AccessLumens Research · June 2026
The State of Web Accessibility 2026
We ran an automated WCAG 2.2 scan of the homepage of 36 leading websites across 4 industries. Even these well-resourced brands still ship accessibility barriers, here is what we found, and how each sector compares.
The State of US Healthcare Accessibility 2026
HHS moved the Section 504 web deadline citing a rulemaking record with one healthcare submission in it. We scanned 218 providers: 73% have a critical barrier, 150 publish no accessibility statement, and a hypothesis we registered before the scan returned null.
Read the reportThe State of US County PDF Accessibility 2026
A random sample of 100 US counties, 941 documents harvested from their public portals. 58.1% have no tag tree at all, and ADA Title II makes PDFs regulated web content from 26 April 2027.
The State of SEBI-Regulated Financial Accessibility 2026
Weeks before SEBI’s 31 July 2026 remediation deadline, we scanned 72 regulated entities: exchanges, brokers, fund houses, depositories. 61% still ship a critical barrier, and India’s two main stock exchanges could not be audited at all.
The State of EU E-Commerce Accessibility 2026
One year after the European Accessibility Act took effect, we scanned 170 of Europe’s largest online stores across 8 countries. 52% still ship a critical barrier, and Carrefour, court-ordered to remediate, blocked the scan entirely.
The State of US Local Government Accessibility 2026
221 of the largest US city government sites scanned ahead of their ADA Title II deadline, 42% have a critical barrier, and CMS vendor predicts risk by a factor of three.
The State of Shopify DTC Accessibility 2026
75 leading Shopify stores scanned, 85% have a critical barrier, and product pages fare worst.
19%
Had a critical barrier
of all sites scanned
42%
Had a serious barrier
of all sites scanned
3.4
Errors per homepage
average, detectable errors
96
Average score
out of 100
How industries compare
Average homepage accessibility score by sector. Higher is more accessible. Select a sector for the full report.
Errors by severity
Total detectable errors across every homepage we scanned.
33
Critical
27% of errors
71
Serious
58% of errors
19
Moderate
15% of errors
0
Minor
0% of errors
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Based on automated analysis of the homepage of 36 websites across 4 industries in June 2026. We detect the subset of WCAG 2.2 Level AA failures that can be identified automatically (via axe-core plus our own custom rules); manual and assistive-technology testing find more. Scores use our SWBS model. Figures are aggregate only, no individual website is identified. A diagnostic snapshot, not a conformance certification; see our disclaimer.