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How to comply with EU Accessibility Act (WCAG)

Since 28 June 2025, EU-facing e-commerce must meet WCAG 2.1 AA and publish an accessibility statement.

Step by step

Work through these — each is a place compliance is won or lost. AccessProof's checker verifies every one for you in about a minute.

  1. Do meaningful images have descriptive alt text?
  2. Fully usable by keyboard, with a visible focus ring?
  3. Text meets 4.5:1 colour contrast?
  4. Forms have real labels + clear errors?
  5. Videos captioned / audio transcribed?
  6. Proper headings + works at 200% zoom?
  7. Tested checkout with a screen reader / keyboard?

The fast way

🪿 Don't do it by hand. The free AccessProof checker walks you through each step, flags exactly what's missing, and Clause drafts the fix for you — then re-check until you're clear. No signup, runs in your browser.

What's at stake if you skip it

⚠️ Exposure: market withdrawal + member-state fines · Status: Since Jun 2025. Every rule's penalty →

The source

RuleGoose checks this against the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) / WCAG 2.1 AA. Read it yourself: EUR-Lex — Directive (EU) 2019/882 →

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or read the full EU Accessibility Act (WCAG) guide, or get one RuleGoose Score across every rule.

Informational only, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the EU. Last reviewed 2026-06-30.