{"id":42520,"date":"2025-05-01T09:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=42520"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:17:10","slug":"digital-accessibility-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/digital-accessibility-for-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Developer\u2019s Guide to Digital Accessibility Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42520\" class=\"elementor elementor-42520\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354f8a4 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354f8a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-2511274\" data-id=\"2511274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-704510c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"704510c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_punchline_cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Punchline CTA -->\n<style>\/* widget: Punchline CTA *\/\n\n.punchline-bg-eaa {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eumap-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#01349F;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-ada {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/checker3Asset-2-8-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#06334A;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-generic {\n\tbackground: rgb(6,51,74);\n\tbackground: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6,51,74,1) 0%, rgba(3,98,95,1) 100%);\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper {\n  padding:20px 30px;\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:space-between;\n  align-items:center;\n  border-radius:8px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper p {\n  color:white;\n  font-weight:600!important;\n  font-size:18px!important;\n  margin-bottom:0px!important;\n  padding-right:20px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a {\n    background: #FFB400;\n    border-radius: 5px !important;\n    line-height: 15px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    text-align: center;\n    color: #000;\n    padding: 15px 40px;\n  \tborder: 3px solid #FFB400;\n  transition: all ease 0.3s;\n  min-width:205px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a:hover {\n\tbackground:white;\n  color:#000;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {\n  .punchline-wrapper {\n  \tdisplay:block;\n  }\n  .punchline-wrapper a {\n  \tmargin-top:20px;\n    display:block;\n  }\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"punchline-wrapper punchline-bg-generic\">\n    <p>\n        Free Accessibility Training for Web Developers\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/accessibility-training\/accessible-web-developers-course\/\">\n        Download now\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Punchline CTA -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8892bb5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8892bb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-901ba09\" data-id=\"901ba09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-c6a307b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6a307b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today\u2019s digital landscape, accessibility is more than a checkbox it\u2019s a legal obligation, a UX essential, and a marker of technical excellence.<\/p><p>Governments are tightening regulations. Users are expecting better experiences. And more often than not, the responsibility lands with developers and digital teams.<\/p><p>\u201cAccessibility is everyone\u2019s responsibility \u2014 but developers are the ones who ship the code.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbdacd9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbdacd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-df5de1a\" data-id=\"df5de1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-89eeeb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89eeeb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What the Law Requires: Global Accessibility Regulations<\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td><b>\ud83c\udf0d Region<\/b><\/td><td><b>\ud83d\udcdc Key Law<\/b><\/td><td><b>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Impacts Developers<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USA<\/td><td>ADA Title III, Section 508<\/td><td>Public websites and apps face increasing lawsuits over inaccessible forms, navigation, and content.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UK<\/td><td>Equality Act 2010, PSBAR<\/td><td>WCAG 2.1 AA compliance is expected across public websites and strongly encouraged for all.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EU<\/td><td>European Accessibility Act<\/td><td>By 2025, businesses must make digital content accessible \u2014 covering websites, mobile apps, and e-commerce.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Global<\/td><td>WCAG 2.2<\/td><td>The gold standard is referenced in lawsuits and legislation around the world.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Many regions treat WCAG 2.2 AA as the legal baseline even if not directly named in the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0d3c14 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0d3c14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-aa22ab0\" data-id=\"aa22ab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-92a7abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a7abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why Accessibility Starts With You \u2014 The Developer<\/h2><h3>You Own the Code<\/h3><p>HTML structure, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, and visual contrast \u2014 the building blocks of accessibility \u2014 all live in your codebase.<\/p><p>WebAIM\u2019s 2023 scan of the top 1 million homepages found 95.9% had accessibility failures \u2014 mostly caused by markup and structural issues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16687f8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16687f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7a3f725\" data-id=\"7a3f725\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-f2b6373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2b6373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>You Shape the User Experience<\/h3><p>From missing form labels to broken focus states, inaccessible code makes websites unusable \u2014 not just noncompliant.<\/p><p>69% of users with disabilities abandon websites when they hit a barrier (Pew Research).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ea766\" data-id=\"b9ea766\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-7855e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7855e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/SEO-and-Accessibility-blog-Header.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89826ae disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89826ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-bf2cab6\" data-id=\"bf2cab6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-c1bc87e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1bc87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>You Can Prevent Legal Fallout<\/h3><p>Domino\u2019s, Nike, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Parkwood, Netflix \u2014 all have faced accessibility lawsuits. Forms that can\u2019t be submitted. Menus that can\u2019t be tabbed. Captions that don\u2019t exist.<\/p><p>Over 4,600 lawsuits were filed in the US last year for inaccessible websites and apps.<\/p><p>And it&#8217;s not just about lawsuits \u2014 it\u2019s about building experiences that are usable by everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d60a13e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d60a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7916629\" data-id=\"7916629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-80257c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80257c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What Is WCAG 2.2 \u2014 and What\u2019s New for Devs?<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> define what an accessible website must do \u2014 and version 2.2 expands on 2.1 with a sharper focus on usability and cognitive accessibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06e08ab disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06e08ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-e000547\" data-id=\"e000547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-da762e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da762e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Key WCAG 2.2 Criteria Developers Should Know:<\/h3><table><tbody><tr><td><b>New Guideline<\/b><\/td><td><b>Why It Matters<\/b><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured<\/td><td>Users must be able to clearly see where focus is (outline must not be hidden).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.5.7 Dragging Movements<\/td><td>Any drag-and-drop interaction must have a simple, keyboard-friendly alternative.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.2.6 Consistent Help<\/td><td>Help options (e.g., contact, chat) must appear consistently across pages.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>WCAG applies to websites, web apps, PDFs, and even embedded tools and third-party content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d69e1af disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d69e1af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-1812197\" data-id=\"1812197\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-0854278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0854278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Check Your Site for Accessibility Issues<\/h2><p>Developer-Friendly Tools to Get Started:<\/p><ul><li>Recite Me Accessibility Checker \u2013 Scan, fix, and manage accessibility from a dev-friendly dashboard.<\/li><li>Lighthouse \u2013 Built into Chrome, good for quick insights.<\/li><li>NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver \u2013 Test real screen reader experiences.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a572096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a572096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\">Run a free WCAG 2.2 scan with Recite Me \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4346f1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4346f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-c0ca9fd\" data-id=\"c0ca9fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-0303266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0303266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developer To-Do List: How to Build Accessibly\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf9550f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf9550f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f6a3a4\" data-id=\"9f6a3a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-1fd31e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd31e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2705 Support Full Keyboard Navigation<\/h3><ul><li>Tab through every element<\/li><li>No focus traps<\/li><li>Use :focus-visible to show clear outlines<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c76693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c76693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2705 Add a \u201cSkip to Content\u201d Link<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the main content area<\/li><li>Make it visible on keyboard focus<\/li><li>Include in every page template<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740fb6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"740fb6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2705 Use Semantic HTML<\/h3><ul><li>Use &lt;button&gt;, &lt;label&gt;, &lt;nav&gt;, &lt;main&gt; appropriately<\/li><li>Never rely on div or span for interactive elements<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c3d405\" data-id=\"0c3d405\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-cf1c8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf1c8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2705 Check Contrast and Text Scaling<\/h3><ul><li>4.5:1 contrast minimum for normal text<\/li><li>Use relative font sizes (rem, em)<\/li><li>Avoid tiny text or placeholder-only fields<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bb0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bb0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2705 Label All Inputs<\/h3><ul><li>Use visible &lt;label for=&#8221;&#8221;&gt; connections<\/li><li>Validate error messages for screen readers<\/li><li>Use fieldsets and legends for grouped inputs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17de842 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17de842\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-09c8fef\" data-id=\"09c8fef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-67b6d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67b6d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How Recite Me Helps Developers Build and Ship Accessibly<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Recite Me Accessibility Checker<\/a> is designed to work the way you do in dev, sprint, and production workflows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f04a4de disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f04a4de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e6fbf\" data-id=\"69e6fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-30fff75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30fff75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\ud83d\ude80 3 Steps to Better Compliance:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aac2fc8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aac2fc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e5d0e3\" data-id=\"6e5d0e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47323f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47323f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Scan-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42528\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Scan-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Scan-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Scan-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Scan-icon.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f24ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f24ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">\ud83d\udd0d Scan<\/h3><ul><li style=\"text-align: left\">Full-site WCAG 2.2 scans<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">Tests PDFs, images, forms, and links<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left\">Live Chrome extension<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6943576\" data-id=\"6943576\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b851f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08b851f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Fix-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Fix-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Fix-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Fix-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Fix-icon.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5abdd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5abdd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u2699\ufe0f Fix<\/h3><ul><li>AI-powered quick fixes for contrast, alt text, ARIA<\/li><li>Dev-ready code suggestions<\/li><li>In-platform editing for content teams<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3561bd3\" data-id=\"3561bd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5de77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c5de77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Maintain-icon-1024x725.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Maintain-icon-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Maintain-icon-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Maintain-icon-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Maintain-icon.png 1289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b810754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b810754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\ud83d\udcc8 Manage<\/h3><ul><li>Severity-based dashboards<\/li><li>Task management integration (Jira, Trello)<\/li><li>Generate reports to show progress<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546e6cb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546e6cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-715a272\" data-id=\"715a272\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-76ba7ca elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76ba7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-check\/\" title=\"Book a Demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free Check Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a07f862 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a07f862\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-61ceee0\" data-id=\"61ceee0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-7cd7977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cd7977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You Don\u2019t Have to Be an Expert \u2014 Just Start<\/h2><p>Accessibility isn\u2019t just about lawsuits or laws. It\u2019s about building usable, inclusive digital products \u2014 and the people with the most power to fix accessibility? Developers.<\/p><p>With the right knowledge and tools, you&#8217;re not just checking a box \u2014 you&#8217;re building a better web.<\/p><h3>Resources for Dev Teams<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.reciteme.com\/website-accessibility-checklist\">Download the WCAG Dev Checklist \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/sector\/inside-accessibility\/\">Get the Inside Accessibility newsletter \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/download\/accessibility-and-inclusion-toolkit\/\">Explore the full Recite Me Toolkit\u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/demo\/\">Request a live demo for your team \u2192<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A practical guide to understand what WCAG requires, how to meet global accessibility laws, and what developers can do to fix issues 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