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The EU Commission has preemptively clarified that accessibility widgets do not provide compliance regarding accessibility and actually hinder accessibility.
Providers of overlay widgets claim that their technology can achieve WCAG compliance for websites. However, the EU Commission has clarified that these widgets do not meet the necessary standards.
The Commission has stated that it is unrealistic to assume that a website can be fully compliant without manual intervention. No automated tool covers all the WCAG 2.1 level A and AA criteria.
Furthermore, the EU Commission has observed that some tools can interfere with the assistive technologies users with disabilities use to access website information. This implies that some overlay tools interfere with the assistive technologies users with disabilities depend on for website accessibility. Having these overlay tools may make a website less accessible for some users.
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What Digital Experience Leaders Need to Know About the European Accessibility Act. You might not be part of Europe but the Act might be an issue for you.
What Digital Experience Leaders Need to Know About the European Accessibility Act. You might not be part of Europe but the Act might be an issue for you.
Making a website or mobile app accessible means making sure it can be used by as many people as possible. This includes those with impaired vision, motor difficulties, cognitive impairments or learning disabilities and deafness or impaired hearing.
Making a website or mobile app accessible means making sure it can be used by as many people as possible. This includes those with impaired vision, motor difficulties, cognitive impairments or learning disabilities and deafness or impaired hearing.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined accessiBe, a startup that claims to make websites more compatible with the screen readers blind people rely on to access the internet, for false advertising and compensating reviewers without disclosing that it sponsored the reviews.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined accessiBe, a startup that claims to make websites more compatible with the screen readers blind people rely on to access the internet, for false advertising and compensating reviewers without disclosing that it sponsored the reviews.
We have moved on from "yes we need to do something", to we need to do something if not for the right reasons to have an accessible website to we might get taken to court.
We have moved on from "yes we need to do something", to we need to do something if not for the right reasons to have an accessible website to we might get taken to court.
Officially, the Web Accessibility Directive applies to public sector bodies. That includes governmental websites such as, State, regional, and local authorities.
Officially, the Web Accessibility Directive applies to public sector bodies. That includes governmental websites such as, State, regional, and local authorities.
Since September 2019 public sector websites and mobile apps have a legal duty to meet accessibility requirements. Since then the UK Government have established a central monitoring department.
Since September 2019 public sector websites and mobile apps have a legal duty to meet accessibility requirements. Since then the UK Government have established a central monitoring department.