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Accessibility Insights & Updates
Practical tips, industry news, and product updates from the LEWCA team.
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Scoping accessibility into a WordPress redesign without scaring the client
A well-scoped accessibility conversation doesn’t scare clients—it wins them. Here’s how WordPress agencies can talk about accessibility in redesign proposals without triggering the “scope creep” reflex. ## Open with business…
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PDF Accessibility: Why Your WordPress Downloads Are Putting You at Legal Risk in 2026
Most WordPress site owners spend time making their pages and forms accessible — and then upload a pile of inaccessible PDF brochures, menus, reports, and guides without a second thought.…
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HHS Just Extended Its Section 504 Web Accessibility Deadline — What Healthcare WordPress Sites Need to Know
Today — May 11, 2026 — was supposed to be the hard deadline for healthcare organizations and other recipients of HHS funding to bring their websites into full WCAG 2.1…
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How Screen Readers Actually Navigate Your WordPress Site
When a sighted user visits your WordPress site, they scan visually — headings, images, and layout create an instant orientation. A blind user navigating the same page through a screen…
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DOJ Extends ADA Title II Web Accessibility Deadline by One Year — But Don’t Relax Yet
Four days before the April 24, 2026 compliance deadline, the Department of Justice quietly dropped a bombshell: ADA Title II web accessibility deadlines have been extended by one year. If…
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Form Accessibility: Labels, Error Messages, and Required Fields
Every day, people with disabilities attempt to fill out contact forms, checkout flows, newsletter signups, and login screens on WordPress sites — and fail. Not because they lack ability, but…
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Keyboard Navigation: The Accessibility Feature You’re Probably Missing
Most people test their website by clicking around with a mouse. But roughly 2.5 million Americans rely primarily on a keyboard to navigate the web — no mouse, no touchscreen,…
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The European Accessibility Act Is Now Enforced: What WordPress Site Owners Need to Know
The European Accessibility Act’s June 28, 2025 deadline has come and gone — and enforcement has already begun. If your WordPress site serves customers in the EU, or if you…
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WCAG 3.0 Is Coming: What the March 2026 Working Draft Means for WordPress Site Owners
The W3C published an updated WCAG 3.0 Working Draft on March 3, 2026 — the most significant revision yet to the document that will eventually replace the WCAG 2.x standards…
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What WCAG 2.2 Means for WordPress Site Owners
If you run a WordPress site, WCAG 2.2 is no longer something to “watch later.” It is the new accessibility standard many teams are using to guide design, development, and…