{"id":15224,"date":"2023-03-05T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T08:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=15224"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:57:32","slug":"accessibility-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/accessibility-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15224\" class=\"elementor elementor-15224\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8562089 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8562089\" 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-98fb0e4\" data-id=\"98fb0e4\" 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-fdcab7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdcab7c\" 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 style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">When you\u2019re designing or updating a website, you need it to be inclusive of as many people as possible so you can reach the widest audience. But it\u2019s not just the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/6-reasons-why-making-your-website-accessible-is-the-right-thing-to-do-3\/\">right thing to do<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-improve-brand-reputation-through-being-inclusive\/\">solid business move<\/a>. Most countries have legislation that makes it illegal to discriminate against disabled people in the online world.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Website accessibility legislation is usually included in each country\u2019s disability and equality laws. So, alongside business best practices and ethical considerations, it is a good idea to ensure your website complies with the relevant legislation and standards to minimize legal risk.<\/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-e125d08 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e125d08\" 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-2847154\" data-id=\"2847154\" 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-10c0f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c0f9b\" 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>Website Accessibility: Disabilities Defined<\/h2><p>The definition of disability is very broad and includes people with physical conditions, neurological differences, and hidden impairments. Examples 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-dd5c1bb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd5c1bb\" 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-ab4c7cc\" data-id=\"ab4c7cc\" 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-ecb0e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb0e53\" 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 style=\"font-size: 15px;background-color: #ffffff;letter-spacing: 0.3px\"><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Vision deficits<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Deafblindness<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Color blindness<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Dyslexia<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Hyperlexia<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Dyspraxia<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Autism<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">ADHD<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Speaking English as a second language<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Epilepsy<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 15px\">Mobility and physical impairments<\/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-ae7c614 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae7c614\" 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-4ea7660\" data-id=\"4ea7660\" 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-7da4b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da4b73\" 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>An accessible website has content and functionality that is fully available to as many people with disabilities as possible.<\/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-17cf749 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17cf749\" 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-f9346d9\" data-id=\"f9346d9\" 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-83385ed disable-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83385ed\" 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>Website Accessibility Legislation by Country<\/h2><p>Here\u2019s a rundown of the legislation that applies to our clients worldwide.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">The USA<\/h3><p><b style=\"color: #333333\">Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>1 in 4 people.<\/p><p><b>USA Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>There are two critical pieces of website accessibility legislation to follow. <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-title-iii-compliance\/\">Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a>\u00a0prohibits discrimination based on disability. <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/section-508-compliance\/\">Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973<\/a> requires all Federal agencies\u2019 electronic and information technology to be accessible to those with disabilities.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">70% of websites in the USA have critical accessibility issues (Bureau of Internet Accessibility).<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-web-accessibility-law\/\">USA web accessibility laws.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9edfc3c\" data-id=\"9edfc3c\" 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-075cc81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"075cc81\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Why-is-WCAG-the-International-Standard_.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"globe with markers with accessibility symbols on\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-77b4c3c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77b4c3c\" 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-8d3cb14\" data-id=\"8d3cb14\" 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-b8bcb28 disable-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8bcb28\" 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>Canada<\/h3><p><b style=\"color: #333333\">Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>22% of the population (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/programs\/accessible-canada.html\">Government of Canada<\/a>).<\/p><p><b>Canadian Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) requires all Government of Canada websites and web applications to conform to World Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA. In addition, several individual provinces have their own independent accessibility acts that apply to private and public sector organizations alike. Examples include <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/aoda-compliance\/\">Ontario<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/accessibility-for-manitobans-act-compliance\/\">Manitoba<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/nova-scotia-accessibility-act-compliance\/\">Nova Scotia<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>96.8% of home pages fail to comply with WCAG best practices (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/\">WebAim<\/a>).<\/p><p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/aca-web-accessibility-law-in-canada\/\">Canadian web accessibility laws<\/a>.<\/p><h3>The UK<\/h3><p><b>Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>1 in 5 people (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/disability\/articles\/nearlyoneinfivepeoplehadsomeformofdisabilityinenglandandwales\/2015-07-13\">Office of National Statistics<\/a>).<\/p><p><b>UK Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>Web accessibility legislation in the UK falls under the Equality Act of 2010. The Equality Act encompasses information previously found in the Equal Pay Act of 1970 and the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995. Under the Equality Act, companies must make reasonable adjustments to make websites more inclusive. Public sector bodies are also expected to comply with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations of 2018.<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>Less than 1% of website home pages are likely to meet accessibility standards (AbilityNet).<\/p><h3>Australia<\/h3><h3 style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.3px\"><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p>1 in 6 people (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/disability\/people-with-disability-in-australia\/contents\/people-with-disability\/prevalence-of-disability\">Australian Institute of Health and Welfare<\/a>).<\/p><p><b>Australian Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requires equal online access for people with disabilities. Section 5 describes explicitly that inaccessible web content is discriminatory against people with disabilities. Since January 2018, all federal agencies and contractors must comply with the World Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) accessibility Level AA.<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>90% of websites are inaccessible to people with disabilities who rely on assistive technology (<a href=\"https:\/\/abilitynet.org.uk\/news-blogs\/less-1-website-home-pages-are-likely-meet-accessibility-standards\">AbilityNet<\/a>).<\/p><h3>The European Union<\/h3><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/eu-web-accessibility-directive\/\">European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility<\/a> of Websites and Mobile Applications requires EU member states to ensure their websites and mobile apps meet common accessibility standards. The Directive uses the four principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. As per the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/european-accessibility-act\/\">European Accessibility Act<\/a>, businesses operating in the e-commerce sector must meet minimum accessibility requirements. However, each country also has specific laws that govern public and private sector web accessibility in more detail.<\/p><h3>France<\/h3><p><b>Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>1 in 5 people (<a href=\"https:\/\/private.disabilityin.org\/global\/france\/#:~:text=Disability%20affects%2012%20million%20French,action%20plans%20being%20set%20up.\">Disability: In<\/a>)<\/p><p><b>French Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>Law N\u00b0 2005-102 ensures that disabled citizens have equal rights and opportunities. Businesses with an online presence are legally required to provide full online access to everyone under the R\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel G\u00e9n\u00e9ral d\u2019Accessibilit\u00e9 pour les Administrations (RGAA). RGAA legislation is based on WCAG guidelines with additional accessibility metrics and requirements for all public websites.<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>Only 2% of all websites meet best practice guidelines (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/media\/only-2-of-sites-meet-accessibility-standards-lets-change-that\/#:~:text=Today's%20websites%20fail%20to%20meet,This%20affects%20millions%20of%20people.\">AdWeek<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p><h3>Germany\u00a0<\/h3><p><b>Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>1 in 6 people (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de\/EN\/about-discrimination\/grounds-for-discrimination\/disability-and-chronic-disease\/disability-and-chronic-disease-node.html\">Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency<\/a>).<\/p><p><b>German Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>There are two key pieces of web accessibility legislation. The Disability Equality Act (BGG) protects people with disabilities against discrimination, ensuring they have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The Federal Ordinance on Barrier-Free Information Technology BITV 2.0 goes even further to provide benchmarks on website accessibility specifically, based on WGAC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>Only 3% of the internet is accessible to people with disabilities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbestechcouncil\/2022\/10\/11\/whats-next-for-digital-accessibility\/\">Forbes<\/a>).<\/p><h3>Spain<\/h3><p><b>Disability Prevalence<\/b><\/p><p>8.5% of the population (<a href=\"https:\/\/private.disabilityin.org\/global\/spain\/\">Disability:In<\/a>).<\/p><p><b>Spanish Web Accessibility Legislation<\/b><\/p><p>The two primary website accessibility laws in Spain are Law 34\/2002 and Law 51\/2003. Both require government websites to conform to WCAG standards. Plus, legislation updates in the form of UNE 139803:2012 requires the websites of several non-government and government-funded organizations to be accessible.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Current Web Accessibility Indicators<\/b><\/p><p>Across one million home pages, an average of 51.4 accessibility errors can be found on each page (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/\">WebAim<\/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-d0f66d2 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0f66d2\" 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-39da504\" data-id=\"39da504\" 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-4866bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4866bd4\" 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\">Download our Guide to Digital Accessibility Laws and Regulations in the US<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b0cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66b0cc2\" 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>Stay ahead of the game when it comes to Digital Accessibility laws and compliance in the United States. Learn about all the different federal and state-level regulations, see real examples of web accessibility lawsuits in different regions and discover a 7-step action plan for building accessible websites.<\/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-8fab554 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fab554\" 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:\/\/downloads.reciteme.com\/en-us\/digital-accessibility-laws-and-regulations-in-the-us\" 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\">Get More Information 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-596e1d6\" data-id=\"596e1d6\" 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-8fadb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fadb6b\" 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=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up-1024x740.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30511\" alt=\"Mock up for accessibility laws and regulations in the usa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up-1536x1109.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Whitepaper-Mock-Up.png 1800w\" 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-f07c683 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f07c683\" 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-de494c4\" data-id=\"de494c4\" 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-a3049b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3049b1\" 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 Comply with Website Accessibility Legislation<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Recite Me Accessibility Checker<\/a> is changing the way organizations address compliance issues on their websites. Whether your run a private company, public body, or charity, our goal is to simplify the process of fixing non-compliant components and provide you with the expert knowledge you need to continue your website accessibility journey and help you succeed in your organizational goals.<\/p><h3>Introducing the Recite Me Checker<\/h3><p>The Recite Me Checker audits both back-end and front-end web development processes by running 390 separate compliance scans in line with WCAG 2.1 and breaking down the issues you should be working to fix, track, and share.\u00a0<\/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-05b160f\" data-id=\"05b160f\" 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-42d709c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42d709c\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CTA-Blog-Asset_.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"laptop open with the scanner on screen\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-99d4a66 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99d4a66\" 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-5f6dfe5\" data-id=\"5f6dfe5\" 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-9ff982b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ff982b\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Website Accessibility Scan\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df57f03\" data-id=\"df57f03\" 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-339582e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339582e\" 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<h4>Scan<\/h4><p>Your accessibility journey starts here with a scan of your website covering WCAG 2.1 success criteria encompassing:<\/p><ul><li>Site performance overview<\/li><li>Accessibility scoring<\/li><li>Findings per rating<\/li><li>Error breakdown<\/li><\/ul><p>The scan report includes an overview of errors, the locations of errors, and a comprehensive list of actionable errors to fix and check.<\/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-4285766 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4285766\" 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-a8b41b5\" data-id=\"a8b41b5\" 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-5b847b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b847b6\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Accessibility Scanner Fix\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-886592f\" data-id=\"886592f\" 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-2fd50bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd50bf\" 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<h4>Fix and Check<\/h4><p>Our software identifies areas of non-compliance and shows you what to fix and check and in what order for the biggest improvement against your efforts, investment, and time. Fixes are confirmed fails identified via an automated scan and checks are potential errors that a human needs to verify. For example, a computer can identify if an image on a website has an alt-tag attribute or not. However, the human eye is needed to make sure that the alt tag text describes the image.<\/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-230d375 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230d375\" 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-3d27277\" data-id=\"3d27277\" 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-5c03501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c03501\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Track Accessibility fixes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d11942b\" data-id=\"d11942b\" 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-a56ea85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a56ea85\" 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>Track<\/h2><p>Our compliance tracking service helps you manage your web accessibility improvements over time, make the most effective changes in the right order, and manage your fix queue. You can examine various elements of WCAG compliance by exploring different scans and downloading your website\u2019s scan accessibility score and report to track your positive journey.\u00a0<\/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-0ccd373 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ccd373\" 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-b98f1d0\" data-id=\"b98f1d0\" 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-28249f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"28249f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d06e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d06e3b\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Scan accessibility score and report\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae814d\" data-id=\"0ae814d\" 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-e3d4414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3d4414\" 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>Share<\/h2>\n<p>We give you all of the tools needed to demonstrate your commitment to developing an accessible website. You can share your accessibility report and score to showcase your digital inclusion goals and achievements via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Custom monthly reporting<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing engagement analysis<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility scoring<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable fix lists<\/li>\n<li>Access to the Recite Me Hub which features materials highlighting the depth of information behind your website\u2019s scan and results. Resources include FAQs, full breakdowns of testing methodologies, and \u2018how to\u2019 videos.<\/li>\n<\/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-4a0ba6d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0ba6d\" 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-8811a80\" data-id=\"8811a80\" 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-6ea9195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ea9195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\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-9719429 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9719429\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c67707c\" data-id=\"c67707c\" 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-05e99aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05e99aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d637a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d637a\" 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 Your Web Accessibility Compliance Journey Today<\/h2><p>Online accessibility is a journey, not a destination. Recite Me is here to help you every step of the way to provide an inclusive and compliant website. 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