What the European Accessibility Act requires, what the standards actually say, and what to do about it — written for the person who has to act on it.
What Directive (EU) 2019/882 requires, who it applies to, which standard it points at, and what happens if you ignore it. Written for the person who has to make the decision, not for lawyers.
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A working checklist for getting a consumer-facing website to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, ordered by how much risk each item removes per hour of effort.
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What EN 301 549 is, how it relates to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and why conforming to it gives you a presumption of conformity with the European Accessibility Act.
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Every WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criterion, explained in one sentence each, grouped by what you would actually do about it.
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What belongs in an accessibility statement under the European Accessibility Act, why partial conformance is a stronger position than silence, and the claims that create liability.
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Statutory penalty maximums under the European Accessibility Act, checked against the primary legislation, plus the first court ruling against an e-commerce site and what really triggers enforcement.
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