A11y Hell

Report

State of Accessibility Failure

A quarterly synthesis of recurring failures observed across modern product teams.

Key Findings

  • Keyboard traps and focus order failures remain the top blockers in audited flows.
  • Silent form errors are the most common screen reader regression in modern UI kits.
  • Teams fixing high-severity issues first reduced accessibility backlog by 40%.
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