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Accessibility staff seeks $6,000 for Crawford PDF remediation software; board asks for funding options
Sarasota City Accessibility Advisory Committee · January 12, 2026
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Summary
City staff requested a one-time $6,000 authorization for five Crawford remediation licenses to speed PDF accessibility fixes; board members asked staff to explore consortium purchasing, municipal partners, and alternative funding before approving.
City staff told the Sarasota accessibility advisory committee on Feb. 5 that large PDF documents (often created in Adobe) remain a major barrier to compliance and that a Crawford remediation license could reduce manual remediation effort.
Staff described a proposed one-time $6,000 purchase for five shared Crawford licenses…
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