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The DOJ just delayed= ADA Title II by a year, the WebAIM Million dropped, and 96% of the web is = still failing. Let's get into it. With conference season mostly behind us, it's time to get back into the swi= ng of things. The first major compliance deadline for the ADA Title II web = and mobile app rule was set to hit at the end of the month, but the DOJ ste= pped in at the last minute with an Interim Final Rule pushing it back by a = year. More on that below. In the meantime, WebAIM dropped their WebAIM Mill= ion report analyzing the top 1 million websites for accessibility. The resu= lts are not particularly flattering. So why are we still stuck? This month,= we unpack the report to try to answer that question, look at the renewed w= ave of legal pushback against serial filers, and share some of the best wri= ting we found on the web. Let=E2=80=99s get into it. If you are new here, welcome. We compile this update every month to keep yo= u informed on the changing landscape of digital accessibility in the time t= hat it takes to drink a cup of coffee. Whether you are a developer, leader,= product manager, or compliance officer, we want to give you the context yo= u need to make better decisions without overwhelming you in the process. As always, let us know if you think we missed something, or share the link = with your colleagues or partners who may benefit from some or all of this i= nformation. You can also sign up to receive these accessibility updates via= email (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQ= kW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs5C3pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3pVW6fvMJw5V9rsgN8QgFDBBYt= shN7K0ZHzJglX-W72XKdJ8xr1t0W2nQt0l74DmJNN1pfz29yFksQW7k03kd4qWf6wW74YQJ64Fk= k4gW6Wl9cg8qknHXW4x-2qD4jDntHW3LbQQ17Tfc0NW5m8f2L5sCkpHW5hCf-B1W1LR8W1wWQyb= 1Q7zPTW8D0cJX5dl--_N64w7Bn1lb-cVnW5CH4Wzg8pVwsRB_1sh5vkW2bjFwQ5Fs2pGW2_wTXw= 848F2TW50L2rQ29mqZ_MS-7ShgTrhDMLx_z9RlxNHW3Q8N9n7gVtMkW92P4Xp6JyXr3W23T7Pk7= pdKC2W3-cCMb5_3wzpW45CNV23gXgsQW2nv3kt9k-x2-W6hbMfm7vmlJSf5J3f2804 ) . Upcoming Conferences and Events - National ADA Symposium (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/c= xPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs503pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3nWW1mXs= qh6fvBrlV-GbMy79YDZGW1vvYfR3K0g6nN4QxDvQJkVkpW1Z8lQ98yZTPgN2Kpt5TVtnZPW1mtK= Qw8STFYSW2j48ST7TSzLvW5KGM9b4FmTN_W33PbJn2dMT6nN4xz7GH8KgXzW7B1rYg52JX4-W58= 0BFJ8vjPcQW72wmcr3qhFqHN6plyxBLskVTN4WJV1wjv0P8W4Tsn984Tg7WzW2LpWx85qbPYWW8= jPryf5cJBwmW6qYTbM6bdxq7W2HrKzT1P4jySW4vxMkq2fj8cNN7pktK5QFxx-W1Lkb_y34ZzC4= W3CVhgB7WnZW-W241F5C7STGqdf7dp28W04 ) : Virtual, May 4-6. A leading confere= nce on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), bringing together nationa= lly recognized experts to share information, practical guidance, and best p= ractices on accessibility. Lots of legal and hardware stuff here. - John Slatin AccessU 2026 (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113= /cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs503pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3mlVHd= 0v283b0plW5yzb_49kWch8W6GHxnm97Tj0xN4v3xT92QbjfVmz7j-5-5vXNW4rQZts797gzpW6K= XNk03PjgcSW6ptG2q5S17MMW5F9tc04LXCNPW5gMzlZ8l8dHKN1fdX7p3-fMjW2yphHK2hCjPFW= 4F96Qn2BVtV4N5SrS8Yc7JLbW2KQcBZ3kLysSW6Y-mks97nkCpVYLtRM1xL9gwW5pQH334v80RC= W3nzCSq3TVjrZW1ZJ_tV5m3MnmW4Qq_r48vs-B_W49GX4q8rRR0QW239XBJ7Z6BCqMGZh_gtk8k= ZW8pfFpD5LwQLbW22Mxwl1CDyL5f3rqDzM04 ) : Austin, Texas, May 11-14. A hands-= on digital accessibility training conference built to turn principles into = skills you can apply immediately across design, development, content, and l= eadership. One of our favorite in-person events due to the community it dra= ws. While far from the largest turnout, you get access to some of the indus= try=E2=80=99s foremost thought leaders and practitioners in a great setting= . - Microsoft Ability Summit (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113= /cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs5C3pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3kBW78= 3_hx1kzNZnW93ykP12MfJlcW6PkNcf8jZyvWV9ZtSJ2t6p11W5jxMKV1-yr4VW6ZJx7C3n9pMyW= 8W8Qrb7MSPPtW5FjQ-75FZCKcV2-VJV8Mq5xHW5zJcd72J1pPjW48bWNM2nLRSXW64gcYR4hgx2= SW8BLqNf8WLT13W4VPJx01nljqtW6PnVpb6t_X2_W6nP18L8LHxnMW5sBzsN23sSW-N3_ZMHvNw= XZ5W3z5BRz8j1lyjW8j7y7-7qCCDmW3xXb3F5dSXZ1W5VqKKX7KJg2_W1GLm-C4PCZ3jW4Rq-rp= 56z-MmW3QqcR843-GNbW72ygLL7QDjz5W24tCJT5DR976N5c_csrnc_nBW6r9Zj66DhFXkW4SjX= 7K6RPgVYf3cXpG204 ) : May 19-20, Virtual. A 2-day digital event exploring h= ow technology, AI, and inclusive design can create a more accessible future= . - Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlin= ks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4q3pyd= 0W6N1vHY6lZ3kZVS68mM74xnzqW4r1_KN1_CXmQW3kCYBw8bY0N7VVPbqH8rJz8JW6jFq0s7qZc= LSW4YBBqY5KPv--W2g6z166bGPX-W7tyfXZ1zPkmTW1cJv8w21xtg9W1ZMXLh5TPvW9W7pFh-v8= hg7rsV4kWlY84cvVZW1_5Jn69fx9Y4W95bT2T5f87tzW3126wZ88XwLlVCld3Y3Xbkg6W5t3vqM= 1vjQNTW8HLcmf7TwkwXW54HP9Q4cs9tkW8lScNw2rK2F2W9hmjLh3s_yhVW8T1XTj8cXQf4f3JX= 4nW04 ) : May 21, Global. The 15th annual GAAD focuses on digital access an= d inclusion for people with different disabilities. The 2026 WebAIM Million For the 8th consecutive year, WebAIM evaluated the accessibility of the top= 1 million homepages on the internet and published their findings in a repo= rt they call the WebAIM Million (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/L= W+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4K3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3= pDW3Zjj_B4RzTkCW4L0fby8G7V-4W5jhJkw84Gh39W4VM_Jy7Ht_J-W9c6cwZ53GPTRW3mMzll3= tXddlW81xK171SwFb4W301XwS95l7QLW1jwxlR2QsN7RVVZs0c551VtbW5JWjfR8Zb5h_W96Jst= 07svHYVW35Tg427_BR9nW7f390t3p0JgQW591lx74WSx14N1ysmsCqbqjKW6V9bJG4h3_7nW1m7= P8v4HhbmYW8WDJ4M8_6QzRW39fxl66s7b50W4VMYCj51NjLjW6xnD4X4ZMqWrVnPGcg7sKMXFW5= f-gm370dqklf3dMnY404 ) . The sites come from the Tranco ranking, which is a= popular (supposedly unbiased) dataset cataloging the internet's top 1 mill= ion domains. Each was loaded into WAVE using the stand-alone WAVE API, afte= r which the output was cataloged and later analyzed. The headline number for 2026? A staggering 95.9% of homepages still have de= tectable WCAG failures, with an average of 56.1 errors per page. The top issue was easily low-contrast text (found on 83.9% of sites) follow= ed by missing alternative text for images (53.1%) and missing form input la= bels (51%). After nearly a decade of heightened awareness, legislation, skyrocketing la= wsuits, not to mention the integration of accessibility tools into almost e= very design platform=E2=80=A6 an effective 96% failure rate is quite the di= sappointing metric. It's technically a decrease from 97.8% in 2019, but it'= s also the first time in the past six years that the web has gotten worse. = Typically, we hope to see at least a slight decrease in issues overall. So,= what is going on? A few theories. GenAI-augmented software development has been the headline over the past si= x months and is something we've covered extensively in previous editions of= this newsletter. Based on benchmarks like the AI model Accessibility Check= er (AIMAC) (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4= DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4q3pyd0W6N1vHY6lZ3kGW14_dS96slz9xW45Kwn= s8XxPQ9VrHXpn4TMn9ZW5jkPz13-WHV2W292T4k4t1VPTW3D_Wz72kNCV7W1TJQlQ13WDt4W5nv= _xP2SCkWWW5qVc9B8fHSgSW2nw2fC3ldTxfW6Z0C6L4g0yz4W5LzNcG7TGKhQW6WYRQ22dx4ghW= 224Dtr7VsrkCW4kgMHM3fg0bqW3vmhht5pCNH0W4LZp7p4N37dNVNCXyX4rgYnwW7pWcp22J8F8= jW1rM8cp8qkQzqW6GHJ_l4zVvvxW3k578V86dsY8f89dSYW04 ) and Microsoft's a11y-ll= m-eval (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQ= kW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4K3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3mCW3cQXr154X8xJW6zdFCN4QT= cGNW3Br5NK8nqT30W2BQdrc3jyPDRW5GJqb04c1NYdW3Yj_NR6cyJj4W7X_tf92jZxFPW3w7cL9= 4DjyZYW62ywRK3b2v32W4xnyF71Wk6TVW2BZ8kr11FzJDW8Wpr2m4Wv6ydW62fbvt7p5wbLW32J= tK-5G6D4YN26TMbDTJP5hW2glz8426tWRzW5p_qq13nq_ydW1lsll13sPTVCW1F9XyV1D2s_WW3= 1Y0WB78K3YlW18sl9f91BX3lN4b9t1yMYptQW5XJFmy7jqmv-W3jWnGZ63tvqhf6K-C-804 ) ,= it is not a question that AI models struggle to spit out accessible code w= ithout explicitly being instructed to do so. Given that around 42% of the w= eb's code is written by AI (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113= /cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4K3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3nYW4z= Js2L6P5-crW6klPv15gfMwqW6-fF4q8mtzCJW8CPQyP5T274HW2Km_9M2zD7V9W66X-N91pR0y1= N4wNqFy8n6M8W84p4765ktMKrW4K0xJZ56jcX6W72LGz45Lf7j-W5LGbYH5qPxYSW19DyGl36gs= P0W8tdXXl2gc_J1W90S4v02td07cW5spGDY712SDPW5lC6dx74SgSsW4SDbfL8WPTj_W51wpr27= CL8prW6MpRfh6JLZNMW5VWNxh2c9YXpN8Vph34XqQ3BVTwxDx8PTQDvW6C86n68jld91N63w2lY= stFF1f8tMn8W04 ) (per most estimates), it is not a stretch to assume this c= ould be a contributor to the problem. WebAIM points to the same thing in th= eir own analysis, calling out "vibe coding" (semantically not the same but = also not dissimilar from AI-augmented development) as a likely factor. It could also be in part because pages just keep getting heavier. The avera= ge home page now contains 1,437 elements, up 22.5% in just the last year an= d nearly double the count from 2019. The more moving parts you have, the ha= rder it becomes to keep a site accessible. Pages that use ARIA averaged 59.1 errors compared to 42 on pages without it= . ARIA usage on the web is up 27% in the past year and is now around six ti= mes what it was in 2019. It seems like a lot of teams are reaching for ARIA= when they shouldn't be or applying it incorrectly when they should. This l= ines up with the AI theory since models tend to throw role attributes, aria= -hidden, and tabindex at problems that better HTML would solve naturally. Finally, we could see the primary bottleneck shifting from awareness to exe= cution. Tooling and testing are better than ever, but there continues to ex= ist a fundamental disconnect between design intent and engineering output. = All too often, accessibility requirements don't make the jump from the desi= gn spec into development. Sometimes when they do, the biggest issues are on= ly found during the final QA pass, at which point resolution is costly and = might turn into a conversation around risk assessment. For some good news, government and education domains are well ahead of the = rest of the web. Sites on .gov averaged 18.5 errors per page (67% below the= overall average) and .edu averaged 23.0 (59% below). Whatever shape the AD= A Title II timeline ultimately takes (more on that below), the public secto= r has a real head start. New from the QualityLogic Blog Our huge post recapping everything we learned and/or heard about at the 41s= t CSUN conference (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/= VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs3R5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3nvW2RLvKG297ZR= HW13dpnV10Fyd-W52vKTv19PsGSW21sQ7B7-MjRTMh-CTlpCdZSW6NRLcr4qxkH9N5mtWgFDX0j= tW6FsY_95fcJg-W6W97Lg3_LwFLN8XS0VKcPC6tW9hqNVS2RXXMhV-Y3nJ4DCK7FW4QP4By2QkC= YzW2VYCHq2w-z7xW7WN2tk3wfx7wW23-Hf015-LZvW5JdYfW4KRp3cW4WJ9tZ71PcxFW43v-j71= Jq_ZjW3DyY857Cz9wDW7DLJyQ1vfyz9W24Z65t3m9_Z7W28pjlk6sPRSJW3TxsFB4jVLbqW6_pN= jZ1jqBl5N2xd6xML5CBwW97j3J_5j9HXpW8S0fyV2H2q6dW1xnCjp5p6S3rW19s3C48hRvR4W4r= sTsj83VRX1W7S7XD52BSJ0ZW4-yhBb2sDWk8W4fSX3J39_v8Mf3ntsx004 ) is now live! W= e are admittedly a bit biased, but we think it's a good read if you are int= erested in hearing more about what transpired at the event, and the latest = and greatest across assistive technology and accessibility as a whole. Even= if you were there, it=E2=80=99s incredibly easy to miss things amidst ever= ything going on at once. Legal Stuff In a move that should not come as a surprise to our readers (if anyone), th= e Department of Justice is delaying the ADA Title II web and mobile app com= pliance deadlines by one year. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed = the Interim Final Rule on April 16, it was filed for public inspection on A= pril 17, and it publishes in the Federal Register on April 20 (RIN 1190-AA8= 2). Large public entities now have until April 26, 2027 to meet WCAG 2.1 Le= vel AA. Entities with populations under 50,000 and special district governm= ents have until April 26, 2028. Nothing else in the 2024 rule has changed. DOJ invoked the "good cause" exception at 5 USC 553(b)(B) to skip pre-publi= cation notice and comment. A 60-day post-publication comment window remains= open. What the preamble tells us - DOJ concedes it got the 2024 math wrong. The Department "overestimated th= e advancement and availability of technology" and says "generative AI does = not yet reliably automate the remediation of inaccessible content at scale.= " Interestingly, "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" does not appear anywhere= in the 2024 final rule, making this claim seem confusing at best. - This is probably not the last move. DOJ says it will "consider issuing an= NPRM" on substantive provisions during the extension, and calls WCAG 2.1's= incorporation "untenable" because its supplementary materials at w3.org ca= n change without notice. This is essentially a warning that there is a good= chance the technical standard itself may become a matter of discussion. Th= e same WCAG structure has been the basis of DOJ settlement agreements for n= early a decade, so the sudden claim that it is "untenable" is difficult to = take at face value. - DOJ is hardening against challenge. The IFR includes an explicit severabi= lity clause, stacks five separate rationales for the good cause exception, = and floats an unusual argument that "international actors" are funding Titl= e II litigation as "lawfare" against U.S. public entities. What to do? - If you are a covered public entity: Think of this as a breather and an op= portunity to build sustainable systems. WCAG 2.1 AA is still the standard, = the ADA's private right of action is still live, and plaintiffs can still s= ue today under the pre-2024 framework. The work that you've already done st= ill counts, and the work you may have been putting off still has to happen. - If you are a vendor: Title II customer contracts still reference WCAG 2.1= AA. Procurement pressure is unlikely to slacken because most public-sector= buyers do not want to inherit non-conformance, regardless of the deadline. - If you object to the delay, to the reconsidering WCAG 2.1, or just want t= o go on record supporting the 2024 rule: Public comment is open now and mat= ters more than ever because a strong response may deter DOJ from following = this IFR with the broader NPRM it is hinting at. Submit your thoughts by Ju= ne 22, 2026, at regulations.gov (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/L= W+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4q3pyd0W6N1vHY6lZ3= kMW1QW_xf2rg-cbW91JnsW3rp1XvW6MVLcW3ScD6WVh9Yy48zcy3NW83Kf2S17xZ5YW3nqVgQ1l= 5t5qN29Th9GGdtH8W7RH8Ld1lndv3W17cvpG8Tgs15W16xNKf3Kd31ZW8mZVxB24q0gpW8qxMs1= 3tdC4NW5NBWxX5z0tRqW4SgLzb2sh2TPW44DpzF3r9x-RW5x5TP55T2n_vW8q7y557ZbfdwW3km= LCs6FyHQvW5wN5GK1bRXknW47kQLt3b1RPBVbxJ9n3JkhThW48-md97fY4QRf7KQ-7T04 ) , s= earching docket CRT150 or RIN 1190-AA82, and put "RIN 1190-AA82" in the sub= ject line. It is important that all voices are heard, though personal accou= nts of accessibility barriers seem to carry more weight than general statem= ents. Court rulings Most of the month's notable decisions are collected in Converge Accessibili= ty's March 2026 legal update (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+1= 13/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs5j3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3pLW= 79ywzX9l6tq7W7fjCSr8TKcbDW3qVz3W6XQTXcN4tKQ9pJ2stgN20XGM0SVYwYW3wkNXf3vxKH0= W41N6vd42KF8RW3l-LwW4F51PmW6pBxgG5L3xNvW4j4QBb6mW0_GW7rZ2lv3lQLYmW8GBz5b3Tr= HnxW6RcD1C2ngyr5W3tVnlT6DXt3ZW2qFrXc7h94YJW3yKs4m8V0WwVN5SbdGDgYP_dW4SJ2cs5= _dZghW7YtxyN4jyGbLW7zYFz1424s87W7X977s5kHzvgW1t3VJY5sjDdrW3kQk4c1nF4DyN2-tg= j9ty4tZW7n5NsY4yhMhHW6sd1cB1lDs2GW6S7mJ66fz-0zW3lyzH56Zphcnf3rl7Vv04 ) . - Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District (9th Cir.): The court rei= nstated $218,500 and $24,000 in damages for two students under Title II. Pu= blic sector accessibility failures now have a real dollar amount attached, = not just the threat of an injunction. - Parikh v. accessiBe (SDNY): Three businesses filed a class action against= accessiBe alleging breach of contract after they installed the automated w= idget on their websites, following claims that it would make their sites fu= lly WCAG 2.1 AA compliant within 48 hours and protect them from lawsuits. E= ach of them got sued for accessibility violations. Upon reaching out to acc= essiBe, they were provided with a report saying their website was compliant= , plus a referral to legal counsel at their expense. The court ultimately t= ossed accessiBe's marketing claim that its widget would "stop any lawsuit i= n its tracks." More to come on this. - Merrell v. Marriott International (N.D. Cal.): Dismissed for lack of stan= ding. The court pointed to the plaintiff's serial litigation history and ex= cluded expert testimony from a witness who had tested sites using a mouse a= longside a screen reader as methodologically unsound. - Jones v. Moscot.com (SDNY): Dismissed on mootness grounds after the defen= dant showed it had fixed the issues and the plaintiff offered nothing in re= sponse. The lesson here is that fixing the underlying bugs early, and being= able to prove it, can shut a case down before it gets expensive. - Espinal v. Gabriella Growers (M.D. Fla., April 2): Found sufficient nexus= between an online storefront and a physical store under the Eleventh Circu= it's nexus doctrine. - Merrell v. Tapestry (C.D. Cal.): Confirmed accessibility audits performed= by AudioEye under outside counsel direction qualify for work product prote= ction. Everything else Georgia's HB 1470, which creates a cause of action against abusive accessib= ility lawsuits, has passed both the house and senate. A similar act in Utah= (SB 68) is awaiting signature and also looks close to passing. On the enfo= rcement side, a Florida flower shop paid $7,000 to settle a web accessibili= ty lawsuit and the DOJ sued SeaWorld over its theme park accessibility poli= cies. Internationally, the South Korean Supreme Court ordered Gmarket, Lott= e, and other major online shopping malls to actively provide screen-reader-= accessible services. What We=E2=80=99ve Been Reading - What I Like About WCAG 3.0 - Karl Groves (AFixt) (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hub= spotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hW= s4K3pyd0W7lCdLW6lZ3kBW4mNP8-5jzrHRN9hsMDhXky8NW5pjWcl3PP56JW1MmDnP5j_ywtW7c= 5PzY7C0RpxW7YwH_P3s3dpjW5mz6rW6lhGcZW53ZLWJ3WgC-WVWwWfS4F8SFyW6ZHnQ57VSzxfW= 3wD6JS2gpFZTVfwSkK9fv7xcN2_fk0SK-D52W6gz92n2XSPVcW12XFCl6DpvP9W3jr1JX8W7q-B= W5j8-8B3_lg84W2phxG86K5DjWN4zq-Q4sHJW4W1PS6B81js648W52rxPW8Fjs9dW52Zdhp59Hw= 1yW3LkJ1H4gKnSyW1Wd4yM8y-R9LdPVrJT04 ) : A deep dive into the updated WCAG = 3.0 working draft, specifically praising how guidelines now read like outco= me goals and the introduction of "Assertions" that recognize accessibility = processes over pure binary pass or fail testing. - I Tried to Educate an Accessibility Overlay Company From the Inside - Chr= is Yoong (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DY= ZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs5j3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3m3W7hwKls72Hf3bW41dHkB4= fFZk7W50fNLv2-s2CLW55nj625jWSpkW4GlfYl3KQXZmV2_VcN81CN15V1KLwd7t0SVfVJ4r7h1= gjFGbW33PHRq2jDyrBW84_ymk504Dp6N7bpbPJKk837W7RFTdH3yCcYVW7M44Ww2b8_mgW2HCmX= 24ywQFsW52rPLd6RtHdVVfHNgq8XM9lwW7n5lFn9cprxgW6zSx4x6dx17JVvSTbD8s7nSSW8StJ= MC5RRPlSW5Yc5SY9fRSGvV6V6P74lYFbpV5H5wB8wz9MrW3Zf8Y82LX7dxW5BdZ3Y1TF4MgW6w2= X7L4k8Nc0W6XHLQw1zbv47W34_nj_8g3DRrf5dX5J604 ) : An insightful and somewhat= frustrating firsthand account of interviewing at an overlay company, attem= pting to educate them on the harm of their product, and experiencing the co= gnitive dissonance of an industry that prioritizes sales over disabled user= s. - Why light-weight websites may one day save your life - Marijke Luttekes (= https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM= 4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs3x5n4LbW50kH_H6lZ3kFVMWPYR5tHwnrW8Gwrp_7LRdhWTxjH94= FRfNfW2vrxT-2g8wg5W8Y4Gh_1hhrVcW6xWhX63MdbF4W1V-pPK2bCDzSW6pxzFt5-59FFW2YjW= z_2Z_4JZW3NzCNs8dMr7DW3rR7DY1qvpmZW7C7kYP4RhPCVW2txKR46MBsqcW6fvmKc5BjsPsW5= yTY9s90qtgXW3yj5RG71Z39jVCrRCK1j3_N9W4hNyF-5sspWHW6j6BhL57jWnjW65gZRb8FMRkK= W2Knz6-1y_Xy2W3rMzws5--_yvW7QfY323QQynCW3YfsyM1TR8w_W4qym9T8bgprpW4yxBGp6G5= s85W5CM_cL26rZBWW5CkqWH14NBGRW5NRllB6mMmh1W2wkJls5xVMKtW8DPXKY7GvM52W3gCX9G= 1Xg5nkf5r-_gM04 ) : A compelling argument for performance and minimal bloat= , noting that bloated JavaScript frameworks can actively prevent people in = crisis or with poor connections from accessing vital information. - Accessibility people are a superpower - Jared Cunha (https://cxPKZ04.na1.= hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N= 8hWs5j3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3pFW5P5LQf3lK_s_W4QPFYq5mdSwyVhf3cc8jlYCgW4DZdPF7Rvq8G= W1WrfkQ6vB9_xW2KTBjw6JdPZ7W2FcjHP7bXSpzW4DgT_g1Jn0J1N5DPS5TThvl0W8WkWm29gj5= 1WW1YxZwq5Qtm44W2kXHqK2tCCJlVssmSc8d5cPcW4Rb-pN3tHVm7W5Fjk6Q2GncfwW7QbHR52n= Mm8dW7LzBn75Zj1KYW7ZsCx719MT_fN8G_9NkCSY1JW4l4ZbZ9gB5PtN4Ct4rFhXj6lW93VLyc8= 6w3XMVmhWGG7Dcl2MMqG9QczyJ6sW4PrJF12hKJK7Vg1RBF22-v3tW8JQ5k84hqClXW18q_4t55= V6PBf2n4kJT04 ) : A great reminder that accessibility professionals bridge = the gap between design and engineering, and that relegating them only to au= diting and remediation leaves incredible collaboration value on the table. - Getting Past the FUD: A Day-One Compliance Strategy for the New ADA Title= II Web Accessibility Rule - Converge Accessibility (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hu= bspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8h= Ws5C3pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3q2W5wnwNC4h7JvkW8Nq6dR1yLK_gW39_Bz58qVj-6W5QZzKP5gF9fmW= 6Whx-b5fvkTFW2Sl_VS1kzzf1W7xFCln5s8WD7W2HbgrH7V-N-5W78k5lG8GQMKzN5GKJD_ynFC= gW75s2th2PcQdVW32vmSs7flp9PVmwMfd2R--8DN3m29rQnzwdHW3LX8Gc80nhJ4W4y05j17pnT= l_W7J77m71LrZMBW1D7jm43W7qq6W2H6fX062Kb2wW1ZkY055rgQF9W56SN_g5cvNY6W7VVRn48= s5V6bW1X77pv1p1z2XW7Yy7h75G0tklW6Wps4B9705mBW1YXtx-7tCFznW4DtlQ05PfN-mW3rKt= vY1z1LdMW341b3d8Q4mCVW2D55Lk5sCnzRf8zX8j804 ) : A highly practical guide fo= r government IT teams navigating the Title II deadline, explaining how to l= ean on vendor updates and the undue burden defense rather than panicking ov= er perfect WCAG compliance. Still relevant, despite the changes in timeline= . - 2026 Crystal Ball: What to Expect in the ADA Title III Universe This Year= - Seyfarth Shaw (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/V= VqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs3x5n4LbW50kH_H6lZ3m7W45fVTw4-g-5N= W2Nq0gC7rbvdPW3p7HsM4Q8vLPW5wfcZ44gJ678W34dlGy8RKvwKW25fsHS3jXM5GW4s9xV71VT= HQKW2GpTZK61bmPyVRj_5S9lGsP2W67gGKY5vfgh4W6QPgkb6ZW4MkW5kM5mj6JrTSMW6f4KLC3= 3w9c5VPvw4K1JJtvDW7T0sWs9fpgShW7RbnTM86bBRVMnvC03WSR2VW6QP_M_8YSwqdW95mxrm6= _8wYWW5mMWvC74V0jWW3YGWMn415jH-W2mPMtt5hhY6HV8Jn9K6JSvTwVKfBKT1n2V9lW48gx1m= 1CycksW7_qjRP1GMGZsW2yVXn01Lv3t0W7xt89f1NF0Y1W6H_ZBQ8gbqX0W19S0px1JnTF7W6Tk= LQ53Rz28DW6-0pyX1CgwxXf6mHN0R04 ) : Predictions for the year ahead by one o= f the top ADA defense firms in the U.S., including the shift of serial plai= ntiffs to state courts and the chilling effect of Executive Order 14192 on = new regulations. - How to Build an Audio Description Strategy That Actually Works - 3Play Me= dia (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2= GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs5j3pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3nxVk_JH78mpwffW5ZfNS541GzCYW= 95_Jxn6LmflTN8sG_gjCtXBTW14X16q5QLlSZN6yF54VgxXn3W5zd4ZQ868p57W730rQj2402fn= W26pFhb7S8qsYW4VLstD8mm3h3W1fyd585hW-GXW4RVRd-4F2wRVW3lDchY9bM2VfW7Z9nhC2Fb= mSdW6W4Y_64yZZLvW6r8HXK6qCZMLW1dTy2Y4fg-TDW5RvqwQ7wfxm3VfzVdf2gCG33W6qH-gq8= s6_Q-N33ntTHCPBGjW3Yb7b19bjsbXW63Kcf34cR4qhW1T3_dR5p8z17W4GnRdz7_XsDhW4hZ_C= 6278csVW7MXWYT62LzshV8G1s749-645f1vN-q-04 ) : A deep-dive webinar with a fu= ll transcript exploring audio description requirements, workflows, and publ= ishing options as public institutions prepare for Title II deadlines. - The 49MB Web Page - Shubham Bose (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ct= c/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs4K3pyd0W7lCdLW6= lZ3pyW46R8Hq46MyPdW5vWM5F37mnM9W26yQ9j2r625DW65wXMY9kLwqwW3bS5k77HKW3BW66kg= MV3HTNNnW83wH6x4VCbflW5v9TJ382cPT5N7YYZtcnm899W83y-rf2YfCfgW2Nr9ML8FGf7BW19= vPFx5Bhc3yW4cqRrl74dH8lW9hpQry31jDDzW4nW7tS4109DVW6qCdz85t2D1SW8VwddC44YvNs= VK5Q5h4Jcy2-VrJtbL1RKM9tN42krD3cpcwgW3l-Ff57w5ZS2W1J42tR3307NKVVc2KJ5K49xkW= 751jBc2GZYyHf8v5bJY04 ) : A teardown of a single page load on Economic Time= s that ends up downloading 49 MB of bloat, two stacked Google sign-in promp= ts, an overlapping cookie banner, a newsletter modal, notification permissi= on requests, and intentionally low-contrast close buttons. This scenario is= more common than one might think. - CSUN 2026 Great Big List - Christopher Phillips (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubs= potlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs= 5C3pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3pcW8JDJgn4YpTQtW7_SGYY7wgY96V-B6z_2n6CLzW5gBZm783QYD2W3mc= L0w7RhD0SW94WW0G32Cw3lW7W1mzg8lDy_BW2HhXP_5v3zPpW4KfQMQ6_LY83W37qncq5N3nbZW= 2WmrBR3GQyVlW6WFJl75tJmGGW5V0v3n7S1LmgW16dsHf40Fm4sW2LZnPT4C1zSYVT32rq84sjg= zW7JPz5x42YcJ5W7S4ltM7QWhh5Vv2Yxb31_8ntW5-gtpP7YqGWGW5wg0nF3FzTftW8wwxJF8mb= gJJW84G7-q5L-3hSW6hbbcF65FbxbW5yxvtB8jy07zM2n9-_TR6GFVFxd_s6TbszFW1GqPKF2Xg= GMxW80XzrN4VKDzyN15Gcrsd8K5rf7BGVZb04 ) : A massive, community curated spre= adsheet of resources and links from the CSUN 2026 conference. - old advice: Hiding Content Has No Effect on Accessible Name or Descriptio= n Calculation - Steve Faulkner (https://cxPKZ04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW= +113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8hWs465n4LbW69t95C6lZ3l= VVZGqlC88RqCKW1wmBTq7C49N6W49Npq74qVGp3N5wXyTK3twhhVgtPFP9jqX1hN5V5XcbNXWQj= VC-y6n1r9wWbW4kl5RP5nRw2pW793QrX6Nd0HBN7ZXXPCwcbL6W59hjlm74ppg3N6kPQCHQyhPn= W5LdGxC8-dJSpN3R5kDMvdWf7W7vq2ct4Tq35SVDGbHh56bDZhW5_3bT35LBChhW4YrsDy23L1V= 2W3_CRzF189y_CW9bk3QJ29vFfkW7yNLHw6J-KXNW4Tp9lB8JjLBZW4WsKjK1Ck91VW2HwyXs6q= qX9vW9334y77tKy79W7CSvtq50XLx-W6Zbwn33BxywVN3bd6MmSW1FtW2BpdZG1S_q77VX3psr1= V-3VBW3tFFSm1py6B0Vw_tTZ1XklyYN2fH1G_GXZRQV7Gvrx8XNXT-MCqm-ZgHd94W57f67D5gX= JGBdbZfGF04 ) : An important technical update and reminder regarding the ac= cessible name calculation and hidden content. - Screen readers are not testing tools - Eric Eggert (https://cxPKZ04.na1.h= ubspotlinks.com/Ctc/LW+113/cxPKZ04/VVqQNr4DYZQkW2GdbFM4mrnbvW5r_q0D5NsqR_N8= hWs503pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3pJW4B6W8V4bsfxZN54kQW5BppyBW4fRsZX8_95pYW5_vHSw48d8tQW= 2kjN081ql26zW7T34gy67791FW1C74rt1wGf_wW5V_-y_5nf-04W1Ljfgk3ZbyRLW5G4ttK4pj7= DJW645xlD4y4L7bW8LmvHH4ZKX28W8wgvxk7Lyj69W9hlqcW328FmxW2cC11475p42BW32FDxh2= CJjc5N4NN-P2YDwkYW7dRlVz9cY4LBW4GBmLY44xZgcN1c-XLtcpbzfW2-vCnp3kvgmnW1M26qX= 7b6vP0W5NLT1K4NCjNDW3NPs_K6x_dfJW7_jQL81CRJbHW19J8Gp4yFLq-f3K__qW04 ) : On = when, and when not to, use a screen reader during accessibility testing. - The Accessibility Problem Isn't Design. 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With conference sea= son mostly behind us, it's time to get back into the swing of things. The f= irst major compliance deadline for the ADA Title II web and mobile app rule= was set to hit at the end of the month, but the DOJ stepped in at the last= minute with an Interim Final Rule pushing it back by a year. More on that = below. In the meantime, WebAIM dropped their WebAIM Million report analyzin= g the top 1 million websites for accessibility. The results are not particu= larly flattering. So why are we still stuck? This month, we unpack the repo= rt to try to answer that question, look at the renewed wave of legal pushba= ck against serial filers, and share some of the best writing we found on th= e web. Let=E2=80=99s get into it.


If you are new here, welcome. We compile = this update every month to keep you informed on the changing landscape of d= igital accessibility in the time that it takes to drink a cup of coffee. Wh= ether you are a developer, leader, product manager, or compliance officer, = we want to give you the context you need to make better decisions without o= verwhelming you in the process.


As always, let us know if you think we mi= ssed something, or share the link with your colleagues or partners who may = benefit from some or all of this information. You can also sign up to receive these acces= sibility updates via email. 

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Upcoming Conferences and Events 

  • = National ADA Symposium: Virtual, May 4-6. A leading conference on the A= mericans with Disabilities Act (ADA), bringing together nationally recogniz= ed experts to share information, practical guidance, and best practices on = accessibility. Lots of legal and hardware stuff here.
  • Jo= hn Slatin AccessU 2026: Austin, Texas, May 11-14. A hands-on digital ac= cessibility training conference built to turn principles into skills you ca= n apply immediately across design, development, content, and leadership. On= e of our favorite in-person events due to the community it draws. While far= from the largest turnout, you get access to some of the industry=E2=80=99s= foremost thought leaders and practitioners in a great setting.
  • Micro= soft Ability Summit: May 19-20, Virtual. A 2-day digital event explorin= g how technology, AI, and inclusive design can create a more accessible fut= ure.
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD): May 21= , Global. The 15th annual GAAD focuses on digital access and inclusion for = people with different disabilities.

 

The 2026 WebAIM Mi= llion

For the 8th consecutive year, WebAIM evaluate= d the accessibility of the top 1 million homepages on the internet and publ= ished their findings in a report they call the WebAIM Million. The sites come from the Tranco rankin= g, which is a popular (supposedly unbiased) dataset cataloging the internet= 's top 1 million domains. Each was loaded into WAVE using the stand-alone W= AVE API, after which the output was cataloged and later analyzed.

 

The headline number for 2026? A staggering 95= .9% of homepages still have detectable WCAG failures, with an average of 56= .1 errors per page.

 

The top issue was easily low-contrast text (f= ound on 83.9% of sites) followed by missing alternative text for images (53= .1%) and missing form input labels (51%).

 

After nearly a decade of heightened awareness= , legislation, skyrocketing lawsuits, not to mention the integration of acc= essibility tools into almost every design platform=E2=80=A6 an effective 96= % failure rate is quite the disappointing metric. It's technically a decrea= se from 97.8% in 2019, but it's also the first time in the past six years t= hat the web has gotten worse. Typically, we hope to see at least a slight d= ecrease in issues overall. So, what is going on? A few theories.

 

GenAI-augmented software development has been= the headline over the past six months and is something we've covered exten= sively in previous editions of this newsletter. Based on benchmarks like th= e AI mo= del Accessibility Checker (AIMAC) and Microsoft's a11y-llm-eval, it is not a question that AI mode= ls struggle to spit out accessible code without explicitly being instructed= to do so. Given that around 4= 2% of the web's code is written by AI (per most estimates), it is not a= stretch to assume this could be a contributor to the problem. WebAIM point= s to the same thing in their own analysis, calling out "vibe coding" (seman= tically not the same but also not dissimilar from AI-augmented development)= as a likely factor.

 

It could also be in part because pages just k= eep getting heavier. The average home page now contains 1,437 elements, up = 22.5% in just the last year and nearly double the count from 2019. The more= moving parts you have, the harder it becomes to keep a site accessible.

 

Pages that use ARIA averaged 59.1 errors comp= ared to 42 on pages without it. ARIA usage on the web is up 27% in the past= year and is now around six times what it was in 2019. It seems like a lot = of teams are reaching for ARIA when they shouldn't be or applying it incorr= ectly when they should. This lines up with the AI theory since models tend = to throw role attributes, aria-hidden, and tabindex at problems that better= HTML would solve naturally.

 

Finally, we could see the primary bottleneck = shifting from awareness to execution. Tooling and testing are better than e= ver, but there continues to exist a fundamental disconnect between design i= ntent and engineering output. All too often, accessibility requirements don= 't make the jump from the design spec into development. Sometimes when they= do, the biggest issues are only found during the final QA pass, at which p= oint resolution is costly and might turn into a conversation around risk as= sessment.

 

For some good news, government and education = domains are well ahead of the rest of the web. Sites on .gov averaged 18.5 = errors per page (67% below the overall average) and .edu averaged 23.0 (59%= below). Whatever shape the ADA Title II timeline ultimately takes (more on= that below), the public sector has a real head start.

 

New from the Quali= tyLogic Blog

Our huge post recap= ping everything we learned and/or heard about at the 41st CSUN conference is now live! We are admittedly a bit biased, but we think it's a good re= ad if you are interested in hearing more about what transpired at the event= , and the latest and greatest across assistive technology and accessibility= as a whole. Even if you were there, it=E2=80=99s incredibly easy to miss t= hings amidst everything going on at once.

 

Legal Stuff 

In a move that should not come as a surprise = to our readers (if anyone), the Department of Justice is delaying the ADA T= itle II web and mobile app compliance deadlines by one year. Acting Attorne= y General Todd Blanche signed the Interim Final Rule on April 16, it was fi= led for public inspection on April 17, and it publishes in the Federal Regi= ster on April 20 (RIN 1190-AA82). Large public entities now have until April 26, 2027 to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Entities with popula= tions under 50,000 and special district governments have until Apri= l 26, 2028. Nothing else in the 2024 rule has changed.

 

DOJ invoked the "good cause" exception at 5 U= SC 553(b)(B) to skip pre-publication notice and comment. A 60-day post-publ= ication comment window remains open.

 

What the preamble = tells us

  • DOJ concedes it got the 2024 math wrong. The Departmen= t "overestimated the advancement and availability of technology" and says "= generative AI does not yet reliably automate the remediation of inaccessibl= e content at scale." Interestingly, "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" does = not appear anywhere in the 2024 final rule, making this claim seem confusin= g at best.
  • This is probably not the last move. DOJ says it will "= consider issuing an NPRM" on substantive provisions during the extension, a= nd calls WCAG 2.1's incorporation "untenable" because its supplementary mat= erials at w3.org can change without notice. This is essentially a warning t= hat there is a good chance the technical standard itself may become a matte= r of discussion. The same WCAG structure has been the basis of DOJ settleme= nt agreements for nearly a decade, so the sudden claim that it is "untenabl= e" is difficult to take at face value.
  • DOJ is hardening against challenge. The IFR includes a= n explicit severability clause, stacks five separate rationales for the goo= d cause exception, and floats an unusual argument that "international actor= s" are funding Title II litigation as "lawfare" against U.S. public entitie= s.

What to do?

Court rulings

Most of the month's notable decisions are col= lected in Converge Accessibility's March 2026 legal u= pdate.

  • Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District (9th Cir.): The court reinstated $218,500 and $24,000 in damages for two= students under Title II. Public sector accessibility failures now have a r= eal dollar amount attached, not just the threat of an injunction.
  • Parikh v. accessiBe (SDNY): Three businesses = filed a class action against accessiBe alleging breach of contract after th= ey installed the automated widget on their websites, following claims that = it would make their sites fully WCAG 2.1 AA compliant within 48 hours and p= rotect them from lawsuits. Each of them got sued for accessibility violatio= ns. Upon reaching out to accessiBe, they were provided with a report saying= their website was compliant, plus a referral to legal counsel at their exp= ense. The court ultimately tossed accessiBe's marketing claim that its widg= et would "stop any lawsuit in its tracks." More to come on this.
  • Merrell v. Marriott International (N.D. Cal.)= : Dismissed for lack of standing. The court pointed to the plaintiff's seri= al litigation history and excluded expert testimony from a witness who had = tested sites using a mouse alongside a screen reader as methodologically un= sound.
  • Jones v. Moscot.com (SDNY): Dismissed on moot= ness grounds after the defendant showed it had fixed the issues and the pla= intiff offered nothing in response. The lesson here is that fixing the unde= rlying bugs early, and being able to prove it, can shut a case down before = it gets expensive.
  • Espinal v. Gabriella Growers (M.D. Fla., Apri= l 2): Found sufficient nexus between an online storefront and a physical st= ore under the Eleventh Circuit's nexus doctrine.
  • Merrell v. Tapestry (C.D. Cal.): Confirmed ac= cessibility audits performed by AudioEye under outside counsel direction qu= alify for work product protection.

Everything else

Georgia's HB 1470, which creates a cause of a= ction against abusive accessibility lawsuits, has passed both the house and= senate. A similar act in Utah (SB 68) is awaiting signature and also looks= close to passing. On the enforcement side, a Florida flower shop paid $7,0= 00 to settle a web accessibility lawsuit and the DOJ sued SeaWorld over its= theme park accessibility policies. Internationally, the South Korean Supre= me Court ordered Gmarket, Lotte, and other major online shopping malls to a= ctively provide screen-reader-accessible services.

 

What We=E2=80=99ve Been Reading 

  • What I Like About WCAG 3.0 - K= arl Groves (AFixt): A deep dive into the updated WCAG 3.0 working draft= , specifically praising how guidelines now read like outcome goals and the = introduction of "Assertions" that recognize accessibility processes over pu= re binary pass or fail testing.
  • = Accessibility people are a superpower - Jared Cunha: A great reminder t= hat accessibility professionals bridge the gap between design and engineeri= ng, and that relegating them only to auditing and remediation leaves incred= ible collaboration value on the table.
  • The 49MB Web Page - Shub= ham Bose: A teardown of a single page load on Economic Times that ends = up downloading 49 MB of bloat, two stacked Google sign-in prompts, an overl= apping cookie banner, a newsletter modal, notification permission requests,= and intentionally low-contrast close buttons. This scenario is more common= than one might think.

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