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Contra Costa County: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our September 23, 2026 crawl of contracosta.ca.gov(opens in new tab) found 2,260 public documents, about 134,928 pages. 8 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
2,260
estimated pages
134.9K
checked files passed
8 / 50
crawl date
Sep 23, 2026

What our crawl found on contracosta.ca.gov

Counts from our September 23, 2026 crawl, which visited 163 pages. Our crawler found 2,260 public documents on contracosta.ca.gov — an estimated 134,928 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.

Documents by category

  • Agendas & minutes1,031 · 46%
  • Other805 · 36%
  • Reports282 · 12%
  • Policies98 · 4%
  • Forms43 · 2%
  • Newsletters1 · <1%

Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 46% 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 2,205 · 98%
  • Word (DOCX) 32 · 1%
  • Excel (XLSX) 21 · <1%
  • PowerPoint (PPTX) 2 · <1%

Checked sample

8 of 50 passed(16%)

  • Passed basic checks: 8
  • Did not pass: 42

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 2,260 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 (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 23, 2026
Pages visited
163
Documents in the inventory
2,260
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 Contra Costa County'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 Contra Costa County after claiming this page.

Files we checked on contracosta.ca.gov

Links go to the files on contracosta.ca.gov 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.

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The 50 files checked in the sample, with each file's result
FileCategoryResultChecks not passed
02202024-6023PDF · 87 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language, Document title, Image alt text
02242020-2573PDF · 116 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
08142024-6380PDF · 7 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language, Document title, Image alt text
08142024-6380PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
10212019-2385PDF · 66 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
10212019-2385PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - Alamo MAC Agenda 11.5.19 FINAL.docxAlamo-MAC-Agenda-11519-FINAL · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Alamo MAC Agenda 12.3.19 FINAL.docxAlamo-MAC-Agenda-12319-FINAL · PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Alamo MAC Agenda 1.5.21 ROA DRAFT.docxAlamo-MAC-Agenda-1521-ROA-FINAL · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Alamo MAC Agenda 4.6.21 ROA.docxAlamo-MAC-Agenda-4621-ROA-FINAL · PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
3408PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
5238PDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
Form-801---Rachel-BeldenPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Form-806-2019-PDFPDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passDocument title
Public-Records-Request-Form-AWM-2021PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Form field labels
2022-290-IHSSPDF · 28 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Microsoft Word - Kensington Plan Policies ^0 Variance Requirements2023 KensingtonPlanPoliciesandVariance-Requirements · PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Microsoft Word - 20201110_015733_643695-Chapter_84_74____K_KENSINGTON_COMBINING_DISTRICT.doc2090 · PDF · 6 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
45893PDF · 13 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
90560PDF · 9 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
SKM_C450i23052617230ElSobranteMACReso2022 · PDF · 3 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Management-Resolution-No-2025-388PDF · 78 pagesPoliciesDid not passDocument language, Document title
Resolution-2023-23-538-FirePDF · 31 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
Supervisors-Extend-Eviction-Protection-and-Rent-Freeze-News-Release-6222021-SPANISHPDF · 1 pageNewslettersDid not passDocument language, Document title
3930PDF · 2 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
77039PDF · 72 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
82356PDF · 192 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
County of Contra Costa Measure X Sales Tax - Independent Auditor’s Reports, Schedule of Measure X Revenues and Expenditures, Other Supplementary Information and Independent Accountant’s Report - 6.30.88648 · PDF · 16 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Image alt text
9191PDF · 3 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
ArchivePDF · 5 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
County-Assessor-Delivers-2026-2027-Assessment-Roll-News-Release-762026PDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passDocument title
Economic-Contributions-of-Contra-Costa-County-AgriculturePDF · 16 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2020-Local-Appointments-List-Maddy-BookPDF · 91 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2026-Local-Appointments-List-Maddy-BookPDF · 91 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
6505PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
East-County-Service-Center-News-Release-3312026PDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Main-Billing-InstructionsPDF · 2 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Form field labels
13RDATIreportnoUnitaryRDA-Successor-Agency-Property-Tax-Revenue-for-2013-2014-PDF · PDF · 29 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
15RDATIreport1RDA-Successor-Agency-Property-Tax-Revenue-for-2015-2016-PDF · PDF · 27 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Invoice Summary.xlsxRedacted-Invoice-Template · PDF · 1 pageOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Form field labels
0708RDA-COVER.xlsRedevelopment-Agency-Property-Tax-Increment-for-2007-2008-PDF · PDF · 34 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Microsoft Word - Affidavit 2.14.20V2.docx83122 · PDF · 1 pageFormsPassedNone
Advisory Body PDF Application ProcedureApplication-for-Appointive-bodies · PDF · 1 pageFormsPassedNone
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO COLLECT EXCESS PROCEEDSExcess-Proceeds-Assignment-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
CLAIM FOR EXCESS PROCEEDSExcess-Proceeds-Claim-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
Probate Affidavit FormExcess-Proceeds-Probate-Affidavit-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pagesFormsPassedNone
County of Contra Costa Policy Regarding Claims for Excess ProceedsExcess-Proceeds-Claim-Policy-PDF · PDF · 15 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Redemption Installment Plan Contract (Spanish)Redemption-Installment-Plan-Espanol-PDF · PDF · 1 pageReportsPassedNone
Contra Costa County Disclaimer of Liability and WarrantiesPW-disclaimer-PDF · PDF · 1 pageOtherPassedNone
Show all 49 files

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. 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 23, 2026: we fetched 163 pages from https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/ and found 2,264 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 Contra Costa County should start

Start with high-traffic services: elections, property tax, courts and public health documents, before archived material.

Voters, property owners and court users need these files to meet their own deadlines.

Serving over a million people means documents come from many departments and systems; batch processing and monitoring keep new files from adding to the backlog.

Usually owned by the county clerk, the elections office 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

$49,816 – $74,724

≈ 249,081 credits for 134,928 estimated pages

  • 2,567 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 7,942 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 124,419 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

Contra Costa County beside the counties in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
Contra Costa County (this page)1,165,9272,260134,928September 23, 2026
Fresno County1,008,6542,48778,744September 23, 2026
Ventura County843,8432,56264,463September 24, 2026
San Joaquin County779,2334,992275,818September 24, 2026
Sacramento County1,585,0552,44959,108September 23, 2026
Alameda County1,682,3536,824152,146September 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.

All organizations in California serving 1,000,000 people or more

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Counties in California

Also due April 26, 2027 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is Contra Costa County's ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2027. Contra Costa County 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 Contra Costa County's deadline set?

Contra Costa County's total population is 1,165,927 (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 Contra Costa County have?

Our crawl on September 23, 2026 fetched 163 pages from https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/ and found 2,260 documents, an estimated 134,928 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of Contra Costa County's documents pass accessibility checks?

8 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (16%). That is a sample of the 2,260 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix Contra Costa County's documents?

Our directional estimate is $49,816 to $74,724 with DocoMatic: about 249,081 credits for 134,928 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should Contra Costa County fix first?

Start with high-traffic services: elections, property tax, courts and public health documents, before archived material.

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.