Company
Date Published
Author
Sugandha Lahoti
Word count
1817
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The analysis of 1000 web pages uncovered 41,947 accessibility issues across multiple WCAG success criteria. The top 10 most frequent accessibility violations are identified as: insufficient color contrast (WCAG 1.4.3), missing name, role, or value for interactive elements (WCAG 2.1.1), no visible focus indicator (WCAG 2.5.8), keyboard users can't access all features (WCAG 2.5.7), poor page structure disrupts assistive technology users (WCAG 2.4.5), vague link text creates confusion (WCAG 2.5.1), missing alt text prevents screen reader users from understanding images (WCAG 2.1.1), tiny buttons and links frustrate users (WCAG 3.2.2), and forms without clear labels lead to input errors (WCAG 3.3.2). The report highlights that automation can detect 97% of accessibility issues, with the top 15 WCAG success criteria violations being the most impactful to focus on.