Accessibility That Ensures Compliance and Converts More Users
Accessibility is no longer optional for digital products – it’s a growth and risk-management strategy. Get a clear roadmap from current state to full WCAG 2.2 compliance
- WCAG 2.2 Audit
- EAA Compliance
- Screen Reader Testing
- Keyboard Navigation
- ADA Compliance
- AI-Assisted Analysis
- Mobile Accessibility
- Remediation Roadmap
The Numbers That Demand Action
of EU users rely on accessible digital experiences
of users leave inaccessible websites immediately
of issues are missed by automated tools alone
maximum fine per EAA violation - per incident
EAA is Already in Force: What Does This Mean for Your Business?
The European Accessibility Act has applied since June 28, 2025. If your business provides covered digital products or services to EU consumers, accessibility is now a compliance requirement not a future consideration. Assess your current accessibility, address critical gaps, and create a clear path toward compliance.
The deadline has passed
June 28, 2025 – the official EAA enforcement date for most e-commerce, banking, telecom, and transport services. The transition period is over. What follows is fines.
What's at stake
Fines up to €500,000 per violation, forced suspension of service, and lawsuits from users and disability rights organizations. Each complaint is treated as a separate case.
How enforcement works
Regulators and advocacy groups are already actively monitoring websites. Automated crawlers, manual reviews, and user complaints can all trigger a formal investigation.
How to protect yourself
The best defense is a documented audit and a remediation roadmap. Even if you're not fully compliant yet, demonstrating active progress significantly reduces your legal risk.
Healthcare & Biotech
Banking & Fintech
Telecommunications
Transport & Booking
Media & Streaming
Online public services
Domino's Pizza
The US Supreme Court upheld the lawsuit – the website and app were inaccessible to blind users. The case opened a wave of accessibility lawsuits against e-commerce businesses.
ADA · USATarget Corporation
Class action lawsuit over an inaccessible website. Target paid $6M in settlement and committed to achieving WCAG compliance within 3 years.
ADA · USAEU Enforcement Wave
EAA grants broader enforcement powers than ADA. A wave of complaints and fines from EU regulators is expected throughout 2025–2026. The US experience is a preview of what's coming.
EAA · EUThe Hidden Risks of Inaccessible Products
Risk of Revenue Loss and Legal Exposure
Checkout buttons without accessible labels are invisible to screen readers - silently blocking 15–20% of potential buyers from completing a purchase.
Unclear Compliance Status
Without a baseline audit, you can't quantify EAA exposure - and regulators won't wait while you figure out where you stand.
No baseline established · 0 pages tested
Limited Visibility from Automated Tools
Lighthouse and axe catch ~30% of issues. The rest only surfaces during manual testing with real assistive technology - screen readers, keyboards, mobile gestures.
- Colour contrast failure
- 2× missing alt text
- Empty link label
- Focus order errors
- Screen reader traps
- AT gesture barriers
- Cognitive issues
Hidden Gaps in Real User Journeys
Focus management failures in modals are invisible to scanners - but immediately block keyboard and screen reader users from completing a purchase.
Hard-to-Fix Issues for Internal Teams
Vague issue descriptions create developer confusion, re-opened tickets, and wasted sprint time. Every issue in our report is immediately actionable.
Button is not accessible. The checkout button does not work properly for screen reader users. Please fix this.
// Before – no accessible name: <button onclick="checkout()">→</button> // Fix – add aria-label: <button aria-label="Proceed to checkout, step 3 of 4">→</button>
Check Your Accessibility Coverage Now
Run a free scan of your website and identify potential gaps in key user flows. Use it as a starting point before a full WCAG 2.2 audit.
No commitment · Takes under 2 minutes · Results delivered instantly
What Automated Tools Miss –
and What Experts Find
What automated tools can detect vs. what a full expert audit covers.
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missing alt attributes on images | Tools easily detect missing attributes in HTML. | ||
| Quality and meaning of alt text | Tools cannot evaluate whether alt text accurately describes the image or conveys meaningful context. | ||
| Color contrast issues | Tools calculate contrast ratios, but experts verify readability in a real UI context. | ||
| 2 / 3 | 3 / 3 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical heading structure (H1–H6) | Tools detect structural issues, but experts assess whether headings logically represent the content structure. | ||
| Duplicate HTML IDs | Static code analysis can reliably detect duplicate IDs. | ||
| Page language attribute (lang) | Tools detect the presence of language attributes; experts verify whether the language value is correct. | ||
| 3 / 3 | 3 / 3 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correct labeling of form fields | Tools check the presence of labels; experts verify whether labels are understandable and meaningful for users. | ||
| Usability of form error messages | Only experts can determine whether error messages are clear, helpful, and actionable for users. | ||
| 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard navigation (desktop) | Tools cannot simulate realistic keyboard navigation through interactive components. | ||
| Logical tab order | Experts verify whether focus moves in a logical and intuitive order during real usage. | ||
| Keyboard traps | Requires manual interaction to confirm users can exit elements using a keyboard. | ||
| Focus visibility | Experts verify that focus indicators remain visible and usable across different UI states. | ||
| 0 / 4 | 4 / 4 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen reader testing (NVDA / JAWS / VoiceOver) | Requires real assistive technologies to confirm correct announcements and usability. | ||
| Correct screen reader announcements | Experts verify whether elements are announced with meaningful and understandable context. | ||
| Dynamic content announcements (ARIA live regions) | Experts verify whether screen readers announce dynamic updates properly. | ||
| 0 / 3 | 3 / 3 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA syntax errors | Tools can detect incorrect ARIA attributes in the code. | ||
| ARIA used correctly in context | Experts evaluate whether ARIA roles actually improve accessibility and usability. | ||
| 1 / 2 | 2 / 2 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility of complex components (modals, dropdowns, date pickers) | Tools cannot fully analyze interactive component behavior. | ||
| Accessibility of navigation menus | Requires testing keyboard navigation and screen reader interpretation. | ||
| Accessibility of real user flows (login, checkout, forms) | Tools scan pages individually but cannot validate full user journeys across the interface. | ||
| 0 / 3 | 3 / 3 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile screen reader testing (VoiceOver / TalkBack) | Requires real devices and assistive technologies to validate usability. | ||
| Mobile zoom usability (200-400%) | Experts verify whether layout and content remain usable when zoomed. | ||
| Pinch-to-zoom behavior | Tools cannot simulate real mobile gestures and responsive layout behavior. | ||
| Touch target size and spacing | Experts verify whether touch targets are comfortable and accessible for mobile users. | ||
| Mobile gesture accessibility | Requires testing gestures and verifying accessible alternatives. | ||
| Mobile navigation usability | Experts evaluate whether navigation remains usable on mobile devices. | ||
| Orientation support (portrait / landscape) | Requires device testing to confirm the layout works in both orientations. | ||
| 0 / 7 | 7 / 7 |
| Check | Auto Scan | Full Audit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-world accessibility experience | Only expert testing can assess the real accessibility experience. | ||
| 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 |
How It Works
No surprises. Clear milestones. Full transparency at every stage – from kick off to final report.
Discovery Call
We start with a discovery call to understand your product, key user journeys, and compliance requirements.
Scope & Estimation
Based on discovery insights, we prepare a detailed estimation with accessibility scope, potential risks, and timelines.
Full WCAG 2.2 Audit
Deep testing across web and mobile – automated, AI-assisted, assistive technology scenarios, and manual WCAG verification.
Report & Roadmap
A comprehensive WCAG compliance report with score, prioritized issues (P0–P3), and clear recommendations for your team.
What You Get in the Full Audit
- 01 Current accessibility compliance score
- 02 Page and flow-level accessibility coverage map
- 03 Prioritized issues (P0–P3) with business impact
- 04 Clear roadmap to WCAG 2.2 (EAA / ADA) compliance
- 05 Fixes guidelines with examples for your team
Your Business Will Feel Real Results
Business impact after fixesAccessibility coverage after implementing our recommended fixes – verified by re-testing
More issues detected vs automated tools alone
Expand reachable audience with assistive tech users
Increase conversion by fixing checkout and UX barriers
Reduce legal exposure to EAA / ADA fines
FAQs
Everything you need to decide if an accessibility audit is right for you
Lighthouse and axe are excellent tools, but they detect only ~30% of real accessibility issues. Here's what they miss:
- Focus logic failures during keyboard navigation in complex UI components
- Screen reader errors in dynamic content (modals, live regions, toasts)
- Accessibility barriers in real user flows – e.g. a 6-step checkout
- Cognitive accessibility and content comprehension issues
- Touch gestures and interactions on mobile devices
Automated tests are the first line of defense, not a complete audit. EAA compliance requires manual verification with real assistive technologies.
Timeline depends on product size and the number of user flows. Typical estimates:
- Discovery call + scoping: 1–2 days
- Full WCAG 2.2 audit (average e-commerce): 2–3 weeks
- Report preparation + roadmap: 3–5 business days
Overall: 3–5 weeks from kick-off to final report. For MVPs or limited scope - faster. Exact timelines are agreed on the discovery call.
EAA applies to most businesses, but there is an exemption for microenterprises.
Under the European Accessibility Act (EU Directive 2019/882):
Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees OR annual turnover / balance sheet total under €2M) are exempt from EAA requirements for private service providers.
However: if you provide services to EU customers - even as a company based outside the EU - and exceed these thresholds, EAA applies to you.
Even if you're technically exempt, accessibility = larger audience + better UX. 15–20% of potential customers have disabilities. It's not just compliance - it's a business opportunity.
WCAG 2.2 is the current web accessibility standard, published in October 2023. It adds 9 new success criteria to WCAG 2.1, including:
- Focus Appearance - visible focus indicators for keyboard users
- Dragging Movements - alternatives for drag-and-drop interactions
- Target Size - minimum click/tap target size (24×24px)
- Consistent Help - consistent placement of help elements
- Redundant Entry - don't ask users to re-enter information already provided
EAA requires compliance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. If your last audit was done before 2023 - it's already outdated.
You won't just get a list of issues - you'll receive a complete actionable roadmap:
- Every issue is numbered and prioritized P0–P3
- Clear description: where it was found, what rule was violated, which WCAG criterion
- Screenshots and screen reader reproduction recordings
- Code-level fix recommendations with examples
- Business impact assessment for each issue
Your dev team can pick up tasks immediately - no additional clarification needed.
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