The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined accessiBe, a startup that claims to make websites more compatible with the screen readers blind people rely on to access the internet, for false advertising and compensating reviewers without disclosing that it sponsored the reviews.

2025 is going to be a great year for website accessibility. Changes in legislation with the European Accessibility Act to be adopted here in the UK means that companies and organisations across the board are going to have to be compliant.