A new report from the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, published on April 20, 2026, provides an overview of the state of accessibility and inclusion across Swedish websites.

The report is available here, in Swedish: Så tillgängliga är svenska webbplatser.

Based on measurements of 576 websites across nine different sectors such as banking, e-commerce, healthcare, and public services, the conclusion is clear. Accessibility issues are common.

While the findings are concerning, being able to measure accessibility at this scale is an important step forward. The report is based on two measurement points during 2025, in April and October, and is not aimed at individual organizations, but at understanding patterns and development over time.

The report shows that a large majority of public sector websites have automatically detectable issues, and that the situation for private sector websites is even worse. With the new legislation in place, we can hope the private sector is about to catch up with the public sector which has had legal obligations for a longer time.

It is important to understand what is being measured. The analysis focuses on technical issues that can be detected automatically, while many real-world barriers related to language, structure, and cognitive load are not captured. This means that the actual situation is very likely to be less inclusive than the report shows.

What is positive is that most sectors improved between April and October 2025. This suggests that accessibility work is happening, even if there is still a long way to go.

Key takeaways:

• Accessibility issues are still common across all sectors.
• Measuring accessibility at scale is an important step that helps make progress visible and trackable over time.
• Automated testing only captures part of the picture, and many real world barriers remain harder to detect.
• Improvements are happening!