Accessibility: 95% of sites fail basic WCAG; 40% of new federal ADA filings are pro se (AI-assisted)

Claims (Accessibility.Works analysis, citing Seyfarth Shaw):

"According to Seyfarth Shaw, 40% of federal ADA Title III filings are now pro se" — driven by AI-assisted complaints. Companion: "95% of websites fail basic WCAG tests."

Source: Accessibility.Works analysis; Seyfarth Shaw federal litigation data.

Confidence: Verified (cross-corroborated by UsableNet).

The structural shift: Litigation volume is decoupling from law-firm capacity. AI-drafted complaints lower the cost of filing, which raises the volume of cases without requiring more plaintiff-side legal resources. A small business with a sub-WCAG site is no longer protected by the friction of "no one will sue me, I'm too small" — the marginal cost of filing has fallen.

Pairs with UsableNet 2025: 5,000+ digital accessibility lawsuits filed; 46% of federal cases involve repeat defendants for the macro trend.