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<p>The Readabler Accessibility Assistant WordPress plugin is a robust tool designed to enhance website accessibility through AI-driven features. Seamlessly integrated into your WordPress site, it supports compliance with key accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1, ADA, Section 508, EAA, and more. As part of the broader Readabler platform, it empowers website owners to create more inclusive digital experiences—particularly for users with visual impairments, cognitive challenges, reading difficulties, and a variety of other accessibility needs. Reviewed and approved by the Readabler team, this plugin is a powerful addition to any WordPress site.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://ai.readabler.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">live demo</a> to see the plugin in action.</p>
<h3>Core Features & Capabilities</h3>
<h4>🧠 AI-Powered Text-to-Speech (TTS)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Uses advanced AI neural networks to deliver natural-sounding speech from on-page content.</li>
<li>Supports multilingual voices, with various accents and gender choices.</li>
<li>Reads not just plain text, but also dynamic content, forms, and UI elements, enhancing usability for blind and visually impaired users.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🧩 Accessibility Widget Interface</h4>
<ul>
<li>Embeds a fully customizable accessibility widget on your site.</li>
<li>Users can activate profiles like “Visually Impaired,” “Cognitive Disabilities,” “ADHD,” or “Epilepsy Safe Mode” with one click.</li>
<li>The widget is fully responsive and mobile-friendly, adapting to any screen size.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎨 Visual & Reading Adjustments</h4>
<ul>
<li>Font scaling (increase/decrease text size)</li>
<li>Line spacing, letter spacing, and word spacing customization</li>
<li>Changeable fonts, including dyslexia-friendly options</li>
<li>High contrast, low saturation, grayscale, inverted colors, brightness controls</li>
<li>Focus highlight and mouse pointer customization</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔎 Orientation & Navigation Aids</h4>
<ul>
<li>On-screen keyboard and screen ruler</li>
<li>Magnifier tool for enlarging portions of the screen</li>
<li>Focus enhancements for better navigation</li>
<li>Real-time highlighting of headers, links, and interactive elements</li>
</ul>
<h3>Seamless WordPress Integration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Easy setup with no coding required</li>
<li>Designed to work with major WordPress themes and page builders (e.g., Elementor, WPBakery, Gutenberg)</li>
<li>Loads asynchronously for fast performance and doesn’t interfere with other site scripts</li>
<li>Compliant with major accessibility guidelines: WCAG 2.1, ADA, Section 508, EAA, and more</li>
</ul>
<h3>Minimum Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.7 or greater</li>
<li>PHP version 7.4 or greater</li>
<li>MySQL version 5.0 or greater</li>
</ul>
<h3>Recommended Hosting Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.8 or greater</li>
<li>PHP version 8.2 or greater</li>
<li>MySQL version 8.0 or greater OR MariaDB version 10.4 or greater.</li>
<li>Nginx or Apache with mod_rewrite module</li>
<li>WordPress Memory limit of 64 MB or greater (128 MB or higher is preferred)</li>
<li>HTTPS support</li>
</ul>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://account.readabler.com/dashboard," title="Readabler Dashboard" rel="nofollow ugc">Accessibility Dashboard</a></li>
<li><a href="https://account.readabler.com/register," title="Create an account" rel="nofollow ugc">Create and account</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ai.readabler.com/compare/," title="Compare products" rel="nofollow ugc">Compare products</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ai.readabler.com/," title="Live Demo" rel="nofollow ugc">Live demo</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Source code is available in the /source directory of the plugin.</p>


Accessibility Assistant – Readabler

Readabler Accessibility Assistant adds AI-powered accessibility features directly to your WordPress site for a better user experience.

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WCAG for WP

<p>The <strong>Web Accessibility Toolkit</strong> helps your WordPress site meet <strong>ADA compliance</strong> and <strong>WCAG compliance</strong> standards with powerful accessibility checking and fixing tools.</p>
<p>This plugin is not an ‘overlay’ or a ‘widget’ – it provides real code fixes to assist with WCAG & ADA compliance for WordPress.</p>
<p>Scan your site with the built-in Accessibility Checker to identify issues such as missing <strong>ARIA labels</strong>, <strong>low contrast text</strong>, missing <strong>alt tags</strong>, incorrect heading structure & plenty more.</p>
<p>Apply one-click fixes for many common accessibility issues to improve usability and help meet requirements for laws and standards like WCAG, ADA, EAA, Section 508, EN 301 549, and AODA.</p>
<p><a href="https://wcagforwp.com/docs/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://wcagforwp.com/accessibility-checker-demo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Accessibility Checker Demo</a> | <a href="https://wcagforwp.com/downloads/pro-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Plugin</a></p>
<h3>Accessibility Checker</h3>
<p>The built-in Accessibility Checker scans your WordPress site in real time to identify common accessibility issues that could affect WCAG compliance and ADA compliance. With a single click, you can run an accessibility check on any page and get clear, actionable details.</p>
<p>The checker highlights issues directly on the page, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Missing or empty ARIA labels</li>
<li>Low color contrast between text and background</li>
<li>Missing alt text on images</li>
<li>Skipped heading levels (e.g., jumping from H2 to H4)</li>
<li>Broken ARIA references</li>
<li>Interactive elements without keyboard focus</li>
<li>Improper tab order</li>
<li>Missing page titles</li>
<li>Duplicate link text with different destinations</li>
<li>Duplicate IDs in the DOM</li>
<li>Form fields without labels or ARIA labels</li>
<li>Use of user-scalable=no in viewport meta tags</li>
<li>Non-focusable interactive elements</li>
</ul>
<p>Each issue includes details on what it means, why it matters for accessibility and how to fix it. Many problems can be resolved instantly using the plugin’s one-click fixes, while others provide guidance so you can address them in your theme or content.</p>
<h3>Accessibility Fixes for WCAG & ADA Compliance</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<h4>ARIA Attributes</h4>
<p>Add ARIA attributes such as <code>aria-label</code>, <code>aria-hidden</code>, <code>aria-expanded</code>, <code>aria-live</code>, <code>aria-level</code>, and more to any element.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>ARIA Roles</h4>
<p>Assign semantic roles like <code>banner</code>, <code>navigation</code>, <code>main</code>, <code>complementary</code>, and <code>contentinfo</code> to improve screen reader navigation.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Image Alt Tags</h4>
<p>Shows a list of all images that are missing alt tags, and allows you to easily update them all from the one spot.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Contrast Adjustments</h4>
<p>Override text and background colors for low-contrast elements using accessible HEX values.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Skip Link Target</h4>
<p>Add a keyboard/screen-reader-visible “Skip to content” link by defining a main content selector.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Language Override</h4>
<p>Set or override the HTML <code>lang</code> attribute for improved screen reader compatibility.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Focus Outline Enhancements</h4>
<p>Ensure visible focus styles are enforced for better keyboard navigation.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Fix Tab Order</h4>
<p>Remove tabindex values greater than 0 to maintain a logical focus order.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>Make Viewport Scalable</h4>
<p>Remove user-scalable=no from the viewport meta tag to allow pinch-zooming.</p>
</li>
<li>
<h4>CSS Selector-Based Targeting</h4>
<p>Use any valid CSS selector to apply changes without modifying theme or template files.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Use Web Accessibility Toolkit?</h3>
<p>Most WordPress themes don’t include full accessibility support. Web Accessibility Toolkit lets you patch those gaps quickly, keeping your site more inclusive and compliant with ADA & WCAG guidelines.</p>
<p>Whether you’re a developer working on a client site or a business owner aiming for better usability, this plugin makes accessibility updates faster and easier.</p>
<p>The Web Accessibility Toolkit is NOT an overlay widget, which can often do more harm than good for accessibility. This plugin fixes underlying code issues.</p>
<h3>Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Compatible with all WordPress themes  </li>
<li>Compatible with all WordPress plugins  </li>
<li>Works alongside popular page builders  </li>
<li>Designed with WCAG 2.1 AA standards and ADA compliance in mind</li>
</ul>


Web Accessibility Toolkit – ARIA Labels & Roles for WCAG & ADA Compliance

Add ARIA labels, roles, alt tags, contrast & form accessibility fixes. Accessibility checker scans your site for WCAG & ADA compliance & fixes issues.

Accessibility Assistant – Readabler vs Web Accessibility Toolkit – ARIA Labels & Roles for WCAG & ADA Compliance