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WebAbility Research

Accessibility research reports

Original research from the WebAbility team on the state of web accessibility, with real data, clear findings, and the context behind the numbers, updated as new research is published.

By the numbers

What the data shows so far

Headline figures from our published research.

99%

Almost nothing passes

99.0% of the 1,079 sites we scanned failed at least one WCAG check on a single automated pass.

1,079

Sites scanned so far

On our current scoring engine, 21 July to 18 August 2026, across a range of industries.

62.5

Average issues per site

Color contrast alone made up 21% of all issues found, appearing on 69.3% of sites, the single largest share.

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