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Accessibility for Digital, Web & IT Teams

Digital, IT, and Web teams play a pivotal role in ensuring website accessibility compliance. These teams must ensure digital content and websites meet WCAG standards.

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Why Online Accessibility Matters for Digital, Web & IT Teams

Digital, web and IT teams are often responsible for building, managing and maintaining organizational websites and digital platforms. Because of this, accessibility frequently sits within the responsibilities of technical teams responsible for ensuring websites function correctly and meet recognized digital standards.

From managing website builds and CMS platforms to supporting accessibility audits and ongoing compliance, digital and IT teams play a central role in ensuring digital services are accessible to all users.

Recite Me supports digital teams by helping organizations identify accessibility issues, improve the accessibility of websites and documents, and provide tools that allow users to customize how they access digital content.

Does Website Accessibility Affect Your Digital or IT Responsibilities?

Accessibility often becomes part of the responsibilities of digital, web and IT teams through website management, development or governance responsibilities.

Accessibility may affect your role if you are responsible for:

  • Managing or maintaining website infrastructure
  • Supporting website builds or redesign projects
  • Conducting website accessibility audits
  • Ensuring websites meet WCAG accessibility standards
  • Managing CMS platforms or digital content structures
  • Supporting compliance or governance reporting

If your role involves managing digital platforms or building websites, accessibility is likely already part of your responsibilities.

Why It Matters

Six Reasons Digital Accessibility Matters for Digital, Web & IT Teams

Improve Visibility of Accessibility Issues

Without structured scanning and monitoring, accessibility issues can remain hidden across websites and digital platforms. Identifying accessibility barriers helps technical teams understand where users may encounter difficulties.

Support Website Build and Redesign Projects

Accessibility should be considered during website development and redesign projects. Ensuring accessibility is integrated early helps prevent costly remediation work later.

Improve Website Usability for Every Visitor

Accessibility improvements often enhance usability for all users. Clear navigation, structured content, and readable design contribute to better digital experiences.

Reduce Compliance Risk

Failure to meet recognized accessibility standards such as WCAG can expose organizations to regulatory scrutiny and complaints. Monitoring accessibility helps organizations manage compliance risk.

Prepare for Accessibility Audits

Many organizations conduct internal or external accessibility audits. Digital teams require clear visibility into accessibility gaps and structured reporting to support audit preparation.

Support Ongoing Accessibility Governance

Accessibility is not a one-time project. Digital teams are often responsible for maintaining accessibility standards as websites evolve through new content and platform updates.

Our Solutions

How Recite Me Helps Digital & IT Teams Improve Website Accessibility

Recite Me provides a combination of accessibility technology and expert guidance that helps technical teams monitor accessibility performance and improve digital accessibility over time.

Accessibility Checker – Identify Accessibility Barriers

The Recite Me Accessibility Checker scans websites to identify accessibility issues and highlight areas where content may not meet recognized accessibility standards such as WCAG.

This provides digital teams with visibility into accessibility barriers across website content and structure.

Impact for digital teams:

  • Identify accessibility issues across website pages and components
  • Prioritize accessibility improvements during development cycles
  • Support internal accessibility audits and reporting

Accessibility Consultancy – Support Accessible Communication

Alongside technology, Recite Me provides accessibility consultancy and guidance to help organizations improve their digital accessibility practices.

This includes support with accessibility strategy, audit preparation and guidance on accessibility best practices.

Impact for digital teams:

  • Prepare for accessibility audits and compliance reviews
  • Improve internal accessibility governance
  • Gain expert guidance on accessibility implementation

PDF Remediation – Make Published Documents Accessible

Many organizations host reports, policy documents and resources as PDFs on their websites.

Recite Me PDF Remediation helps organizations convert these documents into accessible formats that can be used by people relying on assistive technologies.

Impact for digital teams:

  • Improve accessibility of website documents and resources
  • Reduce accessibility complaints linked to downloadable files
  • Support accessible publishing across digital platforms

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Download our guide designed specifically for digital, web and IT professionals.

Impact on development teams

Common accessibility barriers

Steps to improve web accessibility

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Supporting Digital & IT Teams

Organizations We Work With

Organizations across public and private sectors use Recite Me to help improve website accessibility and monitor accessibility performance across digital platforms.

Digital teams rely on Recite Me to support accessibility monitoring, improve accessibility governance and help ensure websites remain usable for all users.

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  • Richard Price
  • IT Manager, Yorkshire Ambulance Service

Digital Accessibility FAQs

Digital and IT teams often play a key role in implementing accessibility improvements, particularly where accessibility issues relate to website structure, development, or platform functionality.

Accessibility scanning tools can analyse websites and highlight areas where content may not meet recognized accessibility standards such as WCAG.

Yes. Documents such as PDFs hosted on websites should be accessible so they can be used by people relying on assistive technologies.

Accessibility should be considered throughout the design and development process, particularly during website builds, redesign projects, and major content updates.

Accessibility should be monitored regularly, particularly after major website updates or content changes.