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Why accessibility is struggling

Accessibility isn’t often a top priority on digital projects, even when it is a legal requirement. According to “The WebAIM Million” 2026 report, 95.9% of home pages had detected WCAG 2 failures. This report only includes failures that can be automatically detected. Colour contrast, which is probably the easiest to detect, fails in 83.9% of the sites analysed.

The percentage of failing sites has decreased 1.9% in the last six years, including a 1.1% increase from last year. It’s a painfully slow and inconsistent progress for an industry where everything moves fast. This can’t be less contradictory than it seems, though.

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NewDevelopments Block Theme

Accessibility-focused block theme developed in the open.

Production-ready • Accessibility-ready submission pending

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As a developer, working on a project with my team is as important as participating in community events. As a speaker, an organiser, or an attendee, sharing knowledge and experiences on how accessibility, user advocacy, and technical decisions impact a project is always a good opportunity to learn and connect with other professionals.