{"id":33688,"date":"2025-05-01T09:02:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/?p=33688"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:17:30","slug":"digital-accessibility-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/digital-accessibility-for-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Developer\u2019s Guide to Digital Accessibility Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33688\" class=\"elementor elementor-33688\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e2f9df disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e2f9df\" 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-7378cea\" data-id=\"7378cea\" 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-87fded7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"87fded7\" 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        Free Accessibility Training for Web Developers\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/accessibility-training\/accessible-web-developers-course\/\">\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-7af4573 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af4573\" 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-6ff4dce\" data-id=\"6ff4dce\" 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-85b7472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85b7472\" 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 today\u2019s digital landscape, accessibility is more than a checkbox it\u2019s a legal obligation, a UX essential, and a marker of technical excellence.<\/p><p>Governments are tightening regulations. Users are expecting better experiences. And more often than not, the responsibility lands with developers and digital teams.<\/p><p>\u201cAccessibility is everyone\u2019s responsibility \u2014 but developers are the ones who ship the code.\u201d<\/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-99d84cc disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d84cc\" 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-5537576\" data-id=\"5537576\" 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-06c5399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06c5399\" 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 the Law Requires: Global Accessibility Regulations<\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td><b>\ud83c\udf0d Region<\/b><\/td><td><b>\ud83d\udcdc Key Law<\/b><\/td><td><b>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Impacts Developers<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USA<\/td><td>ADA Title III, Section 508<\/td><td>Public websites and apps face increasing lawsuits over inaccessible forms, navigation, and content.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UK<\/td><td>Equality Act 2010, PSBAR<\/td><td>WCAG 2.1 AA compliance is expected across public websites and strongly encouraged for all.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EU<\/td><td>European Accessibility Act<\/td><td>By 2025, businesses must make digital content accessible \u2014 covering websites, mobile apps, and e-commerce.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Global<\/td><td>WCAG 2.2<\/td><td>The gold standard is referenced in lawsuits and legislation around the world.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Many regions treat WCAG 2.2 AA as the legal baseline even if not directly named in the law.<\/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-1117e7e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1117e7e\" 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-b51e868\" data-id=\"b51e868\" 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-c52884c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52884c\" 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 Accessibility Starts With You \u2014 The Developer<\/h2><h3>You Own the Code<\/h3><p>HTML structure, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, and visual contrast \u2014 the building blocks of accessibility \u2014 all live in your codebase.<\/p><p>WebAIM\u2019s 2023 scan of the top 1 million homepages found 95.9% had accessibility failures \u2014 mostly caused by markup and structural issues.<\/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-01c25c9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01c25c9\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c662e29\" data-id=\"c662e29\" 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-f19bbc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f19bbc6\" 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>You Shape the User Experience<\/h3><p>From missing form labels to broken focus states, inaccessible code makes websites unusable \u2014 not just noncompliant.<\/p><p>69% of users with disabilities abandon websites when they hit a barrier (Pew Research).<\/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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e716d\" data-id=\"58e716d\" 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-be40e82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be40e82\" 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=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33692\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header.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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb34d17 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb34d17\" 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-e94cefd\" data-id=\"e94cefd\" 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-a152650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a152650\" 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>You Can Prevent Legal Fallout<\/h3><p>Domino\u2019s, Nike, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Parkwood, Netflix \u2014 all have faced accessibility lawsuits. Forms that can\u2019t be submitted. Menus that can\u2019t be tabbed. Captions that don\u2019t exist.<\/p><p>Over 4,600 lawsuits were filed in the US last year for inaccessible websites and apps.<\/p><p>And it&#8217;s not just about lawsuits \u2014 it\u2019s about building experiences that are usable by 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-7003c1f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7003c1f\" 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-28bc5ae\" data-id=\"28bc5ae\" 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-38edfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38edfac\" 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 WCAG 2.2 \u2014 and What\u2019s New for Devs?<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> define what an accessible website must do \u2014 and version 2.2 expands on 2.1 with a sharper focus on usability and cognitive 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-362d74e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362d74e\" 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-ad0f61c\" data-id=\"ad0f61c\" 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-c54c4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c54c4cb\" 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>Key WCAG 2.2 Criteria Developers Should Know:<\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td><b>New Guideline<\/b><\/td><td><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured<\/td><td>Users must be able to clearly see where focus is (outline must not be hidden).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.5.7 Dragging Movements<\/td><td>Any drag-and-drop interaction must have a simple, keyboard-friendly alternative.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.2.6 Consistent Help<\/td><td>Help options (e.g., contact, chat) must appear consistently across pages.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>WCAG applies to websites, web apps, PDFs, and even embedded tools and third-party 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-888ab0e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"888ab0e\" 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-71f16b8\" data-id=\"71f16b8\" 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-47f2397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47f2397\" 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 to Check Your Site for Accessibility Issues<\/h2><p>Developer-Friendly Tools to Get Started:<\/p><ul><li>Recite Me Accessibility Checker \u2013 Scan, fix, and manage accessibility from a dev-friendly dashboard.<\/li><li>Lighthouse \u2013 Built into Chrome, good for quick insights.<\/li><li>NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver \u2013 Test real screen reader experiences.<\/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-2c32343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c32343\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/free-accessibility-check\/\">Run a free WCAG 2.2 scan with Recite Me \u2192<\/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-021a5d5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"021a5d5\" 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-a51b8e4\" data-id=\"a51b8e4\" 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-c18bf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c18bf2c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developer To-Do List: How to Build Accessibly\n<\/h2>\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-80ed1bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ed1bc\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-406d280\" data-id=\"406d280\" 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-87e4648 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87e4648\" 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>\u2705 Support Full Keyboard Navigation<\/h3><ul><li>Tab through every element<\/li><li>No focus traps<\/li><li>Use :focus-visible to show clear outlines<\/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-4dc5ef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dc5ef1\" 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>\u2705 Add a \u201cSkip to Content\u201d Link<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the main content area<\/li><li>Make it visible on keyboard focus<\/li><li>Include in every page template<\/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-f9e7026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e7026\" 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>\u2705 Use Semantic HTML<\/h3><ul><li>Use &lt;button&gt;, &lt;label&gt;, &lt;nav&gt;, &lt;main&gt; appropriately<\/li><li>Never rely on div or span for interactive elements<\/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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb3eec9\" data-id=\"fb3eec9\" 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-f176afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f176afe\" 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>\u2705 Check Contrast and Text Scaling<\/h3><ul><li>4.5:1 contrast minimum for normal text<\/li><li>Use relative font sizes (rem, em)<\/li><li>Avoid tiny text or placeholder-only fields<\/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-20cad05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20cad05\" 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>\u2705 Label All Inputs<\/h3><ul><li>Use visible &lt;label for=&#8221;&#8221;&gt; connections<\/li><li>Validate error messages for screen readers<\/li><li>Use fieldsets and legends for grouped inputs<\/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\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-5a481d5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a481d5\" 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-1b9b7f2\" data-id=\"1b9b7f2\" 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-cfc6591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfc6591\" 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 Recite Me Helps Developers Build and Ship Accessibly<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Recite Me Accessibility Checker<\/a> is designed to work the way you do in dev, sprint, and production workflows.<\/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-1a3a7f7 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a3a7f7\" 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-43c15c6\" data-id=\"43c15c6\" 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-023436b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"023436b\" 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 style=\"text-align: center\">\ud83d\ude80 3 Steps to Better Compliance:<\/h3>\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-cc38384 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc38384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-e0f9c96\" data-id=\"e0f9c96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-2a2154d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a2154d\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Scan-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30904\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Scan-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Scan-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Scan-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Scan-icon.png 1289w\" 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 elementor-element-6f3dbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f3dbd4\" 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 style=\"text-align: left\">\ud83d\udd0d Scan<\/h3><ul><li style=\"text-align: left\">Full-site WCAG 2.2 scans<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">Tests PDFs, images, forms, and links<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">Live Chrome extension<\/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-b229cfe\" data-id=\"b229cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-fdb8644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb8644\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Fix-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Fix-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Fix-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Fix-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Fix-icon.png 1289w\" 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 elementor-element-67bdea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67bdea5\" 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>\u2699\ufe0f Fix<\/h3><ul><li>AI-powered quick fixes for contrast, alt text, ARIA<\/li><li>Dev-ready code suggestions<\/li><li>In-platform editing for content teams<\/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-de80628\" data-id=\"de80628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-6f7783a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f7783a\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Maintain-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Maintain-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Maintain-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Maintain-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/Maintain-icon.png 1289w\" 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 elementor-element-f5e80e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e80e8\" 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>\ud83d\udcc8 Manage<\/h3><ul><li>Severity-based dashboards<\/li><li>Task management integration (Jira, Trello)<\/li><li>Generate reports to show progress<\/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-a5141f0 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5141f0\" 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-984129d\" data-id=\"984129d\" 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-ee9297a elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee9297a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" 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\/\" title=\"Book a Demo\">\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 Check 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-310fcc4 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"310fcc4\" 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-0e52538\" data-id=\"0e52538\" 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-4445faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4445faf\" 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>You Don\u2019t Have to Be an Expert \u2014 Just Start<\/h2><p>Accessibility isn\u2019t just about lawsuits or laws. It\u2019s about building usable, inclusive digital products \u2014 and the people with the most power to fix accessibility? Developers.<\/p><p>With the right knowledge and tools, you&#8217;re not just checking a box \u2014 you&#8217;re building a better web.<\/p><h3>Resources for Dev Teams<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.reciteme.com\/website-accessibility-checklist\">Download the WCAG Dev Checklist \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/sector\/inside-accessibility\/\">Get the Inside Accessibility newsletter \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/download\/accessibility-and-inclusion-toolkit\/\">Explore the full Recite Me Toolkit\u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/demo\/\">Request a live demo for your team \u2192<\/a><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A practical guide to understand what WCAG requires, how to meet global accessibility laws, and what developers can do to fix issues 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