
ADA Website Compliance Checklist: 36 WCAG 2.1 AA Checks (2026)
An ADA website compliance checklist mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA: 36 plain-English checks with criterion numbers, how to test each one, and Title II vs Title III.
Articles on website accessibility in practice: what an accessibility statement should include and how it differs from an audit, what accessibility overlays can and cannot fix, and what the 2026 WebAIM data shows about how far the web still falls short.

An ADA website compliance checklist mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA: 36 plain-English checks with criterion numbers, how to test each one, and Title II vs Title III.

An accessibility audit is dated evidence; a statement is a public claim. Neither guarantees compliance. Here is what each proves and which to do first.

A good accessibility statement names a WCAG target, your assessment method, known limitations, a contact route and a date. What to include, with wording.

95.9% of the top million home pages fail WCAG in 2026, the first regression in six years. Average errors, the 6 issues behind 96% of them, and lawsuits.

An accessibility overlay is a script that claims to make a site accessible with one line of code. What it can and can't fix, and why it won't stop lawsuits.