{"id":9285,"date":"2021-07-09T15:16:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-07T14:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:43:03","slug":"how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9285\" class=\"elementor elementor-9285\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef0ad17 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ef0ad17\" 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-23834392\" data-id=\"23834392\" 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-3ddc7210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ddc7210\" 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>Around 1 in every 5 internet users has a disability that makes accessing online content difficult. So it\u2019s common practice and highly recommended for businesses to include an accessibility statement on their website.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">But what exactly is an accessibility statement? What information do you need to include? How do you write one? And where should it be on your website?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a kickass accessibility statement\u2026<\/p><h2>What is an Accessibility Statement?<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility standard to which the website aims to conform.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Often, web content accessibility guidelines, statements and help pages are bundled together, but it is advisable to have a whole page dedicated to your web accessibility statement.<\/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-870127a disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"870127a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3088cf0\" data-id=\"3088cf0\" 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-69bf07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69bf07b\" 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=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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-ae142fe\" data-id=\"ae142fe\" 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-eeb15a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeb15a5\" 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>Generate your Free Website Accessibility Statement<\/h2><p>At Recite Me we are dedicated to helping businesses around the world become more accessible. One of the many ways in which you can help provide awareness around your websites accessibility is by providing an accessibility statement on your website. You can generate and download one for free with Recite Me at the link below.<\/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-b2a711e elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b2a711e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-statement\/\" 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\">Generate your Statement here!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be3f4b disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be3f4b\" 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-6f1059d\" data-id=\"6f1059d\" 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-a4ec268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ec268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why Provide an Accessibility Statement?<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">An accessibility statement signals to website visitors that your business is dedicated to social responsibility and providing equal access to information for everyone. Nobody wants to feel excluded or be treated differently. By providing a comprehensive accessibility statement, you demonstrate to those with disabilities that you see them as valuable website visitors.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Accessibility statements also demonstrate an organization\u2019s commitment to:<\/p><h3>Accessibility Laws<\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">Several laws and guidelines stipulate how content should be made accessible so that disabled users are not disadvantaged or discriminated against. There are a few variations in rules for <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/sector\/government\/\">public sector companies<\/a> versus private entities, and it is each organization\u2019s responsibility to check they comply with:<\/p><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">International Laws \u2013 examples include The Americans with Disabilities Act (USA), The Equality Act (UK), The European Accessibility Act (Europe), and The Disability Discrimination Act (AUS).<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/wcag\/\">The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA<\/a> &#8211; WCAG AA compliance is legally required for certain websites, and this is the level typically referred to when discussing \u2018making a website accessible\u2019.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>Brand Reputation<\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">Many modern-day consumers actively look for honesty and transparency in the businesses they frequent. So by openly relaying internal policies and accessibility goals to the public and outlining how you intend to achieve them, you stand to improve your brand reputation.<\/p><h3>Continual Improvement<\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">Accessibility statements encourage website users to alert the site owners if and when content is inaccessible to them. This allows organizations to identify areas of their website that are not within current accessibility targets and make plans to resolve those accessibility 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-6d2da9d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d2da9d\" 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-450f678\" data-id=\"450f678\" 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-af73a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"af73a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c01bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c01bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What to Include when Building an Accessibility Statement?<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">An accessibility statement should include information on the functionality of your website relating to its accessibility, but also make reference to any known limitation. Keep this in simple and understandable terms, make reference to exactly what it is that is inaccessible rather than the specific WCAG level. For example it is better to say &#8220;text can not be resized&#8221; as opposed to &#8220;Success Criterion 1.4.4 was not met&#8221;<\/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-44079bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44079bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">The level of web accessibility your website currently provides.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">A description of additional accessibility tools that are available.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Any known limitations or areas of the website that are inaccessible.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Contact information for reporting accessibility difficulties<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Future accessibility goals and developments<\/p><\/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-97e5f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"97e5f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903df42 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903df42\" 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-856368e\" data-id=\"856368e\" 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-8578832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8578832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Write an Accessibility Statement\u00a0<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Most accessibility statements begin with a short intro, expressing an open commitment to providing an accessible website. From there, you simply work through the points listed above, providing the relevant details for each section. Your accessibility statement needn\u2019t be lengthy, so as long as all of these points are covered, you should be on track.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">There are, however, some other factors to bear in mind:<\/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-6651a4c\" data-id=\"6651a4c\" 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-87efa0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87efa0c\" 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=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Accessibility-statement-blog-Asset-1-1024x627.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Accessibility-statement-blog-Asset-1-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Accessibility-statement-blog-Asset-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Accessibility-statement-blog-Asset-1-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Accessibility-statement-blog-Asset-1.png 1308w\" 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-52c4200 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52c4200\" 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-4e79e36\" data-id=\"4e79e36\" 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-0433f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0433f43\" 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>Language<\/h3><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Give the page a clear and relevant title.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Use simple language that makes your explanations clear.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">If you need to use abbreviations, give a complete definition the first time you use them.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>Structure<\/h3><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Use headings properly &#8211; an H1 tag should only be used for the title, and H2 &#8211; H6 tags for all further headings and subheadings.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Keep sentences and paragraphs short.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Use bullet points or numbered subheadings to break up sections of bulky text.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Ensure text is aligned to the left.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Provide full descriptions in the copy rather than using any footnotes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>Format<\/h3><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Give all links discernable names.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Use <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/dyslexia-friendly-fonts\/\">dyslexia-friendly fonts<\/a> \u2013 i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.reciteme.com\/hubfs\/accessible_fonts_guide.pdf\">sans serif accessibility fonts<\/a> like Arial or Helvetica.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Use a minimum text size of 12.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Provide alt text for all images.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Avoid blocks of capitals or italic text.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Publish in HTML format.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Only use underlining for links.<\/p><\/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-3f929ae disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f929ae\" 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-bae4bb5\" data-id=\"bae4bb5\" 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-057d010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"057d010\" 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>Generate your Free Website Accessibility Statement<\/h2><p>At Recite Me we are dedicated to helping businesses around the world become more accessible. One of the many ways in which you can help provide awareness around your websites accessibility is by providing an accessibility statement on your website. You can generate and download one for free with Recite Me at the link below.<\/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-e165deb elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e165deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/free-accessibility-statement\/\" 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\">Generate your Statement here!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75436d2\" data-id=\"75436d2\" 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-66594be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66594be\" 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=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32287\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Generator-screen-hero-1-768x576-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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-bff7736 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bff7736\" 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-89c2290\" data-id=\"89c2290\" 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-4a0bbcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a0bbcf\" 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><div><h2>Where to Place Your Accessibility Statement<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">Many companies hide their accessibility statements away in a difficult-to-find location on their website, but this is not recommended. Visibility is vital, so your accessibility statement should be included on the footer of every page alongside the links to your privacy policy, security policy, terms of service, etc. This way it is easily accessible, no matter what page your website visitors land on.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c3e3f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c3e3f\" 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-7135a78\" data-id=\"7135a78\" 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-329b20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329b20c\" 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><div><div><h2>How to Test Your Accessibility Statement<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">As a leader in web accessibility and a company that believes in accessibility for all, Recite Me is currently beta testing a <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">web accessibility checker<\/a> that covers your whole website, not just your accessibility statement. Between our software and dedicated team, we aim to provide information on the following:<\/p><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Identify any areas of non-compliance with WCAG 2.1 criteria.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Show you what to fix and how to make the most effective improvements.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Track your improvements over time and manage your fix queue.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Help you share your accessibility report to showcase your continuing commitment to digital inclusion.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><h2>What if Your Website Isn\u2019t Accessible Yet?<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\">If you are striving for better online accessibility features and inclusion goals but are not quite there yet, that\u2019s OK. However, we recommend you make adjustments sooner rather than later, and you should still have an accessibility statement on your website. For now, you can simply include:<\/p><ul><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Your intent and commitment to become accessible \u2013 you want your website to be inclusive of everyone, but it\u2019s not yet.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">The standards of accessibility you aim to meet in the future &#8211; typically explained about WCAG guidelines.<\/p><\/li><li><p dir=\"ltr\">Contact details so people with access needs can reach out for information that is currently inaccessible \u2013 phone and email are commonplace, but if you choose to use forms or chat services, do make sure they are accessible versions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[158],"departments":[95,92,94],"type_tag":[124],"flag":[],"class_list":["post-9285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-all-sectors","departments-diversity","departments-hr","departments-marketing","type_tag-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Recite Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Paige Harbottle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Paige Harbottle\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Paige Harbottle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5d981e36abe6f36b09540c9fa075b5\"},\"headline\":\"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\"},\"wordCount\":1162,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"All Sectors\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\",\"name\":\"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/\",\"name\":\"Recite Me\",\"description\":\"Recite Me Website\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Recite Me\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cropped-Recite-logo-350px-@2x.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cropped-Recite-logo-350px-@2x.png\",\"width\":622,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Recite Me\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5d981e36abe6f36b09540c9fa075b5\",\"name\":\"Paige Harbottle\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0971f9abc8bbc5b604a2c6cfddabe97ad919f01e5ba8764d72325331fd955e43?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0971f9abc8bbc5b604a2c6cfddabe97ad919f01e5ba8764d72325331fd955e43?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Paige Harbottle\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/authors\/paige-harbottle\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/author\/paigeharbottle\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement","description":"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement","og_description":"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...","og_url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/","og_site_name":"Recite Me","article_published_time":"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Paige Harbottle","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Paige Harbottle","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/"},"author":{"name":"Paige Harbottle","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5d981e36abe6f36b09540c9fa075b5"},"headline":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement","datePublished":"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/"},"wordCount":1162,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg","keywords":["All Sectors"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/","url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/","name":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-07-09T14:16:25+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-07T13:43:03+00:00","description":"Read on to find out as we guide you through the process of writing a great accessibility statement...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/accessibilitystatement_blog_main-1.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/how-to-write-an-awesome-accessibility-statement\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Write an Awesome Accessibility Statement"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/","name":"Recite Me","description":"Recite Me Website","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#organization","name":"Recite Me","url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cropped-Recite-logo-350px-@2x.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/cropped-Recite-logo-350px-@2x.png","width":622,"height":200,"caption":"Recite Me"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/6f5d981e36abe6f36b09540c9fa075b5","name":"Paige Harbottle","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0971f9abc8bbc5b604a2c6cfddabe97ad919f01e5ba8764d72325331fd955e43?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0971f9abc8bbc5b604a2c6cfddabe97ad919f01e5ba8764d72325331fd955e43?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Paige Harbottle"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/reciteme.com\/authors\/paige-harbottle\/"],"url":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/author\/paigeharbottle\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9285"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35117,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9285\/revisions\/35117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9285"},{"taxonomy":"departments","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/departments?post=9285"},{"taxonomy":"type_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_tag?post=9285"},{"taxonomy":"flag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/flag?post=9285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}