https://sentracheck.com/blog/ Compliance, records management, and document accessibility guidance for public agencies. en-us Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://sentracheck.com/blog/what-to-digitize-first.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/what-to-digitize-first.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A scoring method for deciding which government records to digitize first, based on remaining retention life, public demand, risk, and physical condition — plus the records you should not scan at all. https://sentracheck.com/blog/redacting-pii-before-publishing-archives.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/redacting-pii-before-publishing-archives.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Decades of government records contain Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical details, and signatures. Where personal information hides, why black boxes are not redaction, and how to verify a file is actually clean. https://sentracheck.com/blog/records-retention-schedule-california.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/records-retention-schedule-california.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical guide to records retention schedules for California cities, counties, and special districts: what the schedule contains, what Government Code section 34090 requires before destruction, and how to apply retention to digital files. https://sentracheck.com/blog/ocr-quality-scanned-pdfs.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/ocr-quality-scanned-pdfs.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to tell whether a scanned PDF has a usable text layer, why 98% character accuracy is worse than it sounds, and a ten-minute sampling protocol for checking a scanning vendor’s output before it goes on your website. https://sentracheck.com/blog/document-metadata-naming-standards.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/document-metadata-naming-standards.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical naming convention and metadata standard for government document archives: what belongs in the file name, what belongs in the PDF, and how to migrate existing files without breaking links. https://sentracheck.com/blog/document-inventory-government-agency.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/document-inventory-government-agency.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Before you archive, scan, or remediate anything, you need a document inventory. The seven places government documents actually live, what to record about each one, and how to run the count in three passes. https://sentracheck.com/blog/cpra-response-document-search.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/cpra-response-document-search.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Where the time actually goes on a California Public Records Act response, how a document inventory shortens the search phase, and how proactive publication reduces request volume. https://sentracheck.com/blog/budgeting-scanning-remediation-project.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/budgeting-scanning-remediation-project.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to build a defensible budget for a government scanning and document accessibility program: unit cost drivers, phasing across fiscal years, what belongs in the staff report, and procurement routes. https://sentracheck.com/blog/backfile-scanning-project-guide.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/backfile-scanning-project-guide.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT How a public agency runs a document scanning project: preparation, image specifications, PDF/A versus PDF/UA, in-house versus outsourced costs, quality-control sampling, and what to require in the deliverable. https://sentracheck.com/blog/agenda-packet-archive-brown-act.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/agenda-packet-archive-brown-act.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Brown Act posting requirements, retention of minutes and recordings, and why agenda packets dominate a public agency’s page count and accessibility budget. https://sentracheck.com/blog/wcag-government-pdf-checklist.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/wcag-government-pdf-checklist.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The 14 WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria most government PDFs fail, with plain-English explanations and concrete fixes for each. Built for compliance teams. https://sentracheck.com/blog/section-508-vs-wcag-vs-ada-title-ii.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/section-508-vs-wcag-vs-ada-title-ii.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Section 508, WCAG 2.1, and ADA Title II — what each standard actually requires, who must follow it, and how they overlap. A reference for public agencies. https://sentracheck.com/blog/pdf-vs-html-ada-compliance.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/pdf-vs-html-ada-compliance.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT PDF or HTML for government documents under ADA Title II? Cost, accessibility, and practicality compared, with a clear recommendation for public agencies. https://sentracheck.com/blog/estimating-pdf-corpus-size.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/estimating-pdf-corpus-size.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Estimating your ADA Title II remediation scope. Real PDF page counts from California cities, counties, and special districts, with practical methods for sizing your own corpus. https://sentracheck.com/blog/archive-exempt-content-explained.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/archive-exempt-content-explained.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The ADA Title II archive exception is narrower than agencies often assume. Here's what content actually qualifies, what doesn't, and how to label archive content correctly. https://sentracheck.com/blog/ada-title-ii-deadline-california.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/ada-title-ii-deadline-california.html Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Plain-English breakdown of the ADA Title II April 26, 2027 deadline for California public agencies: who's covered, what must comply, and a realistic 12-month rollout plan. https://sentracheck.com/blog/doj-extension-what-didnt-change.html https://sentracheck.com/blog/doj-extension-what-didnt-change.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT DOJ Interim Final Rule RIN 1190-AA82 moved both ADA Title II compliance dates by one year. Private-lawsuit exposure, California's Unruh Act, and WCAG 2.1 AA are unchanged.