European Accessibility Act 2025
The European Accessibility Act 2025 comes into force in June 2025
So what are the key requirements for websites?
- Depending on which EU country is involved, websites must at least meet WCAG 2.1 compliance at level AA. Ensuring that websites are WCAG 2.2 compliant at level AA is a more prudent, robust and future proof approach.
- Non-text content such as images, videos and products must have associated alternative text providing clear, simple descriptions for screen reading technology .
- All parts of the website should be usable with just keyboard navigation.
- Audio and video, must be accompanied by captions or transcriptions and offer alternative formats. Auto play of videos should be avoided.
- Adaptable website design so it can be adjusted to suit different needs, such as changing text size or colours for better readability.
