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San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG): ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status

Our October 16, 2026 crawl of sandag.org(opens in new tab) found at least 1,205 public documents, about 1,940 pages. 7 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.

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documents found
1,205+
estimated pages
1,940
checked files passed
7 / 50
crawl date
Oct 16, 2026

What our crawl found on sandag.org

Counts from our October 16, 2026 crawl, which visited 241 pages. Our crawler found 1,205 public documents on sandag.org — an estimated 1,940 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

  • Other503 · 42%
  • Reports461 · 38%
  • Policies105 · 9%
  • Agendas & minutes72 · 6%
  • Forms33 · 3%
  • Newsletters31 · 3%

No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 42% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.

By file format

  • PDF 1,189 · 99%
  • Excel (XLSX) 9 · <1%
  • Word (DOCX) 7 · <1%

Checked sample

7 of 50 passed(14%)

  • Passed basic checks: 7
  • Did not pass: 43

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 1,205 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.

Scanned share

24% 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 (3%), 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 16, 2026
Pages visited
241
Documents in the inventory
1,205
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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) after claiming this page.

Files we checked on sandag.org

Links go to the files on sandag.org as we found them on October 16, 2026.

These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on October 16, 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
Agendatribal-symposium-borders-committee-2023-11-15 · PDF · 4 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
tribal-twg-agenda-2023-06-07PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
tribal-twg-agenda-2023-08-30PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
tribal-twg-agenda-2024-02-28PDF · 3 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
tribal-twg-agenda-2024-09-25PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument language, Document title
tribal-twg-agenda-2025-03-05PDF · 78 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
tribal-twg-agenda-2025-06-25PDF · 81 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
tribal-twg-agenda-2025-10-01PDF · 30 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
twg-agenda-2022-06PDF · 2 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passDocument title
twg-agenda-2026-01-14PDF · 28 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
twg-agenda-2026-04-29PDF · 51 pagesAgendas & minutesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
audit-committee-applicationPDF · 2 pagesFormsDid not passDocument title, Form field labels
form-801-2009PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
form-801-2018PDF · 4 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
form-801-2023PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
form-806-2020PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
form-806-2022PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
form-806-2023PDF · 3 pagesFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Print snipform-806-2025 · PDF · 1 pageFormsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
comprehensive-fare-ordinancePDF · 13 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
prop-a-san-diego-transportation-improvement-1987-07-31PDF · 44 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
Microsoft Word - COVER.doctransnet-extension-ordinance · PDF · 50 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2006-12-01PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2008-05-01PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2009-07-01PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2009-11-01PDF · 1 pagePoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2012-03-01PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
transnet-ordinance-amendment-2017-03-01PDF · 2 pagesPoliciesDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title
2022-peer-reviewPDF · 1 pageReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
2025-peer-reviewPDF · 5 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document title, Image alt text
annual-audit-plan-fy-25-26-2025-08-01PDF · 15 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - OIPA Approved Annual Work Plan Fiscal Years 2027 and 2028 06.05.26 (Final with date).docxannual-work-plan-fy27-fy-28 · PDF · 22 pagesReportsDid not passTagged structure, Document language
oipa-press-release-performance-audit-contract-project-management-hntb-2025-09-29PDF · 4 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
oipa-press-release-sr-125-investigations-2024-10-07PDF · 2 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
press-release-sole-source-performance-audit-2025-05-19PDF · 3 pagesReportsDid not passDocument title
guidance-regarding-gifts-SANDAGPDF · 10 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title, Image alt text
public-utilities-code-division-127PDF · 10 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
public-utilities-code-division-127-statutesPDF · 22 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
SANDAG-conflict-of-interest-codePDF · 8 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Document title, Image alt text
SANDAG-records-retention-schedule-2023-02-01PDF · 17 pagesOtherDid not passDocument title
Microsoft Word - SANDAG Terms and Conditions (3-19-18)SANDAG-standard-terms-conditions · PDF · 11 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language, Image alt text
Untitledsenate-bill-no-10 · PDF · 18 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
CHP0200743senate-bill-no-1703 · PDF · 22 pagesOtherDid not passTagged structure, Document language
Form 700 2024form-700 · PDF · 24 pagesFormsPassedNone
Microsoft Word - COVER.doctransnet-amended-restated-extension-ordinance · PDF · 47 pagesPoliciesPassedNone
Annual Audit Planannual-audit-plan-fy-26-revised-2026-04-15 · PDF · 2 pagesReportsPassedNone
SANDAG Equity Action Plan Survey Reportequity-action-plan-survey-report-2022-06-01 · PDF · 19 pagesReportsPassedNone
Press Release SANDAG OIPAoipa-press-release-sr-125-investigation-2024-03-25 · PDF · 4 pagesReportsPassedNone
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDApublic-records-request-guidelines · PDF · 3 pagesOtherPassedNone
SANDAG Standard Terms and Conditions for Service Bureau Products & Servicesservice-bureau-terms-conditions · PDF · 4 pagesOtherPassedNone
Show all 50 files

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 October 16, 2026: we fetched 241 pages from https://www.sandag.org/ and found 1,205 documents.
  • The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
  • Changelog: October 16, 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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) 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

  1. Inventory and triage

    by January 4, 2027

  2. Fix the documents people use most

    by September 14, 2027

  3. Everything in use conforms

    by April 26, 2028

A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.

Estimated cost with DocoMatic

$1,148 – $1,723

≈ 5,742 credits for 1,940 estimated pages

  • 53 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
  • 453 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
  • 1,434 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

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) beside the special districts in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.

OrganizationPopulationDocuments foundEstimated pagesCrawled
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) (this page)—1,205+1,940October 16, 2026
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority—1,49220,624October 7, 2026
Alameda County Housing Authority—44712,685October 7, 2026
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District—269+7,488October 7, 2026
Alameda County Resource Conservation District—951,324October 7, 2026
Alameda County Transportation Commission—2,82552,918October 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

Also due April 26, 2028 in California

Frequently asked questions

When is San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s ADA Title II deadline?

April 26, 2028. San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) 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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s deadline set?

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) 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 San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) have?

Our crawl on October 16, 2026 fetched 241 pages from https://www.sandag.org/ and found at least 1,205 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 1,940 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.

How many of San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s documents pass accessibility checks?

7 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (14%). That is a sample of the 1,205 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.

How much would it cost to fix San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)'s documents?

Our directional estimate is $1,148 to $1,723 with DocoMatic: about 5,742 credits for 1,940 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.

Which documents should San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) 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.