Insights on digital accessibility, WCAG compliance, and the European Accessibility Act.
The W3C’s 10 September 2026 Working Draft reworks WCAG 3 conformance around core requirements tagged by impact. What changed, what is open, and why WCAG 2.2 stays the target.
Image Explorer, natural-language Voice Control, Generated Subtitles and Accessibility Reader shipped with iOS 27 in September 2026. What each one needs from developers.
A practical map of the WCAG version behind the EAA, EN 301 549, the Web Accessibility Directive, UK regulations, ADA Title II, Section 504 and Section 508 as of October 2026.
The FTC’s order against accessiBe, lawsuits against sites running widgets, and a French court’s view that 71 per cent accessible is not accessible. Why an overlay is not an EAA strategy.
ETSI, CEN and CENELEC published EN 301 549 V4.1.1 on 2 September 2026. It adopts WCAG 2.2, adds an EAA mapping in Annex ZB and awaits citation in the Official Journal.
Browser agents navigate sites through the same accessibility tree screen readers use. What that means for labels, roles, AI-generated code and the WebAIM Million’s rising error counts.
UsableNet’s midyear report projects about 6,176 US web and app accessibility lawsuits in 2026, nearly 20 per cent up on 2025, with e-commerce, New York and Illinois leading.
One year into the EAA: no fines yet, but a French court ordered Carrefour to make its site and app fully accessible, and Swedish and Dutch regulators are investigating.
The DOJ and HHS each pushed their web and app accessibility compliance dates back a year in spring 2026. The WCAG 2.1 AA standard, the scope and the exceptions are unchanged.
95.9 per cent of the top million home pages failed automated WCAG checks in 2026, up from 94.8. The six most common errors and how to find them in your own pages and apps.
EN 301 549 is directly related to the European Accessibility Act (EAA), which is legislation aimed at improving the accessibility of products and services across the European Union.
EN 301 549 makes extensive references to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, integrating its success criteria as benchmarks for accessibility in ICT products and services.
EN 301 549 is a European standard that outlines accessibility requirements for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and services.
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) aims to enhance the accessibility of products and services across the EU to create a more inclusive society.
Understanding the specific needs of different user groups is vital: here are 10 steps to make iOS apps accessible.
WCAG 2.1 AA is typically applied to websites, but increasingly these guidelines are also applied to mobile apps.
Exploring the relationship between WCAG 2.1 A, AA, and AAA guidelines and color contrast accessibility.
Download Accessibility Checker and start testing your designs against WCAG standards today.
