EAA compliance checker
Check your website against the European Accessibility Act in under a minute. Free instant scan, no signup, no credit card — a clear, prioritized view of where you stand.
Runs automated WCAG 2.1/2.2 A/AA checks on up to 5 pages. This is a technical scan, not a legal compliance determination — see below for what it does and doesn't cover.
What the EAA requires
The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) requires a wide range of products and services sold in the EU — including e-commerce, banking, transport ticketing and telecoms — to meet accessibility requirements. Enforcement began on 28 June 2025.
There are limited transitional exceptions — for example, certain service contracts agreed before 28 June 2025 may continue for a time, and some self-service terminals have longer runways. These are narrow: don't assume a blanket “until 2030” grace period. The core obligations apply now, subject to how each country has written them into national law.
Exemption: micro-enterprises — fewer than 10 employees and under €2 million annual turnover — are exempt from the services obligations. Most other businesses selling into the EU are covered, regardless of where the company is based.
What happens if you ignore it
Penalties are set by each member state, not the Act itself, so they vary widely — reported ranges reach tens of thousands of euros per infringement, and some countries (for example Italy) tie penalties to a percentage of turnover. Check your national transposition for the figures that apply to you. Sweden and Denmark began active market surveillance in October 2025.
Enforcement isn't theoretical. The first lawsuits were filed in France in November 2025, and in June 2026 a French court ordered a major retailer to make its website accessible under a daily-fine penalty — meaning the cost compounds for every day the site stays inaccessible.
What this checker does — and honestly doesn't
Automated scans, including ours, catch roughly 30% of WCAG success criteria. They're fast at finding missing alt text, poor colour contrast, unlabelled form fields and similar structural issues. They can't judge whether alt text is meaningful, whether a keyboard-only journey actually makes sense, or whether content is cognitively accessible.
We don't sell “guaranteed compliance,” because nobody can automate that. AccessProof gives you continuous monitoring and the evidence documents — prioritized issue reports and accessibility statements — that demonstrate good-faith effort, which is what enforcement actually looks at.
Frequently asked questions
Is my company covered by the EAA?
If you sell products or services such as e-commerce, banking, transport ticketing or telecoms into the EU, you're very likely covered, regardless of where your business is based. Micro-enterprises — fewer than 10 employees and under €2 million turnover — are exempt from the services obligations. Some narrow transitional exceptions exist, but there's no blanket “until 2030” grace period — the obligations broadly apply now. Confirm your position against your country's national law.
What are the fines for non-compliance?
Penalties are set by each EU member state, not the Act itself, so they vary widely — reported figures reach tens of thousands of euros per infringement, and some countries (for example Italy) tie penalties to a share of turnover. Courts can also impose daily-fine orders until a site is fixed, as happened to a major French retailer in June 2026. Check your national rules for the numbers that apply to you.
Are overlay widgets enough to comply?
No. Overlay widgets that claim to bolt on automated compliance have been repeatedly discredited. The FTC fined overlay vendor accessiBe $1 million in April 2025 for deceptive compliance claims, and more than 800 businesses using overlay widgets have been sued anyway. A badge on your site isn't evidence of compliance.
What's an accessibility statement?
It's a published document describing your site's conformance status, known limitations, and a contact route for accessibility feedback — a standard part of demonstrating good-faith effort under the EAA. You can generate one for free with our accessibility statement generator.
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