AWT – accessible WordPress theme
Truly accessible WordPress themes are extremely rare. You found one.
AWT is a free block theme and blocks plugin built on IBM’s Carbon Design System. Accessibility is engineered into every component and checked as you create content.
The state of the WordPress web
of the web runs on WordPress
More than every other CMS combined.
of top home pages fail WCAG checks
Automated checks only. The true rate is higher.
of WordPress themes are accessible
102 themes out of 8,351 carry the accessibility tag.
Four in ten websites run WordPress. There is no way to fix the web without fixing WordPress. That is what AWT is for.
Sources: the WebAIM Million 2026 analysis, W3Techs CMS usage statistics, and the WordPress.org theme directory (live count, July 2026).
Our answer: make accessibility the default
A theme that starts correct
Proper HTML, keyboard support, visible focus, and good contrast built into every page, not patched on later.
Explore the featuresAn editor that checks your work
Over 50 blocks, plus an accessibility checker that reviews your content while you write.
How the checker worksPatterns that hold the line
Full-page starters, sections, and layouts. Drop one in, replace the words, and the accessible structure stays intact.
Browse the patternsSemantic code, not div soup
Open the source of an AWT page and you’ll find proper HTML, not wrappers nested ten divs deep. That helps SEO too.
Meet the blocksCatch problems before you publish
Missing alt text, skipped headings, vague links, low contrast: the checker explains each finding in plain language and takes you straight to the block that needs fixing.
Open source, no fine print
AWT is open source, GPL-3.0-or-later, with no telemetry and no callbacks. Every component is reviewed against WCAG 2.2 AA.
This page is the proof
This site is built with AWT.
Tab through it, toggle the color scheme, open the source and read the markup.