Web accessibility regulation, explained without interpreting it.
Six pages with the essentials of each rule: what it says in broad terms, where the official source is, what we measure and what we don't. Whether it applies to you is for your adviser or lawyer to decide.
How to read these pages
- We summarise each rule in our own words and always link the official text. If the two differ, the official text wins.
- We don't interpret the law or say that a website “complies with the law”. An automatic measurement covers only part of what a full audit evaluates.
- What we could not confirm against the official source is marked “Pending review by an adviser or lawyer”. Don't take it as valid until someone has reviewed it.
The six pages
Law 11/2023
The Spanish law that transposes the European directive on the accessibility of products and services. Here is what it says in broad terms and what we can measure on an online shop.
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RD 1112/2018
The Spanish royal decree on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile apps. It is the rule most often mixed up with the ones for online shops.
See the page
WCAG
The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. They are not a law: they are the technical reference we measure against.
See the page
ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a United States law. It only matters to you if you sell or provide a service there, and it is a subject for a lawyer.
See the page
EAA
The European Accessibility Act is Directive (EU) 2019/882. It is the European rule that affects people who sell online the most.
See the page
EN 301 549
The European standard for the accessibility requirements of ICT products and services. It is technical and voluntary on its own, but other rules take it as a reference.
See the page
Start by measuring your shop.
The automatic audit measures what can be measured from the outside and tells you what is left for your adviser or lawyer.