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Practical, source-linked guides to accessibility law and audits. Each one ends where it should: with verified providers who do this work.
English
Accessibility Overlays vs. Real WCAG Audits: What Actually Delivers Compliance
Overlay widgets promise instant accessibility compliance; audits deliver it. What overlays do, what the legal record shows, and what a real audit includes.
ADA Website Compliance: What the Law Actually Requires in 2026
How the ADA applies to websites in 2026: the DOJ Title II rule and extended deadlines, Title III litigation trends, and a practical WCAG remediation path.
ARIA Labels Explained: aria-label vs aria-labelledby vs aria-describedby
How aria-label, aria-labelledby and aria-describedby actually work, which one wins when several are present, and the first rule of ARIA: use native HTML first.
Digital accessibility law in Norway: the IKT forskrift, the EEA, and how the EAA still reaches Norwegian businesses
Norway isn't an EU member and its ICT accessibility rule predates the European Accessibility Act — what its own forskrift requires, and where EAA obligations reach Norwegian businesses anyway through the EEA.
EN 301 549: the European accessibility standard explained
What EN 301 549 covers, how chapter 9 incorporates WCAG, where the standard is mandatory in the EU, and how an EN 301 549 audit differs from a pure WCAG audit.
European Accessibility Act in Belgium: Loi du 5 novembre 2023, who must comply, what's required
How Belgium partially transposed the European Accessibility Act through the Loi du 5 novembre 2023 amending the Code de droit économique — scope, exemption, statement duty, primary source.
European Accessibility Act in Denmark: LOV nr 801 af 07/06/2022, who must comply, what's required
How Denmark transposed the European Accessibility Act through the Lov om tilgængelighedskrav for produkter og tjenester — scope, the microenterprise exemption, the statement duty, primary source.
European Accessibility Act in Finland: Laki 306/2019 and the 2023 EAA amendment, who must comply
How Finland extended its digital-services accessibility law to the European Accessibility Act — Laki digitaalisten palvelujen tarjoamisesta (306/2019) plus asetus 179/2023 — scope, exemption, statement duty.
European Accessibility Act in Ireland: S.I. No. 636/2023, who must comply, what's required
How Ireland transposed the European Accessibility Act through S.I. No. 636 of 2023 — scope, the microenterprise exemption, the accessibility statement duty, and where to find the official text.
European Accessibility Act in Italy: Decreto Legislativo 82/2022, who must comply, what's required
How Italy transposed the European Accessibility Act — Decreto Legislativo 27 May 2022, n. 82 — who is covered, the microenterprise exemption, and how it links to the older Legge Stanca regime.
European Accessibility Act in Sweden: Lag (2023:254), who must comply, what's required
How Sweden transposed the European Accessibility Act through Lag (2023:254) om vissa produkters och tjänsters tillgänglighet — scope, the microenterprise exemption, the statement duty.
European Accessibility Act: country-by-country guide for businesses
What the European Accessibility Act means for businesses now in force: scope, exemptions, EN 301 549, and how Germany, France and Ireland enforce it.
How much does an accessibility audit cost? Pricing factors and what you get
What an accessibility audit costs: verified public price examples, the factors that drive quotes, engagement models, and how to scope an RFP.
How to choose an accessibility agency: what to ask, and what the market actually looks like
What the accessibility vendor market really offers, measured across 574 agencies: who does VPATs, who monitors after the audit, who works outside one country, and which claims are verified. Plus the questions that separate a real audit from a report generator.
How to Write Alt Text: A Practical Guide (WCAG 1.1.1)
What alt text is for, when to use empty alt="", how to handle complex images, icons and text-in-images, and the mistakes that fail WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
How to Write an Accessibility Statement (with a Free Template)
What an accessibility statement must cover, who needs one under EU rules, and a fillable template you can adapt — based on W3C WAI's guidance.
Section 508 Compliance: Who Must Comply and How to Get There
What Section 508 requires, who it covers, how the Revised 508 Standards map to WCAG, the role of VPATs in procurement, and a practical path to compliance.
VPAT and ACR Explained: How to Get One and Avoid Common Mistakes
What a VPAT is, how it differs from an ACR, the four VPAT 2.5 editions, what buyers expect, typical cost drivers, timelines, and red flags to avoid.
VPAT/ACR vs. EN 301 549 and WCAG: how the sections actually map
Which EN 301 549 clauses an ACR reports on its own and which it answers by cross-referencing WCAG, when a VPAT is actually expected in US and EU procurement, and how it differs from a Barrierefreiheitserklärung or RGAA déclaration.
WCAG accessibility audit: process, deliverables and how to choose a vendor
What a professional WCAG 2.2 audit includes: process, timeline, deliverables, what drives cost, RFP questions to ask vendors, and red flags to avoid.
WCAG conformance levels: A, AA and AAA — which one actually applies to you
What WCAG levels A, AA and AAA mean, why every accessibility law stops at AA, why the W3C itself advises against making AAA a site-wide target, and how to name the right level when you brief an audit.
Deutsch
Barrierefreiheitserklärung Muster: Formulierungen und Checkliste zur Veröffentlichung
Vorlage mit Beispieltexten für die fünf Pflichtangaben der Barrierefreiheitserklärung nach Anlage 3 BFSG und eine Checkliste für die technische Veröffentlichung.
Barrierefreiheitserklärung: Pflichtangaben nach Anlage 3 BFSG
Was die Barrierefreiheitserklärung nach Anlage 3 BFSG konkret enthalten muss, wo sie stehen sollte und warum sie der erste Punkt ist, den die Marktüberwachung prüft.
Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG): Wer ist betroffen, welche Pflichten gelten, was jetzt zu tun ist
BFSG kompakt: Wer vom Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz betroffen ist, welche Pflichten seit 28. Juni 2025 gelten und wie Sie jetzt rechtssicher handeln.
BITV-Test: Ablauf, Kosten-Faktoren und Prüfstellen
BITV-Test verständlich erklärt: Ablauf des BIK-Prüfverfahrens, was die Kosten bestimmt, wie Sie eine Prüfstelle wählen und was der Test fürs BFSG bringt.
European Accessibility Act in Österreich: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), Pflichten, Ausnahmen
Wie Österreich den European Accessibility Act mit dem Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023, umgesetzt hat — Geltungsbereich, Kleinstunternehmen-Ausnahme, Erklärungspflicht.
Français
Audit RGAA : obligations, déroulement et déclaration d'accessibilité
Qui est soumis au RGAA, comment se déroule un audit (échantillon, 106 critères, taux de conformité), déclaration d'accessibilité, schéma pluriannuel, sanctions.
RGAA : définition, critères et fonctionnement du référentiel français
Qu'est-ce que le RGAA : origine, 106 critères et 13 thématiques, différence avec les WCAG et l'EN 301 549, qui est concerné et comment vérifier son site.
Polski
Reference
WCAG success criteria: what automation can check — per-criterion pages naming the exact axe-core rules and browser checks our scanner runs, and what still needs a human auditor.
Accessible component library — real, keyboard-accessible UI patterns with their keyboard map, screen-reader behaviour, ARIA notes, copyable source, and the pitfalls that most often break them.