Posts tagged "readability"

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March 09, 2026 15 min read

The STEM Web: 461 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Websites Reveal the Internet's Trust-Readability Paradox

We analyzed 461 STEM websites — from NASA and CERN to Khan Academy and IEEE — across SEO, EEAT, WCAG, readability, and GARM brand safety dimensions. STEM sites have the highest trust scores on the internet: 50.7% pass EEAT, more than double the web average of 24.5%. But they are also the least readable: only 11.7% pass readability, one-third the web average. Engineering websites have a 0% readability pass rate. The organizations that advance human knowledge can't communicate it clearly on the web.

March 02, 2026 9 min read

The Cross-Industry Quality Report Card: 16 Sectors Ranked Across 1 Million Websites

We ranked 16 industries across SEO, EEAT, WCAG accessibility, and readability using aggregate data from over 1 million graded websites. Sports leads SEO. Health leads EEAT. Computer & Electronics leads accessibility. Shopping leads readability. Law & Government has the widest gap: best WCAG accessibility but worst readability at 19.2%. Every sector has a blind spot. Here's the data.

March 01, 2026 14 min read

The Education Sector Web Quality Report: 61,000 Websites That Struggle to Teach Online

We analyzed 61,114 education websites across colleges, universities, online learning, and K-12 — then cross-referenced them with SEO, EEAT, WCAG, and readability grades. Education sites are 25% harder to read than the average website. One-third fail WCAG accessibility completely. Drupal dominates accessibility (65.5% pass rate), Medium leads EEAT (42.4%), and the gender skew is inverted: 91.9% of education sites target female audiences — the opposite of tech's male dominance.

February 25, 2026 10 min read

The Healthcare Web: Accessibility and Trust Across 37,000 Sites Before the May 2026 HHS Deadline

We analyzed 37,466 healthcare URLs across WCAG, EEAT, SEO, and Readability. Healthcare sites are trusted but inaccessible: EEAT pass rates beat every industry except Science, while WCAG scores barely match the web average. With the May 11, 2026 HHS deadline 75 days away, the industry writes for doctors but builds for nobody with a disability.