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Accessibility requirements for Media & Publishing websites

News and media sites face accessibility scrutiny on time-based media (captions, transcripts, audio descriptions) more than other sectors. Paywalls and login flows are also hot spots.

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Regulations that apply

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The accessibility risks specific to Media & Publishing

  • Auto-playing video with sound

    Violates 1.4.2 and disorients users.

    1.4.2
  • Articles behind paywall modals that are not keyboard-accessible

    Even readable previews fail if the upgrade modal traps focus.

    2.1.2
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Media & Publishing risks in Certvo scan data

Media & Publishing risks map to 1.4.2, 2.1.2. Failure rates below cover all 1,569 sites in the Certvo Web Accessibility Report 2026 (not split by industry).

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A short remediation checklist

  • Caption every video, including archival
  • Audit paywall modals

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Covers 1.4.2, 2.1.2 and every other automated WCAG 2.1 AA check.

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