What it is
An EU law, enforceable since 28 June 2025, requiring digital services sold to consumers to be usable by people with disabilities. E-commerce is named explicitly.
European Accessibility Act
Selling online to EU consumers? The European Accessibility Act now applies to your store.
Is your checkout breaking EU law?
Every EU webshop must now meet the EU's accessibility standard. Most don't. Fines reach €1,000,000.
See if you're compliant
FreeYour webshop, scanned against the law's standard.
Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA
Basis: EN 301 549
Result: in 48 hours
What is the European Accessibility Act?
The law, in 30 secondsWho must comply
Anyone selling products or services to EU consumers online — webshops, SaaS, booking & ticketing, banking, e-books. Only true microenterprises are exempt: under 10 employees and under €2M turnover.
What it requires
Your site must meet WCAG 2.1 AA — a technical standard with ~50 testable criteria. Your checkout and payment flow are the highest-risk pages. A public accessibility statement is also mandatory.
Are you compliant? Enforcement has already started.
Courts and competitors moved first. Regulators are next.
Court-ordered · live case
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Daily penalty ordered against a top-3 French retailer. Six months to fix everything.
Happening now
0LEGAL THREATS
Est. competitor cease-and-desist letters in one quarter. €1,500–€5,000 to defend. Each.
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Maximum fine · Spain — plus power to suspend your business.
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Maximum fine · Netherlands — or up to 10% of turnover.
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Maximum fine · Germany — per violation.
€0+ JAIL
Ireland — the only EU state with criminal liability. Up to 18 months.
How it works
We scan it. We fix it. We keep it fixed.
Three concrete deliverables — color-coded, so you always know what you're buying.
48 hours
1
The Scan
Automated WCAG 2.1 AA scan of your checkout. You get a 3-page PDF: your worst violations, screenshots, the exact clauses — and whether your mandatory statement exists.
FREE
2–3 weeks
2
The Audit & Fix Plan
Full human audit — screen reader, keyboard, the ~2/3 of failures no tool can catch. Your devs get ready-to-ship tickets with code. We write and publish your accessibility statement.
€999 one-time
Every month
3
The Evidence
Monthly scans of your store, regression alerts when a release breaks something, and a dated compliance certificate for your evidence file. Cancel anytime.
€99 / monthDated certificatemonthly, for your evidence file
Regression checksevery release, before it hurts you
Named contactif a regulator or lawyer writes
Plain-English briefsrulings & rules that affect you
Pricing
Simple. No retainers, no surprises.
Start free. Pay once to get compliant. Pay monthly to stay that way.
The Scan
€0
See where you stand
- Checkout scanned against WCAG 2.1 AA
- 3-page PDF with your worst violations
- Accessibility statement check
- Delivered in 48 hours
The Audit & Fix Plan
€999 one-time
Get compliant
- Full human audit: screen reader + keyboard
- Developer-ready fix tickets with code
- Accessibility statement written & published
- Your dated baseline evidence pack
The Evidence
€99 / month
Stay compliant
- Monthly scans of your store
- Regression alerts on every release
- Dated compliance certificate each month
- Cancel anytime
Bigger store, multiple brands, or want it fully done for you — fixes included, a named accessibility contact, priority support? Ask about our done-for-you plan →
FAQ
Does this law apply to my store?
Selling to EU consumers via website or app? Yes. The EAA has been enforceable since 28 June 2025 — e-commerce, banking, telecom, travel booking, e-books. The standard is WCAG 2.1 AA (EN 301 549). Only true microenterprises — under 10 employees AND under €2M turnover — are exempt. Both must be true.
Has anyone actually been fined?
Not yet — and we'll never tell you otherwise. What's real: a French court gave a top-3 retailer six months to become fully accessible under a €500/day penalty, German firms sent hundreds of cease-and-desist letters, Swedish regulators opened the first e-commerce cases. The fines above are loaded and waiting for the first regulator to use them.
Can't I just install a widget?
Overlays don't touch the code the standard measures. 800+ accessibility professionals have publicly said they don't work, and the FTC ordered accessiBe to pay $1M over its compliance claims. Worse: a widget proves you knew — without fixing anything.
What do I get every month?
Weekly automated scans, monthly human screen-reader testing, developer-ready fix tickets, your accessibility statement kept current, and a dated compliance certificate — the evidence file you hand to any regulator, association or lawyer who writes to you.
Why monitoring instead of a one-off audit?
Because every deploy can break compliance again, and a court has already rejected "71% conformant" as a defense. An audit is a snapshot. Evidence has to be current to protect you.
What does it cost?
The scan is free. The full audit and fix plan is €999 one-time. Ongoing monitoring with a monthly dated certificate is €99/month, cancel anytime. Agencies charge €10,000+ for a one-off audit that's stale by your next release.
Is this legal advice?
No — it's the technical evidence your lawyer will be glad exists. We audit, fix, document. Your counsel decides strategy.