EAA / WCAG accessibility checker
Enter a URL to check it against automated WCAG / accessibility rules and get a prioritised list of issues to fix — before the European Accessibility Act bites.
Enter a public website address to scan it against automated WCAG / accessibility checks and get a prioritised list of issues to fix.
The European Accessibility Act, in plain terms
Since 28 June 2025 the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is enforceable across all 27 EU states. Most businesses selling goods or services to EU consumers online must make their website and apps accessible to people with disabilities — meeting WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549. Micro-enterprises (fewer than 10 staff and under €2M turnover) providing services are generally exempt.
This checker runs automated accessibility rules (Google Lighthouse, which uses the axe-core engine) against your page and lists the issues it finds with plain-language descriptions. Automated testing reliably catches around a third of WCAG issues — things like missing image alt text, low colour contrast, unlabelled form fields and poor heading structure.
The rest — keyboard navigation, screen-reader flow, meaningful focus order — needs a manual review. Use this to get a fast baseline and a prioritised fix list, then close the gap with hands-on testing.
If you sell to EU consumers online and you’re not an exempt micro-enterprise, very likely yes. Ecommerce, banking, transport, e-books and more are explicitly in scope. Enforcement is live — French courts have already ordered fixes under daily fines.
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