Agent WranglersAXS-58Required EU law
Publish how each service meets the accessibility rules
Publish an accessibility statement for each service the European Accessibility Act covers, and for each public sector site or app the Web Accessibility Directive covers. It describes the service, how it meets the requirements, the standard and version used, known gaps with fix dates, and how to report a problem.
Region
European Union (EU). The duty comes from the law there. The rule applies only when the project serves people there, and its Applies when also holds.
How to do it
Article 13 and Annex V of the Act ask for this in the terms or an equivalent document. It must be accessible and stay up while the service runs. Annex V lists a general description of the service, what people need to understand how it works, and how it meets Annex I. Name the standard, such as EN 301 549 V3.2.1 or WCAG 2.2 AA, and the date of the last audit. Name the PDF/UA part used for documents. Link the statement from every page footer and from the app's settings. Keep it as a web page, so it is accessible itself. A public sector statement follows the Commission's model statement. It says whether the site conforms fully, partly or not at all, and lists the content that fails and why. It gives a feedback route and links to the enforcement procedure. Review it at least once a year. Refresh it as Meet the European Accessibility Act as a legal duty asks.
How to check
A test fetches the statement from the footer link of 3 sample pages and gets 200. The page names each covered service, a standard with its version, an audit date, a list of known gaps and a contact form or address.
Sources
- Directive (EU) 2019/882, Article 13 and Annex V
- Decision (EU) 2018/1523 – model statement
- W3C WAI – Accessibility statements
Related rules
- CMP-52 Meet the European Accessibility Act as a legal duty in Compliance and governance
- AXS-44 Meet the WCAG level your accessibility law names in Accessibility
- AXS-77 Map each Swedish service to its accessibility law in Accessibility
- AXS-60 Give support that disabled people can use in Accessibility
- AXS-71 Audit a sample chosen by the W3C method in Accessibility
- AXS-80 Fix accessibility defects by a deadline in Accessibility
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