IT outlines digital accessibility roadmap after DOJ deadline extension

Natasha Greer, a program specialist in the City of Sacramento's IT department, presented the city's digital accessibility compliance roadmap and resources at the Disability Advisory Commission meeting on Aug. 5.

Greer said the Department of Justice moved the Title II compliance deadline to April 26, 2027, giving the city more time to bring digital services into compliance. "I did not run it through an accessibility checker," Greer said of an example PDF she submitted, underscoring the office's push to acquire automated checks for PDFs and other documents so errors are caught before materials are published.

Greer told commissioners that IT has procured vendor training courses for staff and that program oversight has moved to Human Resources following an initial project phase. She said web‑team audits are already identifying noncompliant PDFs and other content and that letters were sent to many city vendors to confirm their plans for compliance.

Several commissioners asked for a more detailed compliance roadmap with measurable milestones and department‑level completion rates. Greer said she could request that HR provide completion denominators; she also described the vendor selection process for training and said a cross‑department committee fielded fewer than 10 qualified vendors for the contract.

The commission recommended a follow‑up presentation with a compliance roadmap that shows percentage compliant by site/department, proposed remediation sequencing, and specific vendor procurement criteria so commissioners and community members can monitor progress.