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EAA accessibility checklist — a 5-minute self-check

The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025. Answer 14 questions about your website or app and get a readiness score and a prioritised list of what to fix first.

Your answers never leave this page. The score is worked out in your browser — nothing is sent, saved or tracked.

1. Text alternatives — Do meaningful images, icons and logos have a text alternative that says what they show or do?
2. Colour contrast — Does body text reach a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against its background (3:1 for large text)?
3. Keyboard access — Can every link, button, menu and form be used with the keyboard alone, with nothing that traps the focus?
4. Visible focus — When you press Tab, can you always see which element is focused?
5. Form labels and errors — Does every form field have a visible label, and do errors say in words what went wrong and how to fix it?
6. Headings and structure — Do headings, lists and tables in the code match how the page looks — one H1, then H2s, and so on?
7. Language and titles — Does each page declare its language and have a title that says what the page is?
8. Captions and transcripts — Do videos with speech have captions, and audio content a transcript?
9. Zoom and small screens — At 400% zoom (or a 320 px wide window) does content reflow without sideways scrolling or cut-off text?
10. Screen-reader names — Do custom controls (menus, tabs, sliders, dialogs, icon buttons) announce a name and their state to a screen reader?
11. Moving content — Can visitors pause or stop carousels, auto-playing video and anything that moves for more than five seconds?
12. Flashing — Is there no content that flashes more than three times a second?
13. Target size — Are buttons and links at least 24 × 24 pixels, or spaced so they are hard to miss? (WCAG 2.2 — good practice)
14. Accessibility statement — Do you publish information on how your service meets the accessibility requirements — an accessibility statement?

Does the EAA apply to you?

It covers many consumer-facing digital products and services sold in the EU — online shops, banking, e-books, ticketing and passenger transport services among them. Microenterprises that provide services (fewer than 10 staff, and annual turnover or balance sheet total of no more than €2 million) are exempt from the service requirements. Each member state enforces the act through its own authority, so check the national rules where you trade — see how the EAA applies country by country.

About this checklist

The European standard used to show conformity, EN 301 549, is based on WCAG 2.1 level AA. The questions above cover its most common failures; the target-size check comes from WCAG 2.2 and is included as good practice. A self-check finds the obvious gaps — an automated scan tests every page, and some criteria still need a person to review them.

Guidance, not legal advice. Final responsibility for compliance rests with your organisation.