AccessLumensAll researchState of Web Accessibility · June 2026
Government Website Accessibility Report 2026
We ran an automated WCAG 2.2 scan of the homepage of 9 leading government websites. Here is how the sector performs, and the accessibility barriers users hit most often.
95
Average score
out of 100
22%
Had a critical barrier
at least one critical issue
44%
Had a serious barrier
at least one serious issue
6
Errors per homepage
average, detectable errors
How the sector scores
Higher is more accessible. Scores use our SWBS 2.2 model.
Marker shows the historical industry benchmark average (55/100).
89
Bottom 10%
99
Median
100
Top 10%
Errors by severity
Total detectable errors across all sampled homepages.
23
Critical
43% of errors
24
Serious
44% of errors
7
Moderate
13% of errors
0
Minor
0% of errors
Most common failures
Share of sampled sites where each issue appeared at least once.
| Failure | Severity | Sites affected |
|---|---|---|
| Images must have alternative textimage-alt | Moderate | 33% |
| Elements must only use supported ARIA attributesaria-allowed-attr | Critical | 22% |
| Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributesaria-prohibited-attr | Serious | 11% |
| Certain ARIA roles must contain particular childrenaria-required-children | Critical | 11% |
| Certain ARIA roles must be contained by particular parentsaria-required-parent | Critical | 11% |
| Links must have discernible textlink-name | Critical | 11% |
| <li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol>listitem | Serious | 11% |
| Zooming and scaling must not be disabledmeta-viewport | Moderate | 11% |
Most affected components
Where accessibility problems concentrate.
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Based on automated analysis of the homepage of 9 government websites in June 2026. We detect the subset of WCAG 2.2 Level AA failures that can be identified automatically (via the axe-core engine); manual and assistive-technology testing find more. Scores use our SWBS model. Percentiles on a small sample are approximate. Figures are aggregate only — no individual website is identified. This is a diagnostic snapshot, not a conformance certification; see our disclaimer.