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Lake County: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our September 27, 2026 crawl of lakecountyca.gov(opens in new tab) found 4,303 public documents, about 110,463 pages. 4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 4,303
- estimated pages
- 110.5K
- checked files passed
- 4 / 50
- crawl date
- Sep 27, 2026
What our crawl found on lakecountyca.gov
Counts from our September 27, 2026 crawl, which visited 383 pages. Our crawler found 4,303 public documents on lakecountyca.gov — an estimated 110,463 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
Documents by category
- Other2,313 · 54%
- Agendas & minutes903 · 21%
- Reports499 · 12%
- Forms312 · 7%
- Newsletters151 · 4%
- Policies125 · 3%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 54% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 4,253 · 99%
- Word (DOCX) 41 · <1%
- PowerPoint (PPTX) 6 · <1%
- Excel (XLSX) 3 · <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 4,303 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 (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 27, 2026
- Pages visited
- 383
- Documents in the inventory
- 4,303
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- None reported
- Started from
- lakecountyca.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 Lake 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 Lake County after claiming this page.
Files we checked on lakecountyca.gov
Links go to the files on lakecountyca.gov as we found them on September 27, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGENDA01112024-767 · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - PD Oversight Agenda 03.26.26.docx03262026-1310 · PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - CAC DRAFT AGENDA 20260416.docx04162026-1322 · PDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| LATH Agenda - October 20 202210202022-219 · PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 10212024-974PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Microsoft Word - 2024 Govering Board Meeting Calendar2024-Governing-Board-Meeting-Schedule-PDFpdf · PDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 2025-Governing-Board-Meeting-SchedulepdfPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2026-Governing-Board-Meeting-SchedulepdfPDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Cannabis-Task-Force-Meeting-Minutes-Draft-12052024-edited-129PDF · 5 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| COTF-Meeting-Minutes-Draft-1-27-2025PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2024-Building-Permit-ApplicationPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Application-Site-Assessment-PDFPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| 20191105ArgumentRebuttalForm.xlsxArgument-and-Rebuttal-Form-PDF · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Business-Special-Equipment-Questionnaire-PDF-FormPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| E-Use Reporting using CalAgPermitsElectronic-Pesticide-Use-Reporting-Form · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| 20191105RebuttalArgumentAlternateSignerForm.xlsxRebuttal-Argument-Alternate-Signer-Form-PDF · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| LAKE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTHSentinel-Event-Unusual-Occurence-Reporting-Form-PDF · PDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| Structural-Branch-1-Registration-PDFPDF · 4 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| Vendor-Permit-PDFPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| Sec 21-1 REGULATIONS FOR PARKINGArticle-71---Regulation-for-Placement-of-Communications-Tower-and-Antennae-PDF · PDF · 12 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Microsoft Word - BVAC ByLaws_Rev 03.24.2026.docxBVAC-Bylaws Rev-03242026 · PDF · 5 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| BVAC-ByLaws-Rev1-PDFPDF · 5 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| Clean-Water-Program-Management-Council-Bylaws-PDFPDF · 8 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Draft-Cultivation-Ordinance-PDFPDF · 26 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Ordinance-2997---Cultivation-of-Marijuana-PDFPDF · 26 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| PC Bylaws Final-020923PDF · 5 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| Residential-Plan-Codes-and-Ordinances-PDFPDF · 3 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Resolution-2021-95-PDFPDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Form field labels |
| Resolution-2025-60-Health-and-SafetyPDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Form field labels |
| 2019-Residential-Plan-Checklist-PDFPDF · 12 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| 23-785 - 22-23 Annual ReportAB481-Annual-Report-2024---2025 · PDF · 70 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Annual-Goals-Fiscal-Year-2021-to-2022-2022-to-2023-PDFPDF · 3 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| LC CWPP cover 0809Community-Wildfire-Protection-Plan-CWPP-Cover-PDF · PDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Election-Observer-Panel-Plan-PDFPDF · 14 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| Organized-Delivery-Service-Recommendation---Workgroup-Report-PDFPDF · 2 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| Plan-Check-Process-PDFPDF · 1 page | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2024-Advisory-Council-Meeting-CalendarPDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2025-Advisory-Council-Meeting-CalendarpdfPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2026-Advisory-Council-Meeting-SchedulepdfPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| 2026-BOS-Committee-AssignmentsPDF · 3 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| 2026-BOS-Meeting-CalendarPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Reso 2026-47 Master Fee with Ex A.pdf2026-Master-Fee-Schedule · PDF · 35 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Area-Agency-on-Aging---Advisory-Council-Roster-PDFPDF · 2 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Area-Agency-on-Aging-Governing-Board-RosterpdfPDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| MAC Member Tracking-090926PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Lake County Health Services Newsletter14515 · PDF · 4 pages | Newsletters | Passed | None |
| Lake County Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Negotiation Agreement and Summary Scheduleccap apv fy1920 17 · PDF · 16 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Lake County Fiscal Year 2020-21 Negotiation Agreement and Summary Scheduleccap apv fy2021 17 · PDF · 17 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| PRESS RELEASEArea-Agency-on-Aging---Recruit-Public-Service-Announcement---October-2021-PDF · PDF · 1 page | 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 27, 2026: we fetched 383 pages from https://lakecountyca.gov/ and found 4,304 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: September 27, 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 Lake 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.
At this size several departments publish documents, so name one owner per department and track progress in one place.
Usually owned by the county clerk, the elections office and department heads.
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
$74,692 – $112,038
≈ 373,459 credits for 110,463 estimated pages
- 8,009 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 6,147 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 96,307 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
Lake County beside the counties in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County (this page) | 68,163 | 4,303 | 110,463 | September 27, 2026 |
| Calaveras County | 45,292 | 311+ | 8,312 | October 3, 2026 |
| Siskiyou County | 44,076 | 294+ | 7,505 | October 3, 2026 |
| Lassen County | 32,730 | 1,786+ | 30,140 | October 3, 2026 |
| Del Norte County | 27,743 | 296+ | 9,832 | October 4, 2026 |
| Colusa County | 21,839 | 2,596 | 61,677 | October 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 50,000 to 249,999 people
Related organizations
Counties in California
- Calaveras County: ADA deadline report
311 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Siskiyou County: ADA deadline report
294 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Lassen County: ADA deadline report
1,786 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Del Norte County: ADA deadline report
296 documents · due April 26, 2028
Also due April 26, 2027 in California
- City of Yorba Linda: ADA deadline report
city · 1,227 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Gilroy Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 48 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Palo Alto: ADA deadline report
city · 1,979 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 410 documents · due April 26, 2027
Frequently asked questions
When is Lake County's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2027. Lake 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 Lake County's deadline set?
Lake County's total population is 68,163 (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 Lake County have?
Our crawl on September 27, 2026 fetched 383 pages from https://lakecountyca.gov/ and found 4,303 documents, an estimated 110,463 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of Lake County's documents pass accessibility checks?
4 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (8%). That is a sample of the 4,303 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix Lake County's documents?
Our directional estimate is $74,692 to $112,038 with DocoMatic: about 373,459 credits for 110,463 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should Lake 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.