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    <title>robots.txt vs AI crawlers: training bots, search bots, and the ones that just fetch</title>
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    <description>Training crawlers, search crawlers and user-triggered fetchers aren't the same. How to read your robots.txt, with example snippets and common pitfalls.</description>
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    <title>Title II web accessibility: a 90-day plan for the small-city IT person</title>
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    <description>You're the IT department, the webmaster and the person who fixes the printer. Here's a calm, week-by-week Title II accessibility plan for the next 90 days.</description>
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    <description>Nobody outside the AI companies knows the exact recipe. Here's what local businesses can control: crawler access, consistent info, schema and reviews.</description>
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    <title>ADA Title II web accessibility deadlines: April 26, 2027 and April 26, 2028</title>
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    <description>Which April 2027 or April 2028 deadline applies to your public organization under the ADA Title II web accessibility rule, and what compliance means in practice.</description>
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    <description>What to require in an RFP for website accessibility work, what a credible vendor delivers, and how to score bids.</description>
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    <description>The four WCAG principles, the most common failures on public websites, and quick checks anyone can run.</description>
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    <title>Title II deadline for school districts, libraries and special districts: 2027 or 2028?</title>
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    <description>School districts are not special districts. How school districts, libraries, police departments and special districts find their Title II date: April 26, 2027 or 2028.</description>
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