{"id":46765,"date":"2025-09-18T14:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=46765"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:29:10","slug":"ada-compliance-and-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-compliance-and-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"ADA Compliance and SEO: Why Accessible Websites Perform Better in Google"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46765\" class=\"elementor elementor-46765\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bee136 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bee136\" 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-a5f6f05\" data-id=\"a5f6f05\" 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-fb740c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"fb740c0\" 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-ada\">\n    <p>\n        Download Our Free ADA Compliance Checklist\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/download\/ada-compliance-checklist\/\">\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-e04b477 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e04b477\" 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-c14c910\" data-id=\"c14c910\" 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-e8c0b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c0b59\" 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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-web-accessibility-law\/\">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/a> has shaped accessibility practice dramatically in the US. But how does it affect SEO? In this article, we\u2019ll explore how accessibility compliance can impact your search engine performance.<\/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-e68c4d5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e68c4d5\" 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-4f5b8c8\" data-id=\"4f5b8c8\" 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-48270dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48270dc\" 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>The basics of ADA compliance for websites<\/h2><p>The ADA is a piece of legislation that aims to protect disabled Americans from discrimination. Under this law, organizations are required to identify and address accessibility barriers. For example, these could be barriers that prevent the disabled from accessing and engaging with their services, products, and\/or facilities.<\/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-63ca633 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63ca633\" 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-0e8e3bb\" data-id=\"0e8e3bb\" 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-87ac41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87ac41d\" 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>Titles II and III of the ADA are especially relevant to website compliance.<\/p><ul><li>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-title-ii-compliance\/\">Title II<\/a>, federal agencies are required to ensure their web content is accessible.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-title-iii-compliance\/\">Title III<\/a> specifies that any business or non-profit that is public-facing must establish reasonable adjustments for disabled customers and clients, including online.<\/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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8416e\" data-id=\"fd8416e\" 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-03c8eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03c8eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ADA-Compliance-Check-Hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37350\" alt=\"ADA compliance check\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ADA-Compliance-Check-Hero.png 1000w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ADA-Compliance-Check-Hero-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ADA-Compliance-Check-Hero-768x634.png 768w\" 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-6ff7371 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ff7371\" 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-ae97c23\" data-id=\"ae97c23\" 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-975de4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975de4a\" 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>Key accessibility standards for compliance<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> are used as a framework for ADA compliance. These globally recognized standards set out how to create a web content that is accessible for all audiences. WCAG version 2.1 Level AA is the most commonly referenced in ADA legal cases, and is widely considered the benchmark for ADA compliance.<\/p><p>You should also aim to familiarize yourself with the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/pour-accessibility-principles\/\">four key principles<\/a> that underlie WCAG. These are \u201cPOUR\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-93ee1cb disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ee1cb\" 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-c52700c\" data-id=\"c52700c\" 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-4ed7a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ed7a79\" 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=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/What-are-the-levels-of-WCAG-Compliance-Header-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34794\" alt=\"What are the levels of WCAG Compliance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/What-are-the-levels-of-WCAG-Compliance-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/What-are-the-levels-of-WCAG-Compliance-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/What-are-the-levels-of-WCAG-Compliance-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/What-are-the-levels-of-WCAG-Compliance-Header-768x768.png 768w, 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visitors.<\/li><li><strong>Operable:<\/strong> Web users must be able to use your website regardless of whether they use a mouse, keyboard-only, screen reader, or another assistive device.<\/li><li><strong>Understandable:<\/strong> The design and content of your website should be clear and understandable to users, e.g., with a hierarchical structure, easy-to-read fonts, and jargon-free language.<\/li><li><strong>Robust:<\/strong> Your website and its content should continue to be accessible regardless of technological advances and updates, e.g., it should work with new assistive technologies as they release.<\/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-ade52a5 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ade52a5\" 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It has both on-page and technical elements that need to be addressed, including:<\/p><ul><li>Creating informative, keyword-rich content<\/li><li>Building backlinks with trusted websites<\/li><li>Improving technical SEO, such as website speed, adding meta-data, resolving redirects<\/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-cd5b430 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd5b430\" 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-37b25b0\" data-id=\"37b25b0\" 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-ba1d089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba1d089\" 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>SEO is essential for your business growth as it specifically targets people who are searching for your products\/services or industry-relevant content. It makes your business visible, and drives these high-intent users to your site. <\/p><p>That can help you to increase your customer base and develop a strong reputation online. Plus, SEO is organic marketing, so aside from paying for a backlink or keyword tools occasionally, there are few costs involved. That\u2019s especially true compared to paid advertising.<\/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-77e07a2\" data-id=\"77e07a2\" 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-c79886f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c79886f\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" 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-8421b38 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8421b38\" 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-9121435\" data-id=\"9121435\" 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-a488776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a488776\" 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 ADA Compliance can boost your SEO performance<\/h2><p>Adjusting your website for ADA compliance can also impact your SEO performance. Here\u2019s how:<\/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-605c632 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"605c632\" 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-d816917\" data-id=\"d816917\" 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-d778276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d778276\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SEO-Web-Accessibility-Header.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25124\" alt=\"Website Accessibility and SEO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SEO-Web-Accessibility-Header.png 387w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/SEO-Web-Accessibility-Header-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/>\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-da809c6\" data-id=\"da809c6\" 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-bb08f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb08f80\" 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>Better crawlability for search engine bots<\/h3><p>Semantic HTML and ARIA is used to improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/digital-accessibility-for-developers\/\">accessibility of web content<\/a> for disabled people. For example, Semantic HTML provides additional meaning to HTML elements than traditional HTML does. ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) serves a similar purpose, but works like a set of attributes, and needs to be used sparingly due to the risk of errors.<\/p><p>By adding important context to your web content, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/examples-of-assistive-technology\/\">assistive technology<\/a> can read the structure of your webpages more easily. That improves the user experience of those who utilize screen readers, for example. As a bonus, webpages with proper semantics are also essential for SEO, as they allow search engines to rank your content correctly, improving online visibility.<\/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-3aeba45 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aeba45\" 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-1fa945d\" data-id=\"1fa945d\" 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-0275824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0275824\" 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>Improves the structure of your content<\/h3><p>Implementing the correct heading hierarchy on your website improves <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/web-accessibility-and-seo\/\">accessibility and SEO<\/a>. As with semantic HTML, it provides a clear structure for the webpage, allowing both screen readers and search engines to understand the 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-24f6143 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24f6143\" 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-b979608\" data-id=\"b979608\" 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-445dd3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"445dd3b\" 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>Faster loading times for web pages<\/h3><p>Slow loading times can be highly frustrating for disabled web users, making it difficult to navigate with screen readers. <\/p><p>It\u2019s also a major SEO issue, particularly for mobile web users. According to data from Google, slower page load times can increase the number of mobile users clicking away from your website by up to 123%! <\/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-cbf1d66\" data-id=\"cbf1d66\" 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-b6b4c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6b4c47\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Icon-Balancing-speed.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Icon-Balancing-speed.png 430w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Icon-Balancing-speed-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Icon-Balancing-speed-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/>\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-4e38ee8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e38ee8\" 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-b68793e\" data-id=\"b68793e\" 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-1699c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1699c3d\" 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>Improved user experience<\/h3><p>Accessible website navigation, such as through proper semantics and keyboard-only navigation, means lower bounce rates. This refers to the rate of users clicking a link to your website, then immediately clicking away without browsing other pages on your site. It\u2019s usually a sign something isn\u2019t right with your webpage or broader website.<\/p><p>By improving user experience for disabled people, they\u2019re more likely to stick around and reduce bounce rates.<\/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-2f15681 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f15681\" 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-43020de\" data-id=\"43020de\" 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-d0970d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0970d7\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34693\" alt=\"A Guide to Video Accessibility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/A-Guide-to-Video-Accessibility-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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-435885a\" data-id=\"435885a\" 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-8249482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8249482\" 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>Multimedia optimisations<\/h3><p>Image and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/video-accessibility\/\">video content accessibility<\/a> also improves SEO. For example, image content can be made \u201cvisible\u201d for blind and visually impaired people through alt-text. These refer to short, detailed text descriptions that you can add to website images. Screen readers can then read out the alt-text, making the content accessible for all.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-image-alt-text-for-accessibility\/\">Alt-text<\/a> is also useful for search engine crawlers. It helps search engines to understand the image and its relation to the webpage. By adding relevant SEO keywords within the alt-text, you can flag up to search engines that the webpage content relates to these terms. This can contribute towards increased organic search ranking. Captions and transcripts can offer similar SEO benefits for your accessible video content too.<\/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-7f65d83 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f65d83\" 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-34ab61c\" data-id=\"34ab61c\" 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-bdf041e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdf041e\" 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>The SEO benefits of specific ADA accessibility features<\/h2><p>Aside from these broader benefits, there are specific examples of how ADA compliance can give your SEO a boost. We\u2019ve compiled some of these in the table below.<\/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-0d11656 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d11656\" 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-67297a5\" data-id=\"67297a5\" 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-b339b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b339b5b\" 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<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Accessibility Feature<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>SEO Benefit<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alt text for images<\/td>\n<td>Improves image search rankings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Descriptive link text<\/td>\n<td>Enhances keyword relevance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Proper heading structure<\/td>\n<td>Boosts content readability and indexing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transcripts for audio<\/td>\n<td>Makes audio content searchable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Captions for videos<\/td>\n<td>Improves video SEO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Semantic HTML<\/td>\n<td>Aids search engine parsing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ARIA labels and roles<\/td>\n<td>Improves content clarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keyboard navigation support<\/td>\n<td>Reduces bounce rates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mobile-friendly design<\/td>\n<td>Improves rankings in mobile search<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clear form labels and errors<\/td>\n<td>Improves conversions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Skip navigation links<\/td>\n<td>Improves usability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Well-structured metadata<\/td>\n<td>Increases SERP relevance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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-20db892 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20db892\" 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-e5e45f9\" data-id=\"e5e45f9\" 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-a7eec6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7eec6c\" 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>Legal and business risks of ignoring ADA compliance<\/h2><p>When you ignore ADA violations, you&#8217;re not just risking your search engine rankings. From significant fines to poor reputation, there are many risks to consider.<\/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-36b17af disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36b17af\" 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-ac660cd\" data-id=\"ac660cd\" 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-36ac115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ac115\" 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>Lawsuits and legal fees of non-compliance<\/h3><p>The most immediate risk to your business is legal action. It\u2019s likely more common than you think, with over 4,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-web-compliance-lawsuits\/\">ADA compliance lawsuits<\/a> filed in 2024. That\u2019s up from 814 lawsuits recorded back in 2017.<\/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-24b2272 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b2272\" 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-6e5df29\" data-id=\"6e5df29\" 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-9f4b8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f4b8bc\" 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>Naturally, these can be very costly for your business. For example, consider the $6-million settlement Target paid to the National Federation of the Blind following Title III violations on their website.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t forget about <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-compliance-fines\/\">ADA fines<\/a> either. For Title III, these can range between $55,000 to $75,000 for first violations. If you commit further violations, you could be liable for up to $150,000. That\u2019s not something your business can afford to ignore.<\/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-347bf12\" data-id=\"347bf12\" 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-146f920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"146f920\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/3-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-graphic-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/3-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-graphic-2.png 927w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/3-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-graphic-2-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/3-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-graphic-2-768x699.png 768w\" 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-d48e26d disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d48e26d\" 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-e7cec2b\" data-id=\"e7cec2b\" 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-052b55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"052b55a\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation.png 501w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/>\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-88da213\" data-id=\"88da213\" 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-346250d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346250d\" 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>Damage to brand reputation<\/h3><p>Around 1 in 4 Americans are recorded as disabled. Refusing to provide reasonable accommodations for this group is highly unethical. It prevents disabled people from living their lives to an equal standard as those who are able bodied. <\/p><p>Inaccessible websites will lead to a poor reputation for your business. From criticism on social media to boycotts, unethical business practices can have dire consequences. In fact, over half of Americans surveyed by YouGov reported boycotting unethical brands.<\/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-c9685db disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9685db\" 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-4aad69a\" data-id=\"4aad69a\" 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-503695a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503695a\" 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>Loss of potential customers with disabilities<\/h3><p>Ignoring disabled customers isn\u2019t just a moral issue, it\u2019s bad for business too. After all, estimates place this group as having a collective spending power of $8 trillion annually. If their friends and family are also included, that statistic rises to a whopping $13 trillion!<\/p><p>If your product images, blog content, and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-compliance-for-digital-forms\/\">web forms<\/a> are inaccessible to this group, you\u2019ll be missing out on this lucrative market.<\/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-569ed09\" data-id=\"569ed09\" 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-395b027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"395b027\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IDPD-Header.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28234\" alt=\"International Day of Persons with Disabilities Header Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IDPD-Header.png 600w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IDPD-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/IDPD-Header-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\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-af2f013 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2f013\" 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-52885a1\" data-id=\"52885a1\" 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-a184d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a184d0b\" 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>Practical steps for achieving ADA compliance and SEO gains<\/h2><p>It&#8217;s essential to put practical steps in place to improve your ADA compliance. In turn, that can have a positive impact on your SEO. <\/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-6c29286 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c29286\" 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-63b8f1b\" data-id=\"63b8f1b\" 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-6553d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6553d8d\" 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>Audit your website for accessibility issues<\/h3><p>First, you need to identify the accessibility issues on your website. This might sound like a mammoth task, but it really doesn\u2019t have to be. Start by using our\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">automated accessibility checker<\/a> to conduct a free accessibility audit.<\/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-fb8a3fd disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb8a3fd\" 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-27b0287\" data-id=\"27b0287\" 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-ee434f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee434f1\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Auditing-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36113\" alt=\"Icon showing a site being audited\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Auditing-icon.png 801w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Auditing-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Auditing-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Auditing-icon-768x768.png 768w\" 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-8264401\" data-id=\"8264401\" 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-0c2adae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c2adae\" 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>This tool will provide you with a full report of <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-compliance-issues-for-websites\/\">ADA compliance issues<\/a>, including the resolutions to put in place. It\u2019s based on WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria, making it simple to meet ADA guidelines.<\/p><p>Whilst automated tools are highly efficient, it\u2019s always best to let a human double check for violations. Once you\u2019ve completed the automatic audit, follow-up manually with our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/download\/ada-compliance-checklist\/\">free ADA accessibility checklist<\/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-495fb7c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"495fb7c\" 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-fa27c0c\" data-id=\"fa27c0c\" 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-21e3a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e3a12\" 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>Use your audit to remediate ADA violations<\/h3><p>Once you&#8217;ve conducted an audit, the next step is to review the report and remediate violations. Prioritizing <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/website-accessibility-remediation\/\">accessibility remediations<\/a> is essential, as some will be more significant than others.<\/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-b9e1b94 disable-default elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9e1b94\" 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-533c932\" data-id=\"533c932\" 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-2669a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2669a8d\" 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>For example, you should aim to focus on:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Fast fixes:<\/strong> These are violations that can be resolved quickly. Keep in mind that an accessibility checker also features some easy AI-driven fixes to save you time, including for alt-text.<\/li><li><strong>Major violations:<\/strong> These are the big issues that prevent disabled users from accessing, navigating, or engaging with your web content, such as inaccessible menus and forms.<\/li><li><strong>High-traffic web pages:<\/strong> These violations occur on important web pages with high customer traffic, like product\/service pages and homepages.<\/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-2ffc96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffc96f\" 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>When these issues are resolved, you can move onto more labor-intensive adjustments. <\/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-da68997\" data-id=\"da68997\" 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-1f5c0af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f5c0af\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/11-Audit-image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/11-Audit-image.png 682w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/11-Audit-image-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\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-003bc28 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"003bc28\" 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-fd54434\" data-id=\"fd54434\" 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-87297af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87297af\" 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>Monitor and maintain compliance continuously<\/h3><p>ADA compliance isn\u2019t a one-off event. Whether you add new content to your website or new disability legislation is released, web accessibility can change fast. You need to continuously monitor your digital content for violations, and make adjustments where necessary.<\/p><p>That should include regularly scheduled automated and manual audits. Prioritize audits after a big change in legislation, assistive technology, or company content. Make sure to ensure your team is well-versed in online inclusivity through <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/accessibility-training\/\">web accessibility training<\/a>. This makes it easier for them to create ADA-compliant content for years to come.<\/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-9b48128 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b48128\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4631d34\" data-id=\"4631d34\" 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-ce90a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce90a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Download your free ADA Compliance Checklist<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3289e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3289e37\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de098d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de098d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Want to make sure your website is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act? Then unlock the ADA compliance checklist now. Discover actionable steps to ensure ADA compliance, helping you avoid lawsuits and any other negative consequences of non-compliance.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-8d1e8ce elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d1e8ce\" 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\/download\/ada-compliance-checklist\/\" 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\">Download Your Free Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a9d9b8\" data-id=\"7a9d9b8\" 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-d754aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d754aa4\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-1024x739.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38882\" alt=\"ADA compliance checklist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-1024x739.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-768x554.webp 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-1536x1108.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ADA-Compliance-checklist-2048x1478.webp 2048w\" 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-429dc79 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429dc79\" 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-95f7ee3\" data-id=\"95f7ee3\" 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-95ffdbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ffdbc\" 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>Make sure your website is ADA compliant and SEO optimized<\/h2><p>ADA compliance and SEO are two of the biggest factors for a successful website. Neglecting ADA accessibility is an issue in itself, but as we\u2019ve explored, it also has an effect on SEO.<\/p><p>If you want a website that draws customers and provides accessibility, then a free website audit is a good place to start. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">web accessibility checker<\/a> provides all the tools you need to identify ADA violations and resolve them.<\/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-1a2b90d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a2b90d\" 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-9bb5aa3\" data-id=\"9bb5aa3\" 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-9b771c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b771c3\" 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>ADA Compliance and SEO FAQs<\/h2><p>Looking for a recap or quick summary? Here are a few of our most frequently asked questions to help you get to grips with the essentials:<\/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-ce10459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ce10459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does ADA compliance affect SEO?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\"><p>Yes, absolutely. ADA compliance can boost your SEO through:<\/p><ul><li>Descriptive alt-text for images<\/li><li>Semantically correct heading hierarchies<\/li><li>Improved loading times<\/li><li>Accessible web navigation, including keyboard-only navigation<\/li><li>Video captions<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does accessibility score affect SEO?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2162\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2162\"><p>No, accessibility does not directly affect SEO rankings. However, making adjustments to your webpages to improve accessibility can have an impact on SEO.<\/p><p>For example, \u201calt-text\u201d textual descriptions can be added to your website images. These can be read by screen readers for accessibility and search engines for improved SEO.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What accessibility factors will affect your SEO strategy?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2163\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2163\"><p>There are several accessibility factors that you should consider when planning your SEO strategy, including:<\/p><ul><li>Providing semantically correct webpage structure to make content clear for assistive tech and search engines.<\/li><li>Improving website performance, including page loading and responsive designs.<\/li><li>Good user experience, including accessible navigation, to reduce bounce rates.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-539363e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"539363e\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fc29da\" data-id=\"2fc29da\" 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-c665cb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c665cb7\" 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>Need more help becoming ADA compliant?<\/h2><p>The following resources are packed full of actionable tips and expert advice for making your digital content compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act:<\/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 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