There are many different WordPress Accessibility plug-ins. Most of which are designed to set up your website to be ADA compliant. But today I want to focus on WordPress accessibility plug-ins that add a more tangible experience for the user.
Screen Reader WCAG Accessibility Tools
Screen Reader is a text-to-speech plugin that meets the WCAG requirements. There is a free version and a full version. According to rave reviews, the full version was well worth the upgrade. The audio reader can speak in 51 languages with great pronunciation. Also, the full version includes the Dyslexic Font transformation as well. Screen Reader isn’t just fantastic for those who are visually impaired or Dyslexic. This also opens the door for your readers to listen to your content while they are cooking or cleaning. In fact, people who listen to content tend to spend four times longer than non-listeners.
https://storejextensions.org/extensions/screen_reader.html
Zeno Font Resizer
This is a simple plug-in that had great reviews for ease, flexibility, and usage. This plug-in enables users to resize the font on your website. It was said to be easy to install, very functional, and every bit worth it. Reviews were great across the board.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/zeno-font-resizer/
The Accessibility Toolbar
This plug-in adds front-end accessibility options. It is a quick download, that adds a button on your website that when clicked it becomes an accessibility toolbar. Users can change the font, choose their color contrast and enlarge the text. Also, you can access text-to-speech through the toolbar. All of which, make navigating your website that much easier. This plug-in received fantastic reviews as well.
https://adatoolbar.com/
Accessible Poetry
Like The Accessibility Toolbar, this plug-in has a floating button that becomes a toolbar when clicked. Users can adjust the text size, contrast levels, highlight links, and more. However, what makes this plug-in different is that it provides a list of images that are missing alt tags. And from this list, you can directly set a tag for each image.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/accessible-poetry/
Monkey Accessibility Plugin
This plug-in adds speech, reading, and accessibility features that help those with Low Literacy, Dyslexia, and visual impairments. There is a text-to-speech engine that is multilingual. In addition, it also can detect the language on any given page. This software has the option of adding an integrated screen mask. This blocks out unnecessary content to help you concentrate and not be distracted.
https://codecanyon.net/item/accessibility-wordpress-plugin/23830458
In conclusion, there are some amazing tangible WordPress Accessible plug-ins out there. After reading countless reviews one of the most common was, “Thank you very much for developing this plug-in.” The disabled community is very grateful for the efforts of developers. They help bring sight and sound into their lives with these plug-ins. Similarly, the community at large has embraced them as well.
Website Accessibility is a Growing Movement
