{"id":22028,"date":"2023-03-31T20:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=22028"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:19:11","slug":"web-accessibility-solutions-for-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/web-accessibility-solutions-for-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Accessibility Solutions for Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22028\" class=\"elementor elementor-22028\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903e5e6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903e5e6\" 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-8b6c06a\" data-id=\"8b6c06a\" 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-8f42fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f42fd2\" 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>Libraries are essential public services that provide people with information, resources, a safe community gathering space, and literacy and learning support. And the best part? Libraries are free and open to everyone. Or are they?<\/p><p>Libraries should be one of the flagships of the American dream because they actively promote upward social mobility and provide everyone with an equal opportunity to achieve success through education, determination, and initiative. Yet, with so much learning, research, and career training taking place online these days, it\u2019s surprising how few library websites are inclusive of people with disabilities and those with varied digital access needs.<\/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-e18aa43 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e18aa43\" 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-5856a99\" data-id=\"5856a99\" 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-b303321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b303321\" 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 an Accessible Website Important for Library Patrons?<\/h2><p>People use library websites for multiple reasons, including:<\/p><div><ul><li>Opening accounts and renewing memberships<\/li><li>Browsing digital books<\/li><li>Listening to audiobooks<\/li><li>Accessing research databases<\/li><li>Reading scientific publications<\/li><li>Finding information about public programs<\/li><li>Accessing career centers<\/li><li>Enrolling in online courses<\/li><li>Attending digital labs<\/li><li>Joining book clubs<\/li><li>Asking librarians questions<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\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-b0435cb\" data-id=\"b0435cb\" 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-540f9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"540f9ea\" 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-fa544a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa544a3\" 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=\"625\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Library-Patron-Graphic-Asset.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22123\" alt=\"Illustration of three people discussing accessibility while around a table with laptop computers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Library-Patron-Graphic-Asset.png 625w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Library-Patron-Graphic-Asset-300x231.png 300w\" 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-448ae30 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"448ae30\" 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-5e0b5e4\" data-id=\"5e0b5e4\" 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-885b572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"885b572\" 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 Should Your Library Website be Accessible?<\/h2><p>One of the cornerstone principles of any library is to offer equal access to learning for everyone. But one in four Americans has a disability that can make accessing information online challenging.<\/p><p>The word \u2018disability\u2019 typically evokes an image of someone in a wheelchair. However, only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4397418\/#:~:text=There%20are%20currently%20about%202.7,and%20increasing%20longevity%20%5B3%5D.\">2.7 million<\/a> of America\u2019s 61 million disabled residents require a wheelchair or mobility assistance. A significant percentage of the disabled community has \u2018hidden disabilities.\u2019 For example:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Visual impairments<\/strong> affect 14 million Americans (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/news-events\/news-releases\/study-finds-most-americans-have-good-vision-14-million-are-visually-impaired\">National Institutes of Health<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Learning difficulties<\/strong> affect 20% of the population (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveryaba.com\/statistics\/learning-disabilities-prevalence\">Discovery ABA<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Learning disabilities<\/strong> affect around 4 million people (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyplace.com\/parenting\/learning-disabilities\/learning-disabilities-statistics-and-prevalence#:~:text=Over%204%20million%20kids%20in,one%20or%20more%20learning%20disabilities.\">Healthy Place<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Language barriers<\/strong> impact accessibility for the 67 million residents who speak a language other than English (<a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Report\/673-Million-United-States-Spoke-Foreign-Language-Home-2018\">Center for Immigration Studies<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Hearing loss<\/strong> affects one in eight Americans (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcd.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/quick-statistics-hearing#:~:text=One%20in%20eight%20people%20in,based%20on%20standard%20hearing%20examinations.&amp;text=About%202%20percent%20of%20adults,54%20have%20disabling%20hearing%20loss.\">National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Cognitive and neurodiversity differences<\/strong> affect 20% of the population (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nm.org\/healthbeat\/healthy-tips\/Understanding-Neurodiversity\">Northwestern Medicine<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p>With this in mind, the importance of an accessible website should be evident &#8211; libraries without one are failing to reach 25% of the community.<\/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-466c972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466c972\" 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 Accessibility Problems do People Face\u00a0on Library Websites?<\/h2><p>The specific online access barriers each individual may face are many and varied. However, broadly speaking, people struggle to consume online content for one of four primary reasons:<\/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-f27aa47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f27aa47\" 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-b2bad00\" data-id=\"b2bad00\" 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-7ecaba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ecaba7\" 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/elementor\/thumbs\/Read-rfk4q3zlkutehuhw5tzqcqnc2mfc4yvcfvq68nmoeg.png\" title=\"Read\" alt=\"Read\" 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-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c69598\" data-id=\"0c69598\" 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-ae0a61b disable-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae0a61b\" 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>1. They Can&#8217;t Read It<\/h3><ul><li>People with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/supporting-people-with-vision-problems-online\/\">vision problems<\/a> like partial blindness, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/color-blindness-and-website-assistive-technology\/\">color blindness<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/deafblindness-and-online-accessibility\/\">deafblindness<\/a> cannot read information online when the font type, sizing, and spacing are unsuitable.<\/li><li>Those with severe visual impairments need to use a screen reader to have content read aloud.<\/li><li>Users with learning difficulties like dyslexia, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/web-accessibility-dyspraxia-supporting-neurodiversity-online\/\">dyspraxia<\/a>, and hyperlexia struggle with reading due to insufficient color contrasts between the text and background.<\/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-2203c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2203c30\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ee609 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ee609\" 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-78d6873\" data-id=\"78d6873\" 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-056f517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"056f517\" 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/elementor\/thumbs\/Understand-rfk4q3zlggxrc1oipxwm54rhyw069sjrup9nmikyec.png\" title=\"Understand\" alt=\"Understand\" 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-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4138d8d\" data-id=\"4138d8d\" 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-0fe66ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe66ac\" 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>2. They Don&#8217;t Understand It<\/h3><ul><li>Website visitors who speak English as a second language may need translation assistance to comprehend content.<\/li><li>Deaf patrons are denied information when on-page video content is not presented with captions.<\/li><li>Visually impaired users may struggle to find context when images are missing suitably descriptive alt tags.<\/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-a2063fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2063fd\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-621d9f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"621d9f9\" 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-0eb8919\" data-id=\"0eb8919\" 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-e6a5b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6a5b31\" 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/elementor\/thumbs\/Navigate-rfk4q3zlggxrc1oipxwm54rhyw069sjrup9nmikyec.png\" title=\"Navigate\" alt=\"Navigate\" 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-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a3dd5c\" data-id=\"0a3dd5c\" 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-399fc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"399fc5a\" 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>3. They Can&#8217;t Navigate It<\/h3><ul><li>People with cognitive and neurological disorders cannot follow the flow of information if a website isn\u2019t clearly written and doesn\u2019t run in a logical order.<\/li><li>Website visitors with learning difficulties like ADHD cannot find the information they need on poorly formatted web pages.<\/li><li>Those with physical disabilities may be unable to navigate a website at all if keyboard navigation isn\u2019t an option.<\/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-b3428b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3428b0\" 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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f61f76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f61f76\" 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-465a679\" data-id=\"465a679\" 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-f19b9d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f19b9d1\" 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\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/elementor\/thumbs\/Scared-rfk4q3zlggxrc1oipxwm54rhyw069sjrup9nmikyec.png\" title=\"Scared\" alt=\"Scared\" 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-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab87e83\" data-id=\"ab87e83\" 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-7eb45e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb45e4\" 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>4. They&#8217;re Scared of It<\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">That sounds dramatic, we know. But&#8230;<\/p><ul><li>Site visitors with epilepsy and other conditions that cause disorientation and confusion could be triggered into a seizure by fast-moving image carousels and videos.<\/li><li>Those who already feel marginalized in life will simply click away from a website as soon as they realize it\u2019s incompatible with their needs, further compounding their vulnerability.<\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7be5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b7be5f\" 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-8dddb37 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dddb37\" 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-158fbf0\" data-id=\"158fbf0\" 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-b3d06a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3d06a5\" 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>Accessibility Barrier Examples<\/h2><p>As you can see, online access barriers occur whenever an element of a website\u2019s design or presentation makes it difficult to read or interact with the content. Let\u2019s look at some real-life examples.<\/p><p><strong>Jessica is partially sighted.<\/strong> She wants to sign up for library membership, check out some e-books, and join the library book club. But the website doesn\u2019t have appropriately coded headings, so her screen reader cannot skip to the sections she wants to read to find the right information. Plus, the images used to promote each service are missing alt tags, so she can\u2019t get any contextual information from them.<\/p><p><strong>Jordan has dyslexia.<\/strong> He wants to sign up for an online course but can\u2019t research his options thoroughly to find the details he needs because the text isn\u2019t presented in a <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/dyslexia-friendly-fonts\/\">dyslexia-friendly font<\/a> and is not suitably aligned. Additionally, the poor color contrast between the text and background makes it impossible for him to read the breakdown of each course in detail.<\/p><p><strong>Helena doesn\u2019t speak or read English as a first language.<\/strong> She wants to attend a digital lab to become more fluent and sign up for an online career fair but is struggling to understand the information. Unfortunately, the contact form is missing labels, so she doesn\u2019t understand where to click to contact a librarian and ask for help. She finds an explainer video, but the auto-generated captions are inaccurate and create even more confusion.<\/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-ad30f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad30f61\" 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-89977b5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89977b5\" 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-4ee4609\" data-id=\"4ee4609\" 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-20702bc disable-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20702bc\" 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 Make Your Online Content More Accessible<\/h2><p>To maximize inclusion and meet your organizational goals for growth, having an accessible website is a must. So, how do you go about making your library website accessible?<\/p><h3>1. Familiarize Yourself with WCAG Guidelines<\/h3><p>Worldwide accessibility guidelines are in place to help you make your website more accessible. The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> are the gold standard, and level AA is typically the minimum reference point when discussing \u2018making a website accessible.\u2019<\/p><h3>2. Comply with National and Local Web Accessibility Legislation<\/h3><p>There are two critical pieces of website accessibility legislation in the US: <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-title-iii-compliance\/\">Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/section-508-compliance\/\">Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act<\/a>. Both exist to ensure that disabled website visitors are not treated less favorably online.<\/p><h3>3. Invest in Assistive Technology<\/h3><p>A proven way of supporting people online is by utilizing assistive technology. Embedding accessibility software on your website allows you to support a diverse range of users by providing tools that allow them to create fully customizable online experiences.<\/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-534a647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"534a647\" 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-67e4c4e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67e4c4e\" 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-aa474d1\" data-id=\"aa474d1\" 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-2dd6b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd6b7c\" 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>Top Tips on How to Create an Inclusive Library Environment<\/h2><p>Webmasters should follow these steps to make library websites easier for everyone to read, focus on, and understand.<\/p><p><strong>1. Use a content management system that supports accessibility<\/strong> \u2013 Be sure to check that your layouts, themes, widgets, and plugins are compatible with WCAG standards.<\/p><p><strong>2. Think about the layout<\/strong> &#8211; Group relevant topics under separate and fully descriptive labels.<\/p><p><strong>3. Use headings correctly to structure your content<\/strong> &#8211; Website visitors use headings to scan a page to see if the content is relevant to them.<\/p><p><strong>4. Include alt text for all images<\/strong> \u2013 Make sure they are suitably descriptive and contextually relevant. Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-image-alt-text-for-accessibility\/\">how to create alt images for accessibility<\/a> here.<\/p><p><strong>5. Be mindful of color use and color contrasts<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">The newest WCAG recommendations<\/a> require a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text (14 point) and 3:1 for large text (18 point +).<\/p><p><strong>6. Ensure documents are designed for accessibility<\/strong> \u2013 Pages that open in a new window and display as a PDF cannot be read using a screen reader.<\/p><p><strong>7. Optimize navigation<\/strong> &#8211; Websites should be easy to navigate using a mouse, trackpad, keyboard, and, ideally, voice-activated assistive technology.<\/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-7c0845c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c0845c\" 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-1b21ce3 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b21ce3\" 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-f1c3438\" data-id=\"f1c3438\" 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-91d4c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d4c2f\" 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 Can Help<\/h2><p>Recite Me\u2019s innovative suite of accessibility on-demand tools makes websites accessible and inclusive for a diverse range of people:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">The Recite Me Checker<\/a> audits back-end and front-end web development processes by running 396 separate compliance scans in line with WCAG 2.1 and breaking down the issues you should be working to fix.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">The Recite Me Toolbar<\/a> promotes inclusivity by allowing end users with sight loss, cognitive impairments, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and varying linguistic needs to access your website per their individual needs and preferences.<\/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-5c16182 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c16182\" 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-438d998\" data-id=\"438d998\" 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-553c1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553c1e9\" 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>Client Spotlight: Ulster County Library Association<\/h2><p>The\u00a0Ulster County Library Association\u00a0creates opportunities for public libraries in Ulster County to collaborate. Recite Me\u2019s suite of accessibility and language tools help them to provide inclusive online experiences for people with disabilities, learning difficulties, visual impairments, and those who speak English as a second language.<\/p><p>\u201cWhen the Ulster County Library Association reviewed Recite Me, it was one of the few projects that received universal approval and excitement. It just makes so much sense to make our web resources available to as many people as possible, regardless of physical disability or language needs. Once we purchased the platform, it was so easy to implement that we breathed another sigh of relief. Although the platform is affordable, its value exceeds the amount we paid for it.\u201d<br \/><strong>Kara Lustiber, Treasurer, Ulster County Library Association<\/strong><\/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-381a8c5\" data-id=\"381a8c5\" 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-5804b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5804b06\" 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=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up-1022x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/Ulster-County-Library-Association-Mock-Up.png 1028w\" 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-2ea6cfb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ea6cfb\" 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-79aaa5f\" data-id=\"79aaa5f\" 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-f4d04d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d04d4\" 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 style=\"text-align: left\">What the Data Says<\/h2><p>Thousands of organizations using Recite Me technology are already benefitting from their investment. Results from our 2022 annual report show that during the previous 12 months:<\/p><ul><li>The Recite Me toolbar was active on over 5000 websites<\/li><li>Individual toolbar usage increased by 59% to over 5.5 million users.<\/li><li>We made 34.4 million pages of web content inclusive.<\/li><li>On average, Recite Me toolbar users viewed 6.33 web pages per session &#8211; more than double the internet average of 2.8 pages per session.<\/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-4222058 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4222058\" 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-cd3beff\" data-id=\"cd3beff\" 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-ff3d1ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff3d1ae\" 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-9820a8c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9820a8c\" 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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e2143\" data-id=\"80e2143\" 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-64aa60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64aa60f\" 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-6bac1d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bac1d1\" 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 Journey<\/h2><p>Our team is here to help you on your mission to provide more inclusive online experiences. Get started on your online inclusion strategy today by working through these action points:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/contact\">Contact our team<\/a> for more advice about WCAG standards and the web accessibility legislation that applies to your organization.<\/li><li>Find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Recite Me Web Accessibility Checker<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/demo\/\">Schedule a free checker demonstration<\/a> to learn how our technology can help you.\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\">Run a free check<\/a> of your website for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.\u00a0<\/li><li>Find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">Recite Me Toolbar.<\/a><\/li><\/ol><p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/resource-hub\/\">Try our toolbar<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/demo\/\">schedule a free demonstration<\/a> to see the difference it can make to your customers, clients, and employees.<\/b><\/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-e9fc6dc\" data-id=\"e9fc6dc\" 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-9ed0003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ed0003\" 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-de54215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de54215\" 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\/WCAG-CTA-Blog-Asset-v2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libraries are essential public services that provide people with information, resources, a safe community gathering space, and literacy and learning support. 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