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Cognitive accessibility is finally mainstream. Designing for clarity, predictability, and lower cognitive load isn't niche -- it's good design.
This is the shift we've been building toward.
https://abilitynet.org.uk/news-blogs/inclusive-tech-themes-watch-2026-lessons-techshare-pro
The European Accessibility Act is fully enforced -- all 27 EU member states, live now, fines up to 100k euros or 4% revenue.
The EAA doesn't frame accessibility as charity. It frames it as a consumer right. That's the shift we've been waiting for.
https://www.levelaccess.com/compliance-overview/european-accessibility-act-eaa/
ADA pro se lawsuits are up 40% -- AI is making it easy for anyone to file a federal complaint. And the FTC just confirmed: overlays aren't a fix.
Genuine accessibility work costs less than a lawsuit. Every time.
https://www.accessibility.works/blog/ai-generated-accessibility-ada-lawsuits-diy/
As we wrap up the 2025 digital accessibility lawsuit season, a significant change is apparent. After a 10% decline from 2023 to 2024 (dropping from 4,605 to 4,146 lawsuits), this year is projecting nearly 5,000 cases — a 20% surge according to UsableNet’s Mid Year Report . What changed? According to Seyfarth Shaw , 40% […] » Read More
April 24: ADA Title II compliance deadline for government websites serving 50,000+ people. No extension coming.
Most sites still aren't ready. The people who lose aren't agencies -- it's the constituents who need access to public services.
W3C's new WCAG 3.0 Working Draft is out. 174 new outcomes, a revised conformance model, and a direct ask for YOUR feedback.
This is how standards get shaped. Don't sit this one out.
W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Working Draft is updated. The starting place for background, timeline, and up-to-date information is the WCAG 3 Introduction. For a list of changes in the March 2026 draft, see Status: In-progress drafts.
My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website.
https://accessibilityforeveryone.site
The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.
Amidst the cruelty and chaos of president trump and the current federal administration in the United States, December 2025 brought news of a font change for documents in the State Department. A font change of course is small in comparison to the local, national, and global harms of the administratio
94.8% of home pages had detected WCAG 2 failures. This improved slightly from 95.9% in 2024. That's too fucking many ya'll.
Laura Kalbag
