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Accessibility Insights & Updates
Practical tips, industry news, and product updates from the LEWCA team.
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Washington’s July 1 Deadline Just Passed: What the WCAG 2.2 AA Mandate Means Even If You’re Not a State Agency
On July 1, 2026, Washington became one of the first states to impose a hard WCAG 2.2 Level AA deadline on its own executive branch agencies — and on the…
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Missouri Just Passed a Law Targeting “Abusive” Accessibility Lawsuits — Here’s What It Actually Means for Your WordPress Site
On August 28, 2026, Missouri becomes the first state to give businesses a legal weapon against “drive-by” website accessibility lawsuits — the kind filed by a single plaintiff or law…
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Understanding Color Contrast: The WCAG Requirements WordPress Site Owners Can’t Ignore
Color contrast failures are the single most common WCAG violation on the web — accounting for more than 80% of automatically detectable accessibility errors across the top million websites. Yet…
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WordPress Just Raised the Bar on Accessibility-Ready Themes: What the June 30 Deadline Means for Your Site
Tomorrow — June 30, 2026 — WordPress is pulling the accessibility-ready tag from themes that haven’t met its updated requirements. If your site runs one of those themes, you may…
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The FTC Is Targeting Accessibility Overlay Providers: What WordPress Site Owners Need to Know
For years, accessibility overlay companies marketed their products with a simple promise: install our widget, and your website is compliant. Federal regulators are now pushing back. Reports indicate the Federal…
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Video Accessibility for WordPress: Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions Explained
If your WordPress site includes video content — product demos, tutorials, testimonials, or explainer videos — there’s a good chance you’re unintentionally excluding a significant portion of your audience. Videos…
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The WebAIM Million 2026 Report: Web Accessibility Is Getting Worse — What WordPress Site Owners Need to Know
Every year, WebAIM analyzes the top one million home pages on the web and scores them against WCAG 2 accessibility standards. This year’s results should alarm anyone who runs a…
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Pro Se ADA Lawsuits Are Up 40%: Why Small Business WordPress Sites Can No Longer Fly Under the Radar
Imagine someone with no legal background, a WCAG checklist, and a chatbot drafting an ADA accessibility complaint against your website in under an hour — without ever hiring a lawyer.…
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38% of Sued Businesses Already Had an Accessibility Tool: What the 2025 Litigation Data Means for Your WordPress Site
Nearly four in ten businesses sued for web accessibility violations in 2025 already had an accessibility tool installed when the lawsuit was filed. That number — 38.5%, according to AudioEye’s…
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Got a demand letter? Here is your 72-hour plan
A demand letter arrived in your inbox this morning. You are not alone. Other small business owners get them too. Here is what WCAG 2.2 AA actually means for your…