{"id":686,"date":"2023-12-22T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/?page_id=686"},"modified":"2024-02-01T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:08:46","slug":"compliance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"686\" class=\"elementor elementor-686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51f7f9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f51f7f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab6651 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ab6651\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Compliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-962\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/installation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Installation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-849\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/technical-support\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Technical Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1fba8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a1fba8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374383b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"374383b\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/vee-logo-qhce1mni4t9t92gz46kugdjtwsnag015cs6csqg6qm.png\" title=\"vee logo\" alt=\"vee logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19207a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19207a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1df5f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1df5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Web Accessibility Compliance Overview\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcb826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbcb826\" 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<p dir=\"ltr\">Various global regulations mandate digital accessibility. When it comes to compliance with applicable laws, there are multiple factors that come into play, like where your organization is located, who you\u2019re selling to, or the size of your business. To add to the complexity, the ADA, a U.S. civil rights legislation, doesn\u2019t specifically mention website accessibility, yet you can be sued for lack of\u00a0ADA compliance\u00a0if your site is not accessible (and thousands of companies have been).<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">At Vee, our goal is to help you gain the benefits of an accessible site by giving you a better understanding of the global regulations for website accessibility that apply to your organization:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b31788 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b31788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abb910 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4abb910\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529c70e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"529c70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-699\" alt=\"USA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6.png 761w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-6-qh6qzcae8quvzuao83vcyii2q5r9g26ehzhzyt23ck.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">ADA Web Accessibility compliance (USA)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that businesses make 'reasonable modifications' to provide access to individuals with disabilities across all aspects of public life, including the digital realm.\nThe ADA isn't a set of standards; it is U.S.-based legislation that compels private websites to adhere to the WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Guidelines.\nWhat Sets ADA and Section 508 Apart?\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a4996 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98a4996\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0dbc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a0dbc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe8b2b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0fe8b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WCAG.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-701\" alt=\"WCAG 2.2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WCAG.png 706w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WCAG-300x287.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">WCAG Web Accessibility compliance <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">When discussing website accessibility standards, one of the most common terms you'll encounter is WCAG.\nWCAG, short for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, comprises a comprehensive set of technical requirements designed to ensure that web-based content, including websites and web applications, is accessible to users of all abilities. This includes individuals with disabilities who rely on assistive technology. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fb323 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"87fb323\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e82002 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e82002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110f7c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"110f7c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716b3f8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"716b3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-699\" alt=\"USA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6.png 761w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-6-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-6-qh6qzcae8quvzuao83vcyii2q5r9g26ehzhzyt23ck.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">(USA) Section 508 Web Accessibility Compliance<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Section 508 is official U.S. legislation that mandates accessibility requirements for information and communication technology (ICT) funded by federal resources and for third-party service providers catering to federal entities.\nThese entities encompass universities, public and private schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and more.\nSection 508 explicitly outlines that websites receiving federal funding, as well as related third-party providers, must adhere to the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards.\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a15d23 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5a15d23\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7dcb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba7dcb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c282c6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1c282c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-709\" alt=\"CANADA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-7.png 751w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-7-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">AODA Web Accessibility compliance (Canada)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, often referred to as AODA, was enacted in 2005 by provincial authorities in Ontario, Canada. Its primary goal was to address the issue of inadequate accessibility to services within the province. One significant aspect of AODA is its clear mandate for website accessibility compliance, aligning with the W3C's WCAG 2.1 Guidelines, which is a common foundation for web accessibility legislation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158634c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"158634c\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c892b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c892b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c679ca4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c679ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-9.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-713\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-9.png 658w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-9-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-9-qh6rz17rr9puusg8t1ad5096rvu0qavh2nar024x2s.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">DDA Web Accessibility compliance (Australia)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">DDA, or 'Disability Discrimination Act,' was introduced by the Australian Parliament in 1992 to protect the rights of people with disabilities in areas such as housing, education, and service provision. It references WCAG 2.1 as the standard for creating accessible websites.\nThe DDA is complemented by Disability Standards and Guidelines, which detail rights and responsibilities for equal access.\n\nWho Needs to Comply?\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25ac36 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e25ac36\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6f115 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff6f115\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5e352 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d5e352\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48eba25 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"48eba25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-12.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-726\" alt=\"UK\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-12.png 672w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-12-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-12-qh6s7liu0xfwmw0esqjzuugdm9mev0vfl1a0etfsdw.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">EQA Accessibility compliance (UK)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The European Accessibility Act (EAA\/EQA) is a relatively recent piece of EU legislation, published in 2019, aimed at ensuring accessibility for digital products and services.\nEN 301549, a policy document developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), serves as the official UK standard for web accessibility.\nAs per the EAA\/EQA, privately owned websites within Europe are mandated to achieve accessibility and adhere to its requirements by June 28, 2025.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce375e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce375e9\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1a75d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d1a75d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e3c06 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"44e3c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-10.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-731\" alt=\"Germany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-10.png 653w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/elementor\/thumbs\/Untitled-design-10-qh6sde7065dk8blay8r68dspht1wbtvudq3sy8ue0k.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">BIVT Web Accessibility compliance (Germany)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The name BIVT, which stands for 'Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung,' translates to 'barrier-free information technology regulation.' It was enacted on September 22, 2011, and is a federal ordinance rooted in the German Act on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons of 2002.\nBIVT is designed to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access all online content and services offered by German federal institutions.\nWho Must Adhere to BITV?\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7413cf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7413cf\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc93038 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc93038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc0c7a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2cc0c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-11.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-732\" alt=\"France\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-11.png 644w, https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitled-design-11-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">RGAA Web Accessibility compliance (France)<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">On February 11, 2005, the French Parliament enacted the 'Equal Rights and Opportunities of People with Disabilities' law, also known as RGAA, which is aligned with WCAG 2.1.\nRGAA is designed to establish a framework to ensure digital content accessibility.\nIts current iteration serves as a reference system for confirming adherence to international WCAG 2.1 standards. It offers criteria and tests to verify compliance with accessibility rules.\nRGAA recommends a level of AA for conformance.\n\n <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0513f8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0513f8\" 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<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/web-accessibility-compliance-overview\/\">\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\">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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1166e2e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1166e2e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1748620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1748620\" 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<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Accessibility Compliance Overview Various global regulations mandate digital accessibility. When it comes to compliance with applicable laws, there are multiple factors that come into play, like where your organization is located, who you\u2019re selling to, or the size of your business. To add to the complexity, the ADA, a U.S. civil rights legislation, doesn\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-686","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":59,"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/686\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/veeaccessible.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}