5 Most Common WCAG Violations on College Sites
The five accessibility violations we find most often on higher-ed websites, what each breaks, how assistive technology users hit them, and how to fix them.
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Accessibility, WCAG & compliance - explained
Deadlines, standards, lawsuits, and how to actually fix things. Written for the people who own the website.
Fix WCAG Violations Site-Wide with a Child Theme
Theme-level WordPress accessibility remediation cascades across every page and survives updates. How to fix contrast, focus, landmarks, and ARIA at the source.
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What's New in GuardGrid: August 2026
AI visibility measurement across answer engines, Content Gaps, a topic graph for large sites, and Visual Review that marks each violation on the page.
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What's New in GuardGrid: July 2026
Faster full-site scans, scanning that succeeds behind strict Content Security Policies, Canvas LMS course checks, and a broad security hardening pass.
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How Automated Scanning Prevents Audit Surprises
Automated scanning catches a minority of WCAG issues, but it catches them early and everywhere. How to use it well, and where human review is still required.
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WCAG Severity Weighting: Prioritize Fixes
Not every WCAG violation carries the same weight. How severity scoring works, and how to sequence a fix list so the first week clears the most real risk.
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ADA Title II Web Deadlines: 2027 and 2028
The DOJ extended the Title II web compliance dates to April 26, 2027 and April 26, 2028. Who falls where, what WCAG 2.1 AA requires, and what to do now.
E Emily Carter
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WCAG 2.2: The Nine New Success Criteria
WCAG 2.2 added nine success criteria covering cognitive load, mobile interaction, and authentication. What changed, why it changed, and how to test each one.
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