{"id":9104,"date":"2023-03-07T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:54:38","slug":"understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9104\" class=\"elementor elementor-9104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6321c60 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6321c60\" 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-7b1b8fe\" data-id=\"7b1b8fe\" 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-7c18914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c18914\" 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>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ensure that people facing digital access barriers are not excluded from online life. Yet, despite living in an increasingly digital world, many organisations remain unaware of the existence of WCAG, let alone their purpose &#8211; or how to implement the necessary changes to improve website accessibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-525d59b disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"525d59b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a37f2c8\" data-id=\"a37f2c8\" 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-07213d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"07213d9\" 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-9f47d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f47d6d\" 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><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-300x300.png\" alt=\"quote\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/strong>\u201cThe majority of business owners still don\u2019t know how to make their websites accessible\u2014some don\u2019t even know they have to.\u201d<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">David Moradi, Forbes Councils Member.<\/span><\/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-ca01bec disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca01bec\" 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-070f422\" data-id=\"070f422\" 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-3832f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3832f3e\" 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-df147ef disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df147ef\" 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-0d0b17c\" data-id=\"0d0b17c\" 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-c412002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c412002\" 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>If this is a statement you can identify with, you\u2019re not alone. But the good news is you\u2019re in the right place to learn more. In this comprehensive guide, we\u2019ll cover everything you need to know to about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and why and how you should be putting them into practice on your website.<\/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-992f195 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"992f195\" 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-153aedf\" data-id=\"153aedf\" 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-4054301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4054301\" 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>Who Needs Help with Web Accessibility?<\/h2><p>On average, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/blindness-and-visual-impairment\">one in every five people<\/a> has some form of physical or hidden disability that makes accessing online content difficult. An access barrier can be any element of website design or formatting that prevents users from reading and understanding 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-af8ecdd disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af8ecdd\" 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-6f18bff\" data-id=\"6f18bff\" 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-2783fad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2783fad\" 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>Examples of some of the internet users most likely to face online access barriers include people with:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vision impairments, including colour blindness and deafblindness.<\/li>\n<li>Hearing impairments like sensorineural hearing loss, conductive hearing loss, and mixed hearing loss.<\/li>\n<li>Learning difficulties like Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Hyperlexia.<\/li>\n<li>Attention disorders like ADHD.<\/li>\n<li>Mental or neurological conditions like epilepsy, dementia, and Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/li>\n<li>Autism.<\/li>\n<li>Language\/linguistic problems.<\/li>\n<li>Physical disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/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-63dc434\" data-id=\"63dc434\" 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-fe75690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe75690\" 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=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Who-Needs-Help-Blog-Asset.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23106\" alt=\"illustration of a man at a laptop with accessibility icons around him\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Who-Needs-Help-Blog-Asset.png 829w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Who-Needs-Help-Blog-Asset-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Who-Needs-Help-Blog-Asset-768x555.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-437ee47 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"437ee47\" 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-2c9f62d\" data-id=\"2c9f62d\" 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-e5d5371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d5371\" 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 is WCAG?<\/h2><p>The purpose of WCAG is to make websites, apps, PDFs, videos, audio recordings, ePub, and other emerging technologies more accessible for people with disabilities.\u00a0<\/p><p>WCAG standards and updates are published by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/\">Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C)<\/a>. Founded in 1994 with the goal of developing a common set of principles that are effective for all internet users, W3C comprises several member organizations, full-time staff, and industry leaders &#8211; including Tim Berners-Lee, the computer scientist credited with the invention of the world wide web.<\/p><p>When the guidelines were first developed, internet use was in its infancy. For example, at the turn of the 22nd century, there were only <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/internet\">413 million internet users<\/a> worldwide. Flash forward to 2023, and <a href=\"https:\/\/datareportal.com\/global-digital-overview#:~:text=A%20total%20of%205.16%20billion,of%20the%20world's%20total%20population.\">5.16 billion people are online<\/a>. That\u2019s nearly 65% of the entire global population. So now, more than ever, a set of common worldwide guidelines are essential in providing inclusive and equitable online journeys.\u00a0<\/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-0157553 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0157553\" 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-8573228\" data-id=\"8573228\" 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-f8f1c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f1c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why is WCAG the International Standard?<\/h2><p>\u00a0WCAG are the gold standard in website accessibility standards. By providing specific, technical, and measurable frameworks supported by in-depth documentation for implementation and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/website-accessibility-remediation\/\">remediation<\/a>, WCAG delivers all of the methodology and techniques website owners need to ensure compliance.\u00a0<\/p><p>The guidelines were developed to be used by anyone involved in building and maintaining a website. This includes web developers, content writers, graphic designers, tool developers, accessibility testers, and anyone else seeking to learn or better understand how to implement accessible online journeys.<\/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-5e6c83b\" data-id=\"5e6c83b\" 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-8c23458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c23458\" 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=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Why-is-WCAG-the-International-Standard_.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23526\" alt=\"globe with markers with accessibility symbols on\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Why-is-WCAG-the-International-Standard_.png 969w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Why-is-WCAG-the-International-Standard_-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Why-is-WCAG-the-International-Standard_-768x665.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-0d0d01a disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d0d01a\" 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-f25bdc7\" data-id=\"f25bdc7\" 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-fff61f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fff61f8\" 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-a6045ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6045ab\" 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><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-300x300.png\" alt=\"quote\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/strong>&#8220;Rarely does a single document have such a direct impact on people\u2019s lives. The guidance that WCAG provides allows developers and content creators to include people who have historically been excluded from digital experiences.&#8221;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark Shapiro, President of the Bureau of Internet Accessibility<\/span><\/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-6147564 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6147564\" 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-3e1ffd7\" data-id=\"3e1ffd7\" 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-fa4c114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa4c114\" 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>WCAG POUR Principles<\/h2><p>The key for website owners is to adopt a design and layout that is clear enough that everyone can use it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/pour-accessibility-principles\/\">POUR principles<\/a> are designed to help you think about the ways people use web content.<\/p><h3>Perceivable<\/h3><div><p><strong>Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.<\/strong><\/p><p>A perceivable website accommodates sensory differences in vision, sound, and touch so that users can comprehend and consume the information in the best way for them. For example, a sighted person will see the content, a blind person may listen to it as synthetic speech, and a deaf-blind person will feel it with their fingertips as electronic Braille.<\/p><h3>Operable<\/h3><p><strong>User interface components and navigation must be operable.<\/strong><\/p><p>To make interface components and navigation user-friendly to everyone,\u00a0 you must eliminate general design barriers and functions that limit input methods or result in time constraints. For example, someone with a physical disability may need to use keyboard navigation or voice recognition instead of a mouse or trackpad.<\/p><\/div><h3>Understandable<\/h3><div><p><strong>Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable.<\/strong><\/p><p>People understand content differently. For example, blind website visitors may need their screen readers to speak foreign language content using the correct accent. Likewise, someone who has difficulty reading may want acronyms to be written out in full, and those with learning disabilities will simply prefer all elements to work consistently wherever they find them.<\/p><\/div><h3>Robust<\/h3><p><strong>Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.<\/strong><\/p><p>People use different devices and browsers to access the web, including assistive technologies. Web content needs to be robust enough to work reliably on them all. For example, someone with low vision might use Safari on an iOS device with zoom enabled, whereas someone who is blind might use Firefox on Windows 10 with the NVDA screen reader.<\/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-3d4bced disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d4bced\" 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-ab899de\" data-id=\"ab899de\" 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-0de77b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0de77b3\" 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\">Get a Free WCAG Compliance Check of your Website<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9eb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c9eb1f\" 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>Get a free automated WCAG compliance scan of your websites homepage. This will identify and highlight any compliance issues on your website, including inaccessible forms. Followed by recommendations on how to implement the necessary changes to make your website more accessible.<\/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-dbfb091 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dbfb091\" 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\/free-accessibility-check\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free Compliance Check Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a7b6c1\" data-id=\"8a7b6c1\" 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-d728670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d728670\" 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=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46694\" alt=\"EAA auditing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image-1024x980.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image-768x735.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image-1536x1471.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/5-Checker-Website-image.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12b1afb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12b1afb\" 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-6b17b09\" data-id=\"6b17b09\" 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-2f74cb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f74cb2\" 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>WCAG Levels of Compliance<\/h2><p>You\u2019ll notice that each of the 78 success criteria listed in the table below has a level assigned to it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/what-are-the-levels-of-wcag-compliance\/\">different levels of WCAG compliance<\/a> represent different levels of comprehensive. Each level is noted and explained 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-87f37ad disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87f37ad\" 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-f0855fd\" data-id=\"f0855fd\" 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-401e126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401e126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Level A &#8211; Basic<\/h3><div><p>Level A criterion is a list of things you must do to provide a basic level of accessibility on your website. Level A compliance is typically easy to achieve with little impact on website design or structure. Of the 78 WCAG success criteria, 30 are Level A.<\/p><h3>Level AA &#8211; Industry Standard<\/h3><p>\u00a0Level AA criteria includes more advanced compliance points, comprising a list of things you and your development teams should do to meet an industry-accepted standard of accessibility. Regardless of region, the globally acceptable level of \u2018accessibility\u2019 is Level AA, and you can only achieve Level AA once all 30 success criteria in Level A have been met. Of the 78 WCAG success criteria, 20 are Level AA.<\/p><\/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-84ba813 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84ba813\" 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-baa2e71\" data-id=\"baa2e71\" 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-2459863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2459863\" 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>Level AAA &#8211; Comprehensive Standard<\/h3><p>With even more extensive benchmarks, Level AAA is the most comprehensive standard of accessibility compliance, detailing all of the things you could do to offer enhanced accessibility.\u00a0 You can only achieve Level AAA once all 50 success criteria in Level A and Level AA have been met. Of the 78 WCAG success criteria, 28 are Level AAA.<\/p><div><p>Using the guiding principle, guidelines, and success criteria, you can measure your conformance with WCAG by building your website or application to meet the requirements at the desired level.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaaa281\" data-id=\"aaaa281\" 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-908a92c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"908a92c\" 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=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-Levels-of-Compliance-Blog-Asset.png 1781w\" 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-f4879c1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4879c1\" 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-8ac458f\" data-id=\"8ac458f\" 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-ee756c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee756c1\" 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>WCAG Guidelines and Success Criteria<\/h2>\n<div>Each guideline is broken down into Success Criteria. The guidelines are numbered according to the POUR principle they apply to, the applicable guideline, and relevant success criteria. The first number refers to the Principle, the second to the Guideline, and the third to the Success Criteria (with level applied &#8211; more on that in the next section).<\/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-5f94cfb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f94cfb\" 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-0f3474e\" data-id=\"0f3474e\" 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-30de5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30de5f3\" 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><b>Guideline 1.1 Text Alternatives<\/b><\/p><p>Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so it can be changed into other forms as people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols, or simpler language.<\/p><p>Not everyone is able to see graphical content, but text can be read by people who cannot see images and adapted so people can read it in different ways. For example, a text description of an image can be converted into synthetic speech or electronic Braille using an <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/screen-reader-accessibility\/\">accessible screen reader<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8240f1a\" data-id=\"8240f1a\" 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-40627d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40627d9\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#non-text-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)<\/span><\/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-30e5c95 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30e5c95\" 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-9359265\" data-id=\"9359265\" 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-c9f38ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9f38ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-7e72730 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e72730\" 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-2642e06\" data-id=\"2642e06\" 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-b13b0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b13b0bd\" 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><b>Guideline 1.2 Time-based Media <\/b><\/p><p>Provide alternatives for time-based media.<\/p><p>Not everyone is able to see or hear time-based media (otherwise known as multi-media), so alternatives are needed. Text alternatives like transcripts and real-time synchronised captions enable people who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience audio content. Text also forms the basis for scripted audio captions that describes video content to people unable to see it.<\/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-6d4497f\" data-id=\"6d4497f\" 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-412ce33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"412ce33\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#audio-only-and-video-only-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Pre-recorded) (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#captions-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.2 Captions (Pre-recorded) (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#audio-description-or-media-alternative-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Pre-recorded) (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#captions-live\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#audio-description-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.5 Audio Description (Pre-recorded) (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#sign-language-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.6 Sign Language (Pre-recorded) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#extended-audio-description-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Pre-recorded) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#media-alternative-prerecorded\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.8 Media Alternative (Pre-recorded) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#audio-only-live\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-2eea93d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eea93d\" 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-6857e2b\" data-id=\"6857e2b\" 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-9ce40bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ce40bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-84309d1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84309d1\" 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-c64ec81\" data-id=\"c64ec81\" 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-0208a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0208a48\" 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><b>Guideline 1.3 Adaptable <\/b><\/p><p>Create content that can be presented in different ways (simpler layout, for example) without losing information or structure.<\/p><p>People will adapt the way content is presented based on their needs or preferences. For example, someone with low vision may choose to use their own style sheets because they prefer a particular font, someone with a physical disability may need content to always be in the portrait orientation because their tablet is fixed to their wheelchair in that position, or someone with a cognitive disability may use a browser plug-in that helps them identify the purpose of form fields that ask for their personal data.<\/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-9ae636b\" data-id=\"9ae636b\" 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-0a47ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a47ab2\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#info-and-relationships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#meaningful-sequence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#sensory-characteristics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#orientation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#identify-input-purpose\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#identify-purpose\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.3.6 Identify Purpose (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-d9470a8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9470a8\" 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-1ba9b1f\" data-id=\"1ba9b1f\" 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-dcd1ec3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcd1ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-a4acb70 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4acb70\" 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-5909a1a\" data-id=\"5909a1a\" 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-7138191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7138191\" 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><b>Guideline 1.4 Distinguishable <\/b><\/p><p>Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background.<\/p><p>Certain things can make it harder for people to see or hear content. For example, if the colour of the text doesn&#8217;t show up clearly against the background it will be harder for people with low vision to make out. Likewise, if a video plays automatically it may be so loud that a blind person cannot hear what their screen reader is saying, and someone with a cognitive disability may find it so distracting they cannot use the page at all.<\/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-563b7cf\" data-id=\"563b7cf\" 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-6dc6a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc6a49\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#use-of-color\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#audio-control\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#contrast-minimum\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#resize-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.4 Resize Text (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#images-of-text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#contrast-enhanced\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#low-or-no-background-audio\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#visual-presentation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#images-of-text-no-exception\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#reflow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#non-text-contrast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#non-text-contrast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#content-on-hover-or-focus\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA)<\/span><\/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-aaaba60 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaaba60\" 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-d6382e7\" data-id=\"d6382e7\" 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-33c9369 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33c9369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-27eb62a disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27eb62a\" 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-1fc3ece\" data-id=\"1fc3ece\" 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-0fbffe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbffe4\" 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><b>Guideline 2.1 Keyboard Accessible\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Make all functionality available from a keyboard.<\/p><p>Not everyone uses a mouse or a trackpad and there are different alternatives available. Many people with physical disabilities will use a keyboard, but some will use voice recognition software that is also dependent on the content being <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/keyboard-accessibility\/\">keyboard accessible<\/a>. People who use other assistive technologies like screen readers or screen magnification often use a keyboard 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-433ad7c\" data-id=\"433ad7c\" 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-280151a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280151a\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#keyboard\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#no-keyboard-trap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#keyboard-no-exception\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#character-key-shortcuts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)<\/span><\/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-dc62ff7 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc62ff7\" 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-47318a7\" data-id=\"47318a7\" 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-8e56ea2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e56ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-cb3105c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb3105c\" 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-e17d3bd\" data-id=\"e17d3bd\" 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-bd8d7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd8d7b0\" 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><b>Guideline 2.2 Enough Time\u00a0 <\/b><\/p><p>Provide users enough time to read and use content.<\/p><p>Not everyone is able to complete a task in a short amount of time. For example, someone who finds reading difficult may need more time to get through the instructions, someone with a physical disability may take longer to move through the content, and aggressive time limits may put someone with an anxiety disorder under so much pressure they&#8217;re unable to complete the task.<\/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-c2bb6e5\" data-id=\"c2bb6e5\" 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-b16dfaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b16dfaf\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#timing-adjustable\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#pause-stop-hide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#no-timing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.3 No Timing (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#interruptions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.4 Interruptions (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#re-authenticating\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.5 Re-authenticating (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#timeouts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.2.6 Timeouts (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-b8646d9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8646d9\" 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-e323012\" data-id=\"e323012\" 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-5c657f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c657f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-a36095c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a36095c\" 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-bad6892\" data-id=\"bad6892\" 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-4273c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4273c0b\" 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><b>Guideline 2.3 Seizures and Physical Reactions <\/b><\/p><p>Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures or physical reactions.<\/p><p>Seizures are often serious and sometimes life-threatening, so it is vital that content does not trigger them. For example, a seizure can be triggered in someone with Photo-sensitive Epilepsy if content flashes more than 3 times a second. Other physical reactions like dizziness and nausea can be triggered by moving or animated content particularly if it uses a parallax effect.<\/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-9a10f4c\" data-id=\"9a10f4c\" 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-c07d0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c07d0e3\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#three-flashes-or-below-threshold\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#three-flashes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.3.2 Three Flashes (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#animation-from-interactions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-26d5cce disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d5cce\" 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-0a6de11\" data-id=\"0a6de11\" 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-c05567d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c05567d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-6123ae6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6123ae6\" 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-587cf35\" data-id=\"587cf35\" 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-018ad07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"018ad07\" 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><b>Guideline 2.4 Navigable <\/b><\/p><p>Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.<\/p><p>People can find it difficult to navigate web content or to be sure of where they are. For example, someone with a cognitive disability that affects memory may use the page title to remind themselves where they are, a sighted keyboard user will depend on a visible indicator that tells them where their keyboard is currently focused, and a screen reader user will find links easier to use if the link text makes it clear where the link leads.<\/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-56640a1\" data-id=\"56640a1\" 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-a43ac7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a43ac7e\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#bypass-blocks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#page-titled\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#focus-order\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#link-purpose-in-context\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#multiple-ways\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#headings-and-labels\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#focus-visible\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#location\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.8 Location (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#link-purpose-link-only\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#section-headings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.4.10 Section Headings (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-e81b24f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e81b24f\" 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-3a78c06\" data-id=\"3a78c06\" 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-a6f3e14 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a6f3e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-6c1c7c6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c1c7c6\" 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-64442fe\" data-id=\"64442fe\" 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-8c88b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c88b30\" 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><b>Guideline 2.5 Input Modalities <\/b><\/p><p>Make it easier for users to operate functionality through various inputs beyond the keyboard.<\/p><p>As well as the keyboard, people will use touch-screen devices and voice recognition as alternatives to using a mouse or trackpad. So, making sure links and buttons have visible labels will help voice recognition users target them more accurately, not triggering actions the moment someone places a finger on a touch-screen will help prevent people with dexterity problems doing things unintentionally, and offering alternative ways to complete tasks that require multi-touch gestures is helpful to anyone unable to use their own fingers.<\/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-981808e\" data-id=\"981808e\" 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-ebc515f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc515f\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#pointer-gestures\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#pointer-cancellation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#label-in-name\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#motion-actuation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#target-size\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.5 Target Size (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#concurrent-input-mechanisms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-f4294c1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4294c1\" 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-4f20cd3\" data-id=\"4f20cd3\" 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-ba24dc0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ba24dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-2dfd6bf disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dfd6bf\" 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-183e401\" data-id=\"183e401\" 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-c108cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c108cfe\" 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><b>Guideline 3.1 Readable <\/b><\/p><p>Make text content readable and understandable.<\/p><p>Not everyone finds text easy to read and understand. For example, someone who finds reading difficult may find it helpful if the meaning of unusual words is explained, or someone with a learning disability will find simple content easier to understand.<\/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-1940c38\" data-id=\"1940c38\" 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-b9e0f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9e0f4c\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#language-of-page\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#language-of-parts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#unusual-words\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.3 Unusual Words (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#abbreviations\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.4 Abbreviations (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#reading-level\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.5 Reading Level (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#pronunciation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.1.6 Pronunciation (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-82f6ec9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82f6ec9\" 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-c93629b\" data-id=\"c93629b\" 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-6b44a84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b44a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-c5e1820 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5e1820\" 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-5990c93\" data-id=\"5990c93\" 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-64a203f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64a203f\" 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><b>Guideline 3.2 Predictable<\/b><\/p><p>Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.<\/p><p>Most people find content easier to use when it looks familiar and behaves consistently. For example, putting things like the logo and navigation in the same place on every page helps screen magnification users orient themselves, and using the same labels for links and buttons that do the same thing helps people with cognitive disabilities correctly identify 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce3dd9e\" data-id=\"ce3dd9e\" 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-5b4ce5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b4ce5e\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#on-focus\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#on-input\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.2.2 On Input (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#consistent-navigation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#consistent-identification\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#change-on-request\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.2.5 Change on Request (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-f7e074c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7e074c\" 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-d696a69\" data-id=\"d696a69\" 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-a10e910 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a10e910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-0e4be04 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e4be04\" 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-b5fc479\" data-id=\"b5fc479\" 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-dd5570c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd5570c\" 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><b>Guideline 3.3 Input Assistance<\/b><\/p><p>Help users avoid and correct mistakes.<\/p><p>Nobody wants to make mistakes, but avoiding mistakes or correcting them if they happen can be difficult for some people. For example, letting people review their answers before they submit a form that relates to a financial or legal agreement helps people avoid sending the wrong information, and presenting error messages as text means that people who cannot see warning colours or symbols know the errors are there.<\/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-3cfa96a\" data-id=\"3cfa96a\" 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-de88747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de88747\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#error-identification\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#labels-or-instructions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#error-suggestion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#error-prevention-legal-financial-data\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#help\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.5 Help (Level AAA)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#error-prevention-all\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3.3.6 Error Prevention (All) (Level AAA)<\/span><\/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-6baac5d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6baac5d\" 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-627f1b8\" data-id=\"627f1b8\" 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-31990a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31990a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-e696c63 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e696c63\" 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-fda5d9f\" data-id=\"fda5d9f\" 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-753884c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"753884c\" 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><b>Guideline 4.1 Compatible\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Maximise compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.<\/p><p>Writing code in ways that support a range of different devices and technologies makes content more reliable. For example, writing HTML that avoids errors known to cause problems for assistive technologies like screen readers and voice recognition software, and making sure that custom components and notifications are created in ways that include all the accessibility information needed by people who use assistive technologies.<\/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-98926c2\" data-id=\"98926c2\" 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-3f9f83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f9f83a\" 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><b>Success Criteria<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#parsing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#name-role-value\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)<\/span><\/a><br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#status-messages\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4.1.3 Status Messages (Level A)<\/span><\/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-2a7bf5b disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a7bf5b\" 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-6c805da\" data-id=\"6c805da\" 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-28d154d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28d154d\" 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>Real-World Practical Applications of WCAG<\/h2><p>Learning more about WCAG is a great first step in working toward an accessible website. But, what does all the above mean to your organisation on a practical level? Here is a list of some of the most common fixes and provisions a web team can make to ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/best-practices-for-wcag-compliance\/\">best practices for WCAG compliance<\/a> are met.<\/p><div><h3>Principle 1: Perceivable<\/h3><p>Make sure users can recognise and use your service with the senses that are available to them:<\/p><ul><li>Provide <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/how-to-write-image-alt-text-for-accessibility\/\">text alternatives<\/a> (\u2018alt text\u2019) for non-text content.<\/li><li>Provide transcripts for audio and video.<\/li><li>Provide captions for video.<\/li><li>Make sure content is structured logically and can be navigated and read by a screen reader &#8211; this also helps if stylesheets are disabled.<\/li><li>Use the proper markup for every feature (for example, forms and data tables), so the relationships between content are defined properly.<\/li><li>Avoid using colour as the only way to explain or distinguish something.<\/li><li>Use text colours that show up clearly against the background colour.<\/li><li>Make sure every feature can be used when text size is increased by 200% and that content reflows to a single column when it\u2019s increased by 400%.<\/li><li>Avoid using images of text.<\/li><li>Make sure your service is responsive &#8211; for example to the user\u2019s device, page orientation and font size they like to use.<\/li><li>Make sure your service works well with assistive technologies &#8211; for example, important messages are marked up in a way that screen readers know they\u2019re important.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Principle 2: Operable<\/h3><p>Ensure users can find and use your content, regardless of how they choose to access it:<\/p><ul><li>Make sure everything works for keyboard-only users.<\/li><li>Let people play, pause and stop any moving content.<\/li><li>Avoid blinking or flashing content &#8211; and let the user disable animations.<\/li><li>Provide a \u2018skip to content\u2019 link or equivalent.<\/li><li>Use descriptive titles for pages and frames.<\/li><li>Make sure users can move through content in a way that makes sense.<\/li><li>Use descriptive links so users know where a link will take them, or what downloadable linked content is.<\/li><li>Use meaningful headings and labels, making sure that any accessible labels match or closely resemble the label you\u2019re using in the interface.<\/li><li>Make it easy for keyboard users to see the item their keyboard or assistive technology is currently focused on (this is known as \u2018active focus\u2019).<\/li><li>Only utilise functions like mouse events or dynamic interactions (like swiping or pinching) when they\u2019re strictly necessary &#8211; or let the user disable them and interact with the interface in a different way.<\/li><li>Make it easy for users to disable and change shortcut keys.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Principle 3: Understandable<\/h3><p>To make sure people can understand your content and how it works.<\/p><ul><li>Make it clear what language the content is written in, and indicate if this changes.<\/li><li>Make sure features look consistent and behave in predictable ways.<\/li><li>Make sure all form fields have visible and meaningful labels &#8211; and that they\u2019re marked up properly.<\/li><li>Make it easy for people to identify and correct errors in forms.<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Principle 4: Robust<\/h3><p>You must make sure your content can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents\u00a0 &#8211; including reasonably outdated, current, and anticipated browsers and assistive technologies.<\/p><ul><li>Use\u00a0HTML\u00a0so user agents, including assistive technologies, can accurately interpret and parse content.<\/li><li>Make sure your code lets assistive technologies know what every user interface component is for, what state it\u2019s currently in, and if it changes.<\/li><li>Make sure important status messages or modal dialogs are marked up in a way that informs users of their presence and purpose, and lets them interact with them using their assistive technology.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ca714 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ca714\" 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-09cbf1c\" data-id=\"09cbf1c\" 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-c229081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c229081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Accessibility Goals in 2024: WCAG 2.1 Level AA<\/h2><p>If you\u2019re just starting out on your website accessibility journey, you should make changes to align with WCAG 2.1 Level A as soon as possible. But bear in mind that WCAG 2.1 Level AA is typically the minimum reference point for organisations looking to make their websites accessible &#8211; and is the level of compliance required for many public sector and public-facing organisations.\u00a0<\/p><p>To be sufficiently perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust across <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/mobile-accessibility\/\">mobile browsers<\/a>, smartphones, tablets, and PCs, website owners must adopt a design and layout that is clear enough that everyone can use it. To summarise, WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance covers:<\/p><ul><li>4 WCAG principles<\/li><li>78 success criteria with 3 levels of compliance<\/li><li>508 testing techniques<\/li><li>Over 1000 technical tests<\/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-ec7db58\" data-id=\"ec7db58\" 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-ff088d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff088d1\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23527\" alt=\"target board with an arrow hitting the centre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Accessibility-Goals-in-2023-WCAG-2.1-Level-AA.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-d600772 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d600772\" 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-578ac8f\" data-id=\"578ac8f\" 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-5889a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5889a3b\" 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>Does Your Website Need to Be WCAG Compliant?\u00a0<\/h2><p>Having an inaccessible website means that users with disabilities cannot access your information, goods, and services. Therefore, WCAG principles apply to anyone involved in building and maintaining a website, and also those who produce written, video, and audio content for online audiences.\u00a0<\/p><p>But, does your website <span>have to behave to be<\/span> compliant? After all, there\u2019s no global internet police to penalize you for having an inaccessible website build or format. But that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t several reasons you should do everything you can to ensure accessible online journeys for all of your website visitors.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Regional Legal Requirements<\/h3><p>In many countries, legislation <span>does does <\/span>exist to ensure that disabled people are not treated less favourably. Examples include:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/understanding-the-equality-act-and-website-accessibility\/\">The Equality Act <\/a>(UK)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/\">The Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a> (US)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/programs\/accessible-canada.html\">The Accessible Canada Act <\/a>(Canada)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/european-accessibility-act\/\">The European Accessibility Act<\/a> (European Union)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.au\/Details\/C2018C00125\">The Disability Discrimination Act<\/a> (Aus)<\/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-391e132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391e132\" 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>Some legislation refers directly to WCAG 2.1 guidelines. And while others may not point specifically toward WCAG, if your online content complies with the principles of WCAG 2.1, your website will be aligned with the relevant legislative requirements in your region.\u00a0<\/p><h3>Doing the Right Thing<\/h3><p>Building an accessible website is the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/6-reasons-why-making-your-website-accessible-is-the-right-thing-to-do\">right thing to do<\/a>. The internet was designed to be used by everyone, and excluding people when it\u2019s relatively straightforward not to is a morally questionable decision \u2013 particularly in today\u2019s modern society where there is more focus on equity and inclusion than ever before. You can learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/equality-v-equity\/\">difference between equality and equity<\/a> here.<\/p><p>\u201cThe power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability, is an essential aspect\u2026The Web is fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability.\u201d<\/p><p>Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the world wide web.<\/p><h3>Business Benefits<\/h3><p>A common organisational objection to WCAG compliance is that if it\u2019s not required by law, then it\u2019s not a necessity \u2013 mainly because there\u2019s not always a clear financial gain. However, that&#8217;s not the case when you take a deeper look. There\u2019s a long list of benefits for companies that take the lead in becoming accessible ahead of their competitors. Some examples include:<\/p><ul><li><b>Reaching a wider audience<\/b> &#8211; By attracting and retaining an additional 20% market share, you can significantly expand your customer base.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Improved PR<\/b> &#8211; Many customers consciously only buy from companies with inclusive values. Forbes reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forrester\/2018\/05\/23\/millennials-call-for-values-driven-companies-but-theyre-not-the-only-ones-interested\/?sh=1aeaef325464\">52% of online consumers<\/a> consider a company\u2019s values when making a purchase.\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Improved Brand Reputation<\/b> \u2013 Modern consumers favour brands that care about helping others, and if your company isn\u2019t viewed as inclusive, some customers will simply not spend their money with you.<\/li><li><b>Minimising legal risk<\/b> \u2013 Web, app, and <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/video-accessibility\/\">video accessibility<\/a> lawsuits are up almost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adatitleiii.com\/2021\/04\/federal-website-accessibility-lawsuits-increased-in-2020-despite-mid-year-pandemic-lull\/\">25% year-on-year<\/a>, with around 300 digital accessibility lawsuits filed every month.<\/li><li><b>SEO Benefits<\/b> &#8211; Many <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/website-accessibility-best-practices\/\">accessibility best practices<\/a> are heavily weighted on search engine algorithms, and websites featuring content that follows WCAG are becoming increasingly favoured as trusted sources on search queries.\u00a0<\/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-1c37754 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c37754\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b1776\" data-id=\"45b1776\" 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-c3b8af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c3b8af4\" 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-fc0bdf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc0bdf5\" 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><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-300x300.png\" alt=\"quote\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/strong>\u201cThere\u2019s a considerable overlap between features that <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/web-accessibility-and-seo\/\">enhance accessibility and SEO performance<\/a>. By making your web pages accessible to everyone, you\u2019re also boosting your chances of being found in search.\u201d<\/p><p><b>Clair Brotherton, Founder of A Clear, Bright Web<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f1173 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f1173\" 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-ea79c76\" data-id=\"ea79c76\" 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-ab9484c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab9484c\" 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-7e56490 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e56490\" 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-9a7d7f7\" data-id=\"9a7d7f7\" 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-6c5c0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5c0d1\" 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 Many Websites are Accessible?\u00a0<\/h2><p>The short answer: not enough. <a href=\"https:\/\/sheribyrnehaber.medium.com\/people-with-disabilities-control-8-trillion-in-spending-dabd43a87d81#:~:text=People%20with%20disabilities%20(by%20themselves,%24645%20billion%20in%20disposable%20income.&amp;text=Add%20in%20non%2Ddisposable%20income,trillion%20total%20global%20purchasing%20power.\">People with disabilities control $8 trillion<\/a> in spending. Yet despite this, statistics reveal that:<\/p><ul><li>Only 3% of the internet is accessible to people with disabilities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbestechcouncil\/2022\/10\/11\/whats-next-for-digital-accessibility\/?sh=774871f14bbd\">Forbes<\/a>).\u00a0<\/li><li>96.8% of home pages have detected WCAG 2 failures (<a href=\"https:\/\/webaim.org\/projects\/million\/\">WebAIM<\/a>).\u00a0<\/li><li>Fewer than 10% of businesses have plans in place to access the disability market (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accenture.com\/_acnmedia\/pdf-89\/accenture-disability-inclusion-research-report.pdf\">Accenture<\/a>).<\/li><li>43% of consumers feel the majority of websites are not designed around end-user needs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/many-people-find-websites-difficult-to-navigate-but-whos-to-blame#:~:text=Although%20easier%20said%20than%20done,around%20the%20end%2Duser's%20needs.\">Tech Radar<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6d200c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6d200c\" 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-5708d36\" data-id=\"5708d36\" 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-396206d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396206d\" 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>WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance Made Simple<\/h2><p>Websites are constantly changing as content is updated, edited, removed, which can make trying to meet and maintain Level AA feel like hitting a target from a moving vehicle. That\u2019s why the team at Recite Me believes there is a huge market opportunity for a scanning solution that removes the complexity and promotes finding issues and fixing them on a consistent basis. After all, the \u2018big-bang\u2019 audit route might be great for those with deep pockets, but the results can still become somewhat diluted as time passes and web content changes.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">Recite Me Accessibility Checker<\/a> is changing the way organisations address WCAG issues on their websites. Whether your organisation is a private company, public body, or charity, our goal is to simplify the process of fixing non-compliant components and provide you with the expert knowledge you need to continue your website accessibility journey and help you succeed in your organisational goals.<\/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-2e29e17\" data-id=\"2e29e17\" 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-3610e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3610e45\" 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=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CTA-Blog-Asset_.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23069\" alt=\"laptop open with the scanner on screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CTA-Blog-Asset_.png 950w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CTA-Blog-Asset_-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/CTA-Blog-Asset_-768x742.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-0e964b6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e964b6\" 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-b8a6bcc\" data-id=\"b8a6bcc\" 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-85e3dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85e3dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Introducing the Recite Me Accessibility Checker<\/h3><p>The Recite Me Checker audits both back-end and front-end web development processes by running 390 separate compliance scans in line with WCAG 2.1 and breaking down the issues you should be working to fix, track, and share.<\/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-6f746f3 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f746f3\" 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-1e1e529\" data-id=\"1e1e529\" 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-141aa6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"141aa6c\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan-1024x724.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21620\" alt=\"Website Accessibility Scan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Scan.png 1842w\" 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-fa9e03e\" data-id=\"fa9e03e\" 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-ac33968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac33968\" 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<h4>Scan<\/h4><p>Your accessibility journey starts here with a scan of your website covering WCAG 2.1 success criteria encompassing:<\/p><ul><li>Site performance overview<\/li><li>Accessibility scoring<\/li><li>Findings per rating<\/li><li>Error breakdown<\/li><\/ul><p>The scan report includes an overview of errors, the locations of errors, and a comprehensive list of actionable errors to fix and check.<\/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-37ec5e1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37ec5e1\" 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-db4fcdc\" data-id=\"db4fcdc\" 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-a5f0c29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5f0c29\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix-1024x724.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21618\" alt=\"Accessibility Scanner Fix\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fix.png 1842w\" 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-f56be31\" data-id=\"f56be31\" 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-2e0bfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0bfcf\" 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<h4>Fix and Check<\/h4><p>Our software identifies areas of non-compliance and shows you what to fix and check and in what order for the biggest improvement against your efforts, investment, and time. Fixes are confirmed fails identified via an automated scan and checks are potential errors that a human needs to verify. For example, a computer can identify if an image on a website has an alt-tag attribute or not. However, human eye is needed to make sure that the alt tag text describes the image.<\/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-bd0c5b2 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd0c5b2\" 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-a254563\" data-id=\"a254563\" 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-071b8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"071b8c3\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track-1024x724.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21617\" alt=\"Track Accessibility fixes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Track.png 1842w\" 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-6135318\" data-id=\"6135318\" 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-0b78f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b78f2d\" 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>Track<\/h2><p>Our compliance tracking service helps you manage your web accessibility improvements over time, make the most effective changes in the right order, and manage your fix queue. You can examine various elements of WCAG compliance by exploring different scans and download your website\u2019s scan accessibility score and report to track your positive journey.\u00a0<\/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-98ea9d0 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98ea9d0\" 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-7316d5f\" data-id=\"7316d5f\" 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-1cdc0de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cdc0de\" 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-66695c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66695c1\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share-1024x724.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21619\" alt=\"Scan accessibility score and report\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share-1536x1086.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Share.png 1842w\" 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-a917aba\" data-id=\"a917aba\" 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-3e1959e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1959e\" 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>Share<\/h2>\n<p>We give you all of the tools needed to demonstrate your commitment to developing an accessible website. You can share your accessibility report and score to showcase your digital inclusion goals and achievements via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Custom monthly reporting<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing engagement analysis<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility scoring<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable fix lists<\/li>\n<li>Access to the Recite Me Hub which features materials highlighting the depth of information behind your website\u2019s scan and results. Resources include FAQs, full breakdowns of testing methodologies, and \u2018how to\u2019 videos.<\/li>\n<\/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-2d19ac4 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d19ac4\" 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-88474f5\" data-id=\"88474f5\" 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-9f54407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f54407\" 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-578dc88 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"578dc88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac4900\" data-id=\"7ac4900\" 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-dfb0ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfb0ade\" 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-6454498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6454498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Start Your Web Accessibility Compliance Journey Today<\/h2><p>Online accessibility is a journey, not a destination. Recite Me is here to help you every step of the way to provide an inclusive and compliant website. We save you time and money by highlighting what needs fixing first for most effective results and the most significant return on investment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Get to work on your online inclusion strategy today by <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\"><strong>running a free check of your website for WCAG 2.1AA compliance<\/strong><\/a>.<\/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-e16c96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e16c96b\" 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\/contact\/\">\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\">Contact the Team to Learn More<\/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-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a334624\" data-id=\"a334624\" 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-5eddb63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5eddb63\" 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=\"596\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-CTA-Blog-Asset-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23539\" alt=\"Get started rocket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-CTA-Blog-Asset-v2.png 596w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-CTA-Blog-Asset-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WCAG-CTA-Blog-Asset-v2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand the WCAG principles and guidelines to support with disabilities online. 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