{"id":23764,"date":"2023-07-25T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/?p=23764"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:38:42","slug":"screen-reader-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/screen-reader-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Design your Website for Screen Reader Accessibility?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23764\" class=\"elementor elementor-23764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86aef97 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86aef97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10955ee\" data-id=\"10955ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580df39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"580df39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_punchline_cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Punchline CTA -->\n<style>\/* widget: Punchline CTA *\/\n\n.punchline-bg-eaa {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eumap-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#01349F;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-ada {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/checker3Asset-2-8-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#06334A;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-generic {\n\tbackground: rgb(6,51,74);\n\tbackground: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6,51,74,1) 0%, rgba(3,98,95,1) 100%);\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper {\n  padding:20px 30px;\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:space-between;\n  align-items:center;\n  border-radius:8px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper p {\n  color:white;\n  font-weight:600!important;\n  font-size:18px!important;\n  margin-bottom:0px!important;\n  padding-right:20px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a {\n    background: #FFB400;\n    border-radius: 5px !important;\n    line-height: 15px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    text-align: center;\n    color: #000;\n    padding: 15px 40px;\n  \tborder: 3px solid #FFB400;\n  transition: all ease 0.3s;\n  min-width:205px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a:hover {\n\tbackground:white;\n  color:#000;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {\n  .punchline-wrapper {\n  \tdisplay:block;\n  }\n  .punchline-wrapper a {\n  \tmargin-top:20px;\n    display:block;\n  }\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"punchline-wrapper punchline-bg-generic\">\n    <p>\n        Get Your Free Accessibility &amp; Inclusion Toolkit\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/download\/accessibility-and-inclusion-toolkit\/\">\n        Download Now\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Punchline CTA -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d179b disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d179b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9121ff\" data-id=\"f9121ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0966b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0966b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/vision2020australia.org.au\/resources\/a-snapshot-of-blindness-and-low-vision-services-in-australia\/#:~:text=It%20is%20estimated%20there%20are,low%20vision%20and%20rehabilitation%20services.\">over 575,000<\/a> people in Australia living with significant sight loss, many of whom rely on screen readers to access websites and digital content. Other users include individuals with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/cognitive-accessibility\/\">cognitive disabilities<\/a>, neurological conditions, motor impairments, and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/neurodiversity-and-online-barriers\/\">neurodivergent traits<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/assistive-technology-for-dyslexia\/\">dyslexia<\/a> that can make traditional navigation difficult.<\/p><p>If your website isn\u2019t designed with screen reader accessibility in mind, key information can become confusing, incomplete, or entirely inaccessible. In this guide, we\u2019ll explain how screen readers work, highlight common <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/barriers-to-accessibility\/\">accessibility barriers<\/a>, and outline the practical steps you can take to ensure your website is usable for everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f8246d disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f8246d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-222ce08\" data-id=\"222ce08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e55d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7e55d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is a screen reader?<\/h2><p>A screen reader is a type of <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/assistive-technology-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired\/\">assistive technology for blindness and low vision<\/a> that converts on-screen text into speech or Braille. It enables people to navigate menus, read content, understand page structure, and interact with links, buttons, and forms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-529bac4 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"529bac4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae43b1c\" data-id=\"ae43b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632d933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632d933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Screen readers work by analysing the underlying code of your webpage and interpreting each element in the order it appears in the Document Object Model (DOM). Every component is inspected and announced to the user, including:<\/p><ul><li>Headings<\/li><li>Links<\/li><li>Buttons<\/li><li>Image alt text<\/li><li>Form fields and labels<\/li><li>Page formatting<\/li><li>Layout and reading order<\/li><li>Pop-ups, modals, and dynamic content<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a0270\" data-id=\"49a0270\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a96e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60a96e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screen-Reader-Animation-FINAL-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29791\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screen-Reader-Animation-FINAL-1.png 387w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screen-Reader-Animation-FINAL-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/08\/Screen-Reader-Animation-FINAL-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4847916 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4847916\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3637aaa\" data-id=\"3637aaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abcfa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6abcfa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When these elements are not coded correctly or consistently, screen readers cannot interpret the page accurately, which can make your website confusing, unreliable, or completely unusable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29fc13b disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29fc13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b61258\" data-id=\"3b61258\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044fbe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"044fbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Get a Free Accessibility Audit of your Website<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a134cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a134cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get a free automated accessibility check of your websites homepage. This will identify and highlight any compliance issues on your website. Followed by recommendations on how to implement the necessary changes to make your website more accessible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e338a2 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e338a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/free-accessibility-check\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free Compliance Audit Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68bed8f\" data-id=\"68bed8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31daf82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31daf82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image-768x735.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image-1536x1471.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/5-Checker-Website-image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3917d40 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3917d40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59dcd93\" data-id=\"59dcd93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e929511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e929511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why is screen reader accessibility essential?<\/h2><p>A better user experience should be a motivator in its own right. After all, a clear structure, consistent formatting, and logical navigation benefit every website visitor. However, there are several other compelling reasons to prioritise screen reader accessibility:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Legal compliance<\/strong>: Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/disability-discrimination-act-compliance\/\">Disability Discrimination Act<\/a>, websites must be accessible to disabled users.<\/li><li><strong>Improved SEO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/web-accessibility-and-seo\/\">Search engines<\/a> value properly structured content, text alternatives, and semantic HTML.<\/li><li><strong>Bottom-line benefits<\/strong>: Organisations that overlook accessibility cut themselves off from a substantial audience.<\/li><li><strong>Inclusivity<\/strong>: Accessible design provides equal access to information and services and supports independent online participation in communication, employment, and education.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0a403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae0a403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In short, screen reader accessibility is a practical and ethical cornerstone of modern website design. Furthermore, because it\u2019s a core requirement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a>, it plays a central role in achieving broader digital compliance and usability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-959f34f disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"959f34f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a95e2\" data-id=\"83a95e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f6225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39f6225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/What-does-the-Word-Accessibility-Mean-Blog-Asset.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ff0cd\" data-id=\"d0ff0cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f369b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f369b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>6 key steps to improve screen reader accessibility<\/h2><p>Improving screen reader accessibility often comes down to getting the fundamentals right. The steps below align with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/wcag-2-2-accessibility-standards\/\">WCAG 2.2<\/a> and represent best practice for Australian organisations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c4570e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c4570e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7112d5\" data-id=\"b7112d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e193ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e193ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ensure a clear structure<\/h3><p>Screen readers rely on HTML structure to interpret content. Incorrect or inconsistent HTML is one of the biggest barriers screen reader users face. Best practices for getting it right include:<\/p><ul><li>Use &lt;h1&gt;\u2013&lt;h6&gt; headings in a clear hierarchy.<\/li><li>Use &lt;nav&gt;, &lt;main&gt;, &lt;footer&gt;, and &lt;aside&gt; to define page regions.<\/li><li>Use lists (&lt;ul&gt;, &lt;ol&gt;, &lt;li&gt;) instead of manually adding bullet points.<\/li><li>Use &lt;button&gt; for actions and &lt;a&gt; for navigation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71d8092 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71d8092\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-115322c\" data-id=\"115322c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2139128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2139128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using these tags correctly helps screen reader users understand how information is organised and ensures your content is announced in the correct order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb0606c disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb0606c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a67d45\" data-id=\"6a67d45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccf045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ccf045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Write meaningful alt text for images<\/h3><p>Screen readers read out image alt text to explain the purpose or meaning of a visual. Good alt text should:<\/p><ul><li>Describe the image concisely.<\/li><li>Focus on meaning, not every visual detail.<\/li><li>Avoid phrases like \u201cimage of\u201d or \u201cpicture of.\u201d<\/li><li>Be empty (alt=&#8221;&#8221;) for purely decorative graphics.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbf0d67\" data-id=\"dbf0d67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d90721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d90721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Customers-Really-Experience-in-the-Private-Sector-Header.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Customers-Really-Experience-in-the-Private-Sector-Header.png 1000w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Customers-Really-Experience-in-the-Private-Sector-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Customers-Really-Experience-in-the-Private-Sector-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Customers-Really-Experience-in-the-Private-Sector-Header-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-849e331 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"849e331\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eacfc9\" data-id=\"9eacfc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8548113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8548113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example, a bad alt text description for this image would be \u201cPhoto of two people sitting at a table.\u201d A good alt text description would be \u201cA man writing on a document while a colleague sits beside him and offers guidance.\u201d<\/p><p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/how-to-write-image-alt-text-for-accessibility\/\">how to create accessible alt text<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcddae0 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcddae0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a8d411\" data-id=\"7a8d411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70394f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70394f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Ensure links and buttons make sense out of context<\/h3><p>Screen readers often read links in isolation, so phrases like \u201cClick here\u201d or \u201cLearn more\u201d give no helpful information. To make link and button text accessible, you should:<\/p><ul><li>Use descriptive link text that clearly explains where the link leads and helps users decide whether they want to follow it.<\/li><li>Keep duplicate links consistently labelled so users aren\u2019t confused by identical destinations being described in different ways.<\/li><li>Avoid using the same link text for different pages. Otherwise, screen reader users cannot tell the links apart.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ef5ad disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ef5ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eba666\" data-id=\"2eba666\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7f314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d7f314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well-written link text makes navigation faster, clearer, and far more intuitive for everyone, but especially for users who can\u2019t see the surrounding context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e73b83 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e73b83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9acc3fb\" data-id=\"9acc3fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9785d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9785d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Web-Form-Accessibility-Proven-Best-Practices-for-Website-Forms-Header-copy.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b881e56\" data-id=\"b881e56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8024bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8024bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Add labels, instructions, and error messages to forms<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/website-form-accessibility\/\">Online forms<\/a> can be challenging for screen reader users to complete and submit if they lack context. Key requirements include:<\/p><ul><li>Using &lt;label&gt; elements linked to form inputs<\/li><li>Providing clear instructions before users begin<\/li><li>Ensuring error messages identify the problem and how to fix it<\/li><li>Grouping related fields using &lt;fieldset&gt; and &lt;legend&gt;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-750d022 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"750d022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0da7473\" data-id=\"0da7473\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da8002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6da8002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accessible forms reduce user frustration and ensure everyone can independently complete key tasks such as signing up, submitting details, or making a purchase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-484e213 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"484e213\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb4d85\" data-id=\"dfb4d85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbc88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbbc88b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Provide captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions<\/h3><p>Multimedia content must be accessible to both screen reader users and people with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/deaf-accessibility\/\">hearing loss<\/a>. Accessibility essentials include:<\/p><ul><li>Captions for <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/video-accessibility\/\">video content<\/a><\/li><li>Transcripts for audio files<\/li><li>Audio descriptions for essential visual information<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-847461e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"847461e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a9f10\" data-id=\"b8a9f10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8947076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8947076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These core elements ensure your content can be understood by all users, regardless of how they access or perceive information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bfb787 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bfb787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53982bc\" data-id=\"53982bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba94f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba94f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Optimise keyboard accessibility<\/h3><p>Many screen reader users navigate websites entirely via the keyboard. To support full <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/keyboard-accessibility\/\">keyboard navigation<\/a>, your website should include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f58a86 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f58a86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed813b7\" data-id=\"ed813b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf4745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abf4745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A \u201cSkip to main content\u201d link at the top of each page that lets users jump past repeated navigation menus.<\/li><li>Visible focus states that clearly indicate where the keyboard focus is as users move through the page.<\/li><li>A logical tab order that moves through content in a predictable, top-to-bottom, left-to-right sequence that matches the visual layout.<\/li><li>Keyboard-operable menus, forms, and interactive elements that can be used without using a mouse or touch input.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4cd2dc\" data-id=\"a4cd2dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67aa54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67aa54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Keyboard-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Keyboard-icon.png 281w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Keyboard-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-361ce4f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"361ce4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbf87db\" data-id=\"fbf87db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc17a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc17a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can quickly check your site\u2019s keyboard accessibility by navigating it yourself using the Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, and Arrow keys. Make sure all menus, elements, and form fields are reachable using the keyboard alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b6a15 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b6a15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f7ee90\" data-id=\"9f7ee90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e399e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35e399e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Digital Accessibility and Inclusion Toolkit<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62c823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62c823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our 40-page Digital Accessibility &amp; Inclusion Toolkit helps businesses break down online barriers and make a real impact. It offers practical advice on all aspects of digital accessibility, from writing an accessibility statement to accessible website tips and inclusive hiring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa51a7 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bfa51a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/download\/accessibility-and-inclusion-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Your Toolkit Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-525472b\" data-id=\"525472b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ecf6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80ecf6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Toolkit-Graphic-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Toolkit-Graphic-1.png 964w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Toolkit-Graphic-1-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Toolkit-Graphic-1-768x693.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6821eb4 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6821eb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79dc820\" data-id=\"79dc820\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd5e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cd5e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How can Recite Me help?<\/h2><p>At Recite Me, we\u2019re committed to helping organisations remove digital barriers and create websites that everyone can use independently. Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/accessibility-consultancy\/\">accessibility consulting<\/a>, we offer a suite of practical tools and services that support compliance, improve user experience, and help you identify issues that may affect screen reader accessibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5269365 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5269365\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea43e6b\" data-id=\"ea43e6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8589647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8589647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon.png 801w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ffaf3\" data-id=\"f5ffaf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475da66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475da66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Accessibility Checker<\/h3><p>Our automated <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Accessibility Checker<\/a> scans your website for WCAG violations and other accessibility barriers affecting screen reader users. After each scan, you\u2019ll receive a prioritised list of issues with clear guidance on how to resolve them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5919a6 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5919a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1858a39\" data-id=\"1858a39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd25c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd25c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PDF Accessibility Checker<\/h3><p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/pdf-accessibility-checker\/\">PDF Accessibility Checker<\/a> highlights reading-order problems, tagging issues, missing alt text, and other accessibility issues that stop assistive technologies like screen readers from interpreting your documents correctly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-506f4a7 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"506f4a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a22076d\" data-id=\"a22076d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649142a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649142a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Accessibility Training<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/accessibility-training\/\">Accessibility Training<\/a> helps your teams build inclusion into your workflows from the start, not added as an afterthought. Our sessions cover the fundamentals of screen reader behaviour, WCAG requirements, and best practices for creating accessible digital content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b280c0a\" data-id=\"b280c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7e6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a7e6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Improving-Disability-Inclusion-in-The-Workplace_Training.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Improving-Disability-Inclusion-in-The-Workplace_Training.png 625w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Improving-Disability-Inclusion-in-The-Workplace_Training-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/Improving-Disability-Inclusion-in-The-Workplace_Training-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d383c8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d383c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bded693\" data-id=\"bded693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0b425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae0b425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Start Building a more accessible website today<\/h2><p>Designing your website for screen reader accessibility is essential for meeting legal requirements, improving SEO, and ensuring every visitor can access your content without barriers.<\/p><p>Need help working out how accessible your website is? Start with a <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/free-accessibility-check\/\">free accessibility scan<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/contact\/\">speak to our team<\/a> for tailored support and guidance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d10247 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d10247\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f0d3b3\" data-id=\"0f0d3b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb9023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb9023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Screen Reader Accessibility: FAQs<\/h2><p>Need a quick recap or TL;DR summary? The following answers tackle some of the most common questions about screen reader accessibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e94e55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"9e94e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1661\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1661\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are screen readers and who uses them?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1661\"><p>Screen readers are assistive technology tools that convert on-screen text into speech or Braille. They are primarily used by people who are blind or have low vision, but they also support users with motor impairments, neurological conditions, cognitive disabilities, and neurodivergent traits.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do screen readers work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\"><p>Screen readers analyse the underlying HTML of a webpage and announce elements in the order they appear in the DOM. They interpret headings, links, buttons, alt text, form labels, tables, and other structured content to help users understand and navigate each page independently.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are some best practices for screen reader accessibility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\"><p>Key best practices include using semantic HTML, providing meaningful alt text, writing descriptive link labels, ensuring keyboard operability, adding clear form instructions and error messages, and offering captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions for multimedia content.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I test my website for screen reader compatibility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\"><p>Use the keyboard to move through the page and check whether headings, links, and form fields are announced clearly and in a logical order. For a more technical review, use automated tools like Recite Me\u2019s Accessibility Checker.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314dc17 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"314dc17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e131fbf\" data-id=\"e131fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2ed87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec2ed87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Check out our Products &amp; Services<\/h2><p>Ready to take your first steps towards digital accessibility compliance? Then see how we can support your journey with our accessibility solutions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ad9990 elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ad9990\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-43513c4\" data-id=\"43513c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb21044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb21044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Checker-Thumbnail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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