{"id":24167,"date":"2023-07-13T18:18:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=24167"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:12:50","slug":"how-to-test-a-website-for-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-test-a-website-for-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Test a Website for Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24167\" class=\"elementor elementor-24167\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4e16c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e4e16c\" 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-263ad49\" data-id=\"263ad49\" 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-1823842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"1823842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_punchline_cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Punchline CTA -->\n<style>\/* widget: Punchline CTA *\/\n\n.punchline-bg-eaa {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eumap-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#01349F;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-ada {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/checker3Asset-2-8-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#06334A;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-generic {\n\tbackground: rgb(6,51,74);\n\tbackground: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6,51,74,1) 0%, rgba(3,98,95,1) 100%);\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper {\n  padding:20px 30px;\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:space-between;\n  align-items:center;\n  border-radius:8px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper p {\n  color:white;\n  font-weight:600!important;\n  font-size:18px!important;\n  margin-bottom:0px!important;\n  padding-right:20px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a {\n    background: #FFB400;\n    border-radius: 5px !important;\n    line-height: 15px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    text-align: center;\n    color: #000;\n    padding: 15px 40px;\n  \tborder: 3px solid #FFB400;\n  transition: all ease 0.3s;\n  min-width:205px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a:hover {\n\tbackground:white;\n  color:#000;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {\n  .punchline-wrapper {\n  \tdisplay:block;\n  }\n  .punchline-wrapper a {\n  \tmargin-top:20px;\n    display:block;\n  }\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"punchline-wrapper punchline-bg-generic\">\n    <p>\n        Get A Free Accessibility Test Of Your Website\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\">\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-58aaecc disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58aaecc\" 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-1ac0c0e\" data-id=\"1ac0c0e\" 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-a8d91bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8d91bd\" 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>With around 1 in 4 people being classified as disabled, the need for accessible websites remains an important issue. This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/accessibility-testing-guide\/\">website accessibility testing<\/a> becomes an important factor for business and website owners. Especially as regulation and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-web-accessibility-law\/\">accessibility laws<\/a> continue to advance. This guide aims to teach you exactly how to test a website for accessibility.<\/p><h2>Why Web Accessibility Tests are Important<\/h2><p>At Recite Me we believe web accessibility is important for three core reasons. Firstly, it&#8217;s the right thing to do. From a moral and ethical standpoint, accessibility for everyone is the right way to approach web design.<\/p><p>Secondly, it makes business sense, disabled users represent a significant percentage of the population. So, having an inaccessible website means you\u2019d be losing out on potential customers and revenue.<\/p><p>Lastly, making your website accessible is the right thing to do from a legal point of view. With an increasing demand for websites and businesses around the world to meet different accessibility standards, including WCAG.<\/p><h2>The Best Way to Test a Website for Accessibility<\/h2><p>Using a <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-scanner\/\">website accessibility checker<\/a> to automatically scan your website for problems, is by far the best way to test your website for accessibility. At Recite Me we have our own accessibility scanner that provides useful information. By highlighting accessibility issues and making suggestions on how to resolve them efficiently.<\/p><p>The software is used to evaluate the core principles of the WCAG guidelines and highlight any areas where your website may be in breach. After your first scan (and each subsequent scan) the tool will provide you with an accessibility score.<\/p><p>The score can be increased gradually, with each accessibility fix you implement until you\u2019ve reached 100% web accessibility. All of this data is sharable too, it can be exported into a report and shared with team members, colleagues, customers, and friends. Letting you showcase your journey to digital inclusion.<\/p><p>Be sure to check out our blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/what-is-a-website-accessibility-checker\/\">what is a website accessibility checker<\/a> to see more on this topic.<\/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-b64d0fb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b64d0fb\" 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-0b8b21a\" data-id=\"0b8b21a\" 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-ee54d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee54d6a\" 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 Manually Test a Website for Accessibility<\/h2><p>While a scanner is the best tool for assessing web page accessibility, it&#8217;s not always everyone&#8217;s first choice. Some people prefer to do it the old-fashioned way. Below you can see some of the most important tests to run when checking if a website is accessible.<\/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-edca652 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edca652\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad03d24\" data-id=\"ad03d24\" 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-f85e0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f85e0b7\" 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>Check Images &amp; Non-text Multimedia for Alt Text<\/h3><p>Alternative text tags or descriptions are an important feature of websites with good web accessibility. They help users with visual impairments as the Alt Text attributes are helpful to understand the context implied by images or non-text media. As the alt text can be read by their screen readers, allowing such assistive technologies to work efficiently to provide context to the reader.<\/p><p>If an image does not have alt tags, then the screen reader will either completely ignore the image or read the file name. This often results in a lot of confusion and\/or information and context being lost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f4fb41\" data-id=\"5f4fb41\" 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-2e43bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e43bf1\" 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\/2023\/07\/Lewis-Illustration-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"An illustration showing all the multimedia options for a website including music, volume settings, videos and download buttons\" 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-a77cf44 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a77cf44\" 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-58ab5ae\" data-id=\"58ab5ae\" 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-655e453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655e453\" 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>Alt Text is also a ranking factor in search engines such as Google, this makes it a critical aspect of a website&#8217;s Search Engine Optimization strategy. It allows search engines to read and understand the purpose of the image, allowing it to be ranked in result pages accordingly.<\/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-4700c21 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4700c21\" 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-937bd47\" data-id=\"937bd47\" 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-e7b2fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7b2fc6\" 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>Test Color Contrast Ratios<\/h3><p>There are various <a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/resources\/contrastchecker\/\">color contrast checkers<\/a> that will allow you to input specific text and background colors to test their <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/color-contrast-accessibility\/\">contrast ratios<\/a>. Alternatively, the calculation can be done manually using the following formula: (L1 + 0.05) \/ (L2 + 0.05), where L1 and L2 represent the relative luminance values of the foreground and background colors, respectively. The contrast ratio should meet or exceed the minimum ratio specified by the accessibility guidelines.<\/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-0884300 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0884300\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-548afe1\" data-id=\"548afe1\" 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-60b542a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60b542a\" 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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Auditing-icon-1.png 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe2c6d\" data-id=\"3fe2c6d\" 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-61bb2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61bb2f8\" 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>Checking your website has the right color contrast displayed is important for users who have visual impairments and low vision. When testing color contrast, it&#8217;s essential to consider different scenarios, such as various types of content, different screen sizes, and the use of color in interactive elements like buttons or links. Aim for a color palette that ensures readability and accessibility for all users.<\/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-b6a6fce disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6a6fce\" 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-5b6425e\" data-id=\"5b6425e\" 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-bc1f86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc1f86a\" 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>Keyboard Access<\/h3><p>Many users, such as those with visual impairments are not able to use a mouse and rely on using a keyboard to access the web. This accessibility issue also impacts users who experience mobility challenges such as different types of motor disabilities.<\/p><p>To test if your website is accessible to users who only have access to a keyboard there is a few different checks you can do:<\/p><ul><li>Test tab navigation, press shift + tab, and observe to ensure the focus indicator moves along all interactive elements of the web page. Check that reverse tab navigation is also working correctly.<\/li><li>When using tab navigation, test that these elements can be activated with the space or enter key. Ensure this triggers the expected outcome, visiting new pages, opening menus, submitting forms, etc.<\/li><li>Check the navigation is compatible with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/screen-reader-accessibility\/\">screen reader accessibility<\/a>. Does the screen reader actually read out the different elements correctly?<\/li><li>Test navigating and submitting forms on the website. Check to make sure all elements are fully accessible to the user via the keyboard.<\/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-d05c7fe disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d05c7fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2058083\" data-id=\"2058083\" 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-386a25d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386a25d\" 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>Site Zoom Functionality<\/h3><p>One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">WCAG requirements<\/a> is that all websites should be able to zoom to 200% without losing functionality or breaching any of the other accessibility guidelines.<\/p><p>Testing this yourself is very easy, simply hit ctrl and zoom your mouse in or manually select the zoom value from the settings in your browser. When you\u2019re zoomed in, ensure that all of the navigation elements and menus still work and provide full functionality. Make sure all tasks can be performed with only a mouse or only a keyboard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccc89b2\" data-id=\"ccc89b2\" 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-f69f41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f69f41d\" 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\/2023\/07\/Lewis-Blog-Illustration-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"An illustration demonstrating zoom functionality.\" 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-37b2405 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b2405\" 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-380eb0f\" data-id=\"380eb0f\" 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-cc1dfb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc1dfb8\" 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>Structured Web Headings<\/h3><p>Headings are an important part of any web page, they have a huge impact on both <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/web-accessibility-and-seo\/\">SEO and Accessibility<\/a>. They provide a structured overview of the article, highlighting sections and subsections to users.<\/p><p>Headings should follow a hierarchy when presented on web pages. There should only ever be one H1, followed by numerous h2, h3 and h4 in that order. An example of how this structure would look in practice can be seen below:<\/p><ul><li>Heading 1<ul><li>Heading 2<ul><li>Heading 3<\/li><li>Heading 3<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Heading 2<ul><li>Heading 3<ul><li>Heading 4<\/li><li>Heading 4<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Heading 2<\/li><\/ul><\/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-da00085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da00085\" 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>To test your headings, simply review each page and ensure it follows a similar structure to the one above. Any text that looks like it forms a heading should be in the appropriate heading style. With only one h1 on the page, which should be the page\u2019s title.<\/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-d84fe6e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d84fe6e\" 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-8bc3d04\" data-id=\"8bc3d04\" 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-970ded8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970ded8\" 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>Check for Audio &amp; Video Alternatives<\/h3><p>Users who suffer from deafness or are hard of hearing are prevented access to audio based content such as podcasts. In addition to blind users or those who suffer from visual impairments being unable to access visual content such as videos.<\/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-1c4d8e9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4d8e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cc5612\" data-id=\"4cc5612\" 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-371d1ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"371d1ac\" 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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-39499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab19f3a\" data-id=\"ab19f3a\" 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-8072203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8072203\" 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>However, with written transcripts and captions, the content can be made accessible again. As blind users can benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/screen-reader-accessibility\/\">screen reader accessibility<\/a> to present the written transcript to them via audio. While the hard of hearing users can read the written transcript themselves to access all of the information.<\/p><p>These checks are relatively simple and self-explanatory. Start by checking if your website has written transcripts and audio descriptions for all videos and other multimedia content. Additionally, ensure the transcripts, captions and audio descriptions can all be accessed via the keyboard. If implemented correctly all of these strategies will <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/video-accessibility\/\">boost your video accessibility<\/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-4825043 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4825043\" 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-353e7b5\" data-id=\"353e7b5\" 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-c2050b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2050b7\" 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>Test for Flashing content<\/h3><p>There are a number of different WCAG guidelines and regulations surrounding flashing, moving and blinking content. This is to ensure the safety of users who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy.<\/p><p>When accessing a website for this accessibility guideline, users will want to check for the following cases:<\/p><ul><li>Is there moving, blinking or scrolling media that automatically starts and is longer than 5 seconds. Ensure there is a way to stop or hide this type of media.<\/li><li>Is there any automatically updated data such as current price trends? Ensure there is a way to hide, stop or pause this information.<\/li><li>Is there any content that blinks or flashes more than three times in a single second. If so, consider removing file type or making it WCAG compliant.<\/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-1f0cfb6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0cfb6\" 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-6d59ad4\" data-id=\"6d59ad4\" 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-9747b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9747b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-768x735.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image-1536x1471.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/5-Checker-Website-image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b1179a\" data-id=\"2b1179a\" 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-5c8829c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8829c\" 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=\"color: inherit;text-align: left\">Free Accessibility Test of your Website<\/h3><p>Finding accessibility issues is now easier than ever. Recite Me offers a free automated scan of your website\u2019s homepage to highlight non-compliance. You&#8217;ll get recommendations on how to fix them, helping to improve your accessibility score.<\/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-f407a70 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f407a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free Scan 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-2505da1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2505da1\" 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-473bbd4\" data-id=\"473bbd4\" 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-379620a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"379620a\" 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>A journey to accessibility for all<\/h2><p>We hope you\u2019re able to make use of these accessibility tests and use them to <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-make-a-website-accessible\/\">make your website more accessible<\/a>. If you want to go one step further, you can consider adding assistive technology to your website, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">Recite Me Toolbar<\/a>. 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