- special district
- California · Kern County
- 2028 cohort · 562 days left
Kern Council of Governments: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our October 13, 2026 crawl of kerncog.org(opens in new tab) found at least 324 public documents, about 4,175 pages. 1 of the 41 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 324+
- estimated pages
- 4,175
- checked files passed
- 1 / 41
- crawl date
- Oct 13, 2026
What our crawl found on kerncog.org
Counts from our October 13, 2026 crawl, which visited 123 pages. Our crawler found 324 public documents on kerncog.org — an estimated 4,175 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 & minutes122 · 38%
- Reports112 · 35%
- Other83 · 26%
- Policies4 · 1%
- Forms3 · <1%
Meeting agendas and minutes dominate this inventory at 38% 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 324 · 100%
Checked sample
1 of 41 passed(2%)
- Passed basic checks: 1
- Did not pass: 40
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 41 files we checked, not all 324 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.
Scanned share
2% 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 (1%), 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 13, 2026
- Pages visited
- 123
- Documents in the inventory
- 324
- Files checked
- 41
- Limits hit
- time
- Started from
- kerncog.org(opens in new tab)
These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish Kern Council of Governments'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 Kern Council of Governments after claiming this page.
Files we checked on kerncog.org
Links go to the files on kerncog.org as we found them on October 13, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| agendaPDF · 7 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title |
| COG agenda 20260416PDF · 21 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| COG agenda 20260521PDF · 96 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| COG agenda 20260618PDF · 55 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| RPAC agenda 20260506PDF · 16 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| RPAC agenda 20260603PDF · 18 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| SSTAC agenda 20260421PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| TPPC agenda 20260416PDF · 58 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| TPPC agenda 20260521PDF · 72 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| TTAC agenda 20260204PDF · 113 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| TTAC agenda 20260506PDF · 36 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| TTAC agenda 20260603PDF · 32 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| ITS Fact Sheet and contact form.pubITS-Fact-Sheet-and-contact-form · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| ITS Fact Sheet and contact form v2.pubITS-Fact-Sheet-and-contact-form-v2 · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| RPAC At-LargeMemberApplication 2025PDF · 4 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| IntroductionDraft 2023 PIP · PDF · 22 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text |
| Chapter 1: Introductionproject selection policy 20190321 · PDF · 104 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text |
| Public Involvement Procedures 01905PDF · 22 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Introductionpublic involvement procedures 20150306 · PDF · 23 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Image alt text |
| ARB SanDAG SCSPDF · 83 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| ITS Early Deployment Plan 1997PDF · 25 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text |
| Kern County Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory - Final Report - May 2012kc ghg final report 052012 · PDF · 28 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Master Progress ReportProgress Report 202606 · PDF · 17 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - Final Draft title page clean.docSJV ITS Maint 2005 · PDF · 12 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit Arvin 2023PDF · 48 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit CaliforniaCity 2023PDF · 44 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit Delano 2023PDF · 56 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit McFarland 2023PDF · 46 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit Ridgecrest 2023PDF · 54 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| Triennial Performance Audit Shafter 2023PDF · 44 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document title, Image alt text |
| 395 Methodology for ARB Review of GHG Reductions from SCSPDF · 33 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft PowerPoint - SJVMIP_MWallace_101211_1395 SJVMIP MWallace 101211 1 · PDF · 28 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 395_Understanding SB 375.pdf395 Understanding SB 375 · PDF · 10 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - Citizens Guide.docCitizens Guide 2004 · PDF · 9 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| KRT Bakersfield Service AnalysisPDF · 102 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| Microsoft Word - FINAL.docRoadstoRuin · PDF · 58 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| SJV Tribal EJ 2010PDF · 67 pages | Other | Did not pass | Document title |
| RTIF - Final 1.97.xlsTransportation Impact Fees Kern · PDF · 72 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| bbook_07.pdfTransportation Planning Process Key Issues-FHWA · PDF · 77 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - uplan documentation_v13_02282012uplan documentation v13 02282014 · PDF · 31 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| San Diego Association of Governments 2050 Regional Transportation Plan DEIR395 comments sandag rtplan deir.pdf · PDF · 12 pages | Other | Passed | None |
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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.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 October 13, 2026: we fetched 123 pages from https://www.kerncog.org/ and found 324 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 41 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: October 13, 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 Kern Council of Governments should start
Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.
Customers and residents need these files to use the district's services and follow its board.
Usually owned by the general manager or director and the board secretary.
A timeline to April 26, 2028
Inventory and triage
by January 4, 2027
Fix the documents people use most
by September 14, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2028
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$1,162 – $1,743
≈ 5,811 credits for 4,175 estimated pages
- 39 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 101 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 4,035 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
Kern Council of Governments beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern Council of Governments (this page) | — | 324+ | 4,175 | October 13, 2026 |
| Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority | — | 1,492 | 20,624 | October 7, 2026 |
| Alameda County Housing Authority | — | 447 | 12,685 | October 7, 2026 |
| Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District | — | 269+ | 7,488 | October 7, 2026 |
| Alameda County Resource Conservation District | — | 95 | 1,324 | October 7, 2026 |
| Alameda County Transportation Commission | — | 2,825 | 52,918 | October 7, 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
Special districts in California
- Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority: ADA deadline report
1,492 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Alameda County Housing Authority: ADA deadline report
447 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District: ADA deadline report
269 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Alameda County Resource Conservation District: ADA deadline report
95 documents · due April 26, 2028
Also due April 26, 2028 in California
- Ravendale-Termo Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 89 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Green Point Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 42 documents · due April 26, 2028
- Silver Fork Elementary School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 75 documents · due April 26, 2028
- City of Industry: ADA deadline report
city · 335 documents · due April 26, 2028
Frequently asked questions
When is Kern Council of Governments's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2028. Kern Council of Governments 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 Kern Council of Governments's deadline set?
Kern Council of Governments is a special district government, and the Census Bureau calculates no population for one. The rule gives every special district government the later date, whatever the size of the area it serves.
How many public documents does Kern Council of Governments have?
Our crawl on October 13, 2026 fetched 123 pages from https://www.kerncog.org/ and found at least 324 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 4,175 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of Kern Council of Governments's documents pass accessibility checks?
1 of the 41 files we checked passed basic machine checks (2%). That is a sample of the 324 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix Kern Council of Governments's documents?
Our directional estimate is $1,162 to $1,743 with DocoMatic: about 5,811 credits for 4,175 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should Kern Council of Governments fix first?
Start with rate schedules, service applications and board packets: the documents your customers and board rely on.
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.