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The Legal Landscape of Accessibility
8.1Accessibility Is a Legal RequirementAccessibility is not just a moral imperative or a nice-to-have feature. It is a legal requirement in every major market. QA engineers who…8.2Global Regulations (2026)8.3The ADA Litigation ExplosionWeb accessibility lawsuits in the United States have grown dramatically:8.4The European Accessibility Act (EAA)The EAA is the most significant accessibility regulation since the ADA. It requires accessibility compliance for products and services sold…8.5How to Frame Accessibility in Business Conversations"Accessibility testing is cheaper to implement proactively than to remediate reactively. Running axe-core on every PR costs us nothing in…8.6Building a Compliance Program8.7Accessibility Overlay Widgets: A Legal TrapMany companies purchase "accessibility overlay" widgets (e.g., AccessiBe, UserWay) thinking they solve compliance. Courts and accessibility…