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Only 1 in 4 Top UK Councils are on a Path to Web Accessibility Compliance

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

With 21% of the UK population living with a disability*, accessibility is paramount to any website, especially those conducting core functions to daily life, like accessing council services.

Key Points: 
  • With 21% of the UK population living with a disability*, accessibility is paramount to any website, especially those conducting core functions to daily life, like accessing council services.
  • Yet, when the top 50 council websites were audited with Monsido's Web Accessibility Module, only 28% of them achieved a score over 72% of WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
  • "Yet, in our experience, we see many councils who struggle to comply with accessibility or gov.uk regulations.
  • We want to help all councils get on a path to compliance and we hope this report helps highlight a sense of urgency."