about 81,489 credits for 27,085 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should University of California-Santa Barbara 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.