Accessibility Testing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Done by Hand

Audits for Riyadh against the standard that actually binds you in Saudi Arabia.

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What Riyadh actually requires

Roughly 8,592,000 people live in Riyadh, one of Saudi Arabia's 13 regions. Saudi Arabia names WCAG 2.1 Level AA through its Web Accessibility Standards, nationally, and our source records the obligation as reaching both the public and the private sector.

The region does not change the standard. What it changes is who is doing the asking, because a regional authority procuring a digital service will want the same evidence a ministry would.

So here is what we do about it. We work your Riyadh site against all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules by hand, then a professional blind screen-reader user runs your real journeys while we record where they stop. WCAG 2.2 contains everything the standard above asks for, so one audit answers it with room to spare. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.

The rules in force in Riyadh

Saudi Web Accessibility Standards and the Disability Rights Law

Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA
Where it stands: Disability Rights Law since 2000, SWA alongside it
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Not by itself
What non-compliance costs: Public and private sector obligation

Standard named: 2.1 AA
Disability Rights Law: 2000
Public and private: Both
The web standard: SWA

The Saudi SWA dates, 2 of them

2000Disability Rights Law
—Saudi Web Accessibility Standards issued alongside it, naming WCAG 2.1 AA

Read the full Saudi SWA page

What we test, and how, in Riyadh

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Riyadh as it is anywhere, because WCAG does not change at a border. What changes is which law is watching and what it costs to fail, and the section above settles that.

The work itself runs in three passes. A machine finds the failures a machine can prove. A human works every one of the 55 A and AA rules by hand. Then a professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, the way your customers would. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it, drawn from our free library of 432 guides.

None of the reference sits behind a form, either. Every number below counts pages you can go and read right now, free, whether you ever buy an audit or not.

A and AA rules we check: 55
Techniques and failures: 432
ACT test rules: 90
ARIA roles documented: 94
Terms in the glossary: 131
Checklists to work from: 9

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The honest limit

And an audit is evidence, not a legal opinion. We tell you what fails, who it stops, and what closes it. Whether that satisfies a regulator or a court in Riyadh is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Riyadh want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Riyadh different from anywhere else?

No. WCAG is the same standard everywhere, so the testing is identical wherever you are. What changes is which law is watching and what failing it costs, and that is what the law section on this page settles.

Who sets the rules for a website in Riyadh?

Saudi SWA is the one that reach Riyadh first, and each has its own page here covering what it asks for, who it lands on, and how it gets enforced. Sell into more than one market and more than one of them can reach you at the same time.

Does Riyadh expect a published accessibility statement?

No law that reaches Riyadh names one in our library, so nothing forces you to publish a statement. You can still publish one anyway, and our free generator will write it from what the audit found.

How much is an audit, and when does the report land?

A Rapid Audit is $499 for 10 pages, with the report in 5 business days. A Standard Audit is $1,499 for 25 pages in 10 business days. Once your team has fixed things, the re-audit is half price within 3 months.

Is a real screen-reader user involved, or just software?

Yes, on every audit. A professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, and we write down where they stop. That is the pass no scanner can run.

Related on this site

The reading behind the law that reaches you in Riyadh, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.

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