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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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I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 18 years building accessible, high-performance software. I specialise in web accessibility (WCAG), developer advocacy, and building tools that help teams work effectively. As a designer, frontend engineer, and full-stack developer, I’ve worked across product teams and communities, helping to shape how we build and advocate for inclusive digital products.