Accessibility errors increased 10% from 2025 to 2026
The evaluation was conducted using the WAVE stand-alone API (with additional tools to collect site technology and category data). The results provide an overview of and insight into the current state of web accessibility for individuals with disabilities as well as trends over time. Results below are from February 2026—with comparisons to, and trends from, earlier analyses in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
- ▪The evaluation was conducted using the WAVE stand-alone API (with additional tools to collect site technology and category data).
- ▪The results provide an overview of and insight into the current state of web accessibility for individuals with disabilities as well as trends over time.
- ▪Results below are from February 2026—with comparisons to, and trends from, earlier analyses in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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The WebAIM MillionThe 2026 report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages You are here: Home > WebAIM Projects > The WebAIM Million Article Contents Introduction The Sample Methodology Detected Errors Home Page Complexity WCAG Conformance Low Contrast Text Images and Alternative Text Form Labeling Headings Regions ARIA Links Skip Links Doctypes Site Categories TLDs Languages Technologies Content Management Systems and Site Builders JavaScript Frameworks JavaScript Libraries Web Frameworks Ecommerce Platforms Advertising Networks Other Technologies Conclusion Introduction For the eighth consecutive year, WebAIM conducted an accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites.
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