EU Directive 2019/882

EU European Accessibility Act (EAA) Technical Checklist for Web Agencies

The European Accessibility Act applies across EU member states to e-commerce, banking, ticketing, transport, and digital consumer services. Agencies need a repeatable engineering checklist mapped directly to EN 301 549 Clause 9.

REGULATORY BENCHMARK

Directive (EU) 2019/882 harmonizes digital accessibility enforcement across all 27 EU member states via standard EN 301 549.

TYPICAL AGENCY RETAINER TICKET

$900 - $3,500 per EAA audit + remediation sprint

High-frequency compliance traps & source remediations

Missing Multilingual Accessibility Statement & Feedback SLA

EAA Annex IV & EN 301 549

Consumer e-commerce sites lack a public statement explaining conformance status and assistance channels.

<footer aria-label="Legal and compliance">
  <a href="/accessibility-statement">Accessibility Statement (EN / DE / FR)</a>
</footer>

Checkout Authentication & Input Autocomplete Barriers

WCAG 1.3.5 & 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication

Checkout forms block password managers or omit standard autocomplete tokens on billing fields.

<input type="email" name="email" autocomplete="email" required />
<input type="text" name="postal" autocomplete="postal-code" required />

3-Step Studio Handoff Workflow

Map every automated and manual finding to EN 301 549 Clause 9.x.
Verify full keyboard checkout completion without mouse input.
Publish localized Accessibility Statements in the languages of target EU markets.

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