Neuravant Accessibility

European Accessibility Act — Readiness Report

https://demo-store.example.com
Scanned 2026-07-10 22:34 · 2 pages · automated WCAG 2.2 A/AA (EN 301 549) checks · Prepared for Demo Store Ltd
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EAA Risk Grade
100/100
Exposure score
5
Critical issues
2
Serious issues
82
Total failing elements
What this means. Under the European Accessibility Act, businesses selling to EU consumers must meet EN 301 549 (WCAG 2.2 AA). This scan found 9 distinct issue types across 82 elements. Administrative penalties across member states currently run €5,000–€500,000+ depending on member state and severity, and courts have begun issuing remediation orders with daily penalties. Microenterprises (fewer than 10 staff AND ≤ €2M annual turnover/balance sheet) are exempt for services. Any business above that threshold selling to EU consumers is in scope.

Regulatory exposure by member state

Member stateIndicative max fineEnforcement notes
France €250,000 €5,000–250,000; +€25,000/yr for a missing accessibility statement. First EAA suits filed Nov 2025; Carrefour ordered (Jun 2026) to remediate site + app within 6 months under daily penalty.
Germany €100,000 Up to €100,000 per violation under the BFSG. Market-surveillance authorities can order withdrawal of non-compliant services.
Sweden €900,000 Penalty fees reported up to ~€900,000 depending on turnover and severity.
Ireland €60,000 Fines up to €60,000 and, in serious cases, potential criminal liability for officers.
Netherlands €100,000 Active enforcement scaling up in H2 2026; orders subject to penalty payments (dwangsom).
Spain €1,000,000 Under the general disability law framework, serious infringements can reach up to €1,000,000.
Italy €40,000 Up to 5% of turnover in some cases; fixed penalties commonly cited around €40,000.

Enforcement is already happening

28 Jun 2025EAA obligations became enforceable across all 27 member states.
Nov 2025First EAA website-accessibility lawsuits filed in France.
Jun 2026French court orders Carrefour to make its site + app accessible within 6 months, under daily penalty.
H2 2026Netherlands and further member states scale up active audits and enforcement.

Prioritised findings & fixes

Ordered by legal/UX severity × prevalence. Fixing the top rows removes the most exposure fastest.

#SeverityIssue (WCAG)ElementsRecommended fix
1 Serious color-contrast
Elements must have sufficient colour contrast
WCAG 1.4.3		 37
2 pages		 Raise text/background contrast to ≥ 4.5:1 (≥ 3:1 for large text). ref
2 Critical image-alt
Images must have alternate text
WCAG 1.1.1		 14
2 pages		 Add descriptive alt text to informative images; use empty alt="" for decorative ones. ref
3 Serious link-name
Links must have discernible text
WCAG 4.1.2, 2.4.4		 11
1 page		 Ensure links have discernible text; avoid bare icon links with no label. ref
4 Critical label
Form elements must have labels
WCAG 4.1.2, 1.3.1		 4
1 page		 Associate every form input with a <label> or aria-label. ref
5 Critical button-name
Buttons must have discernible text
WCAG 4.1.2		 3
1 page		 Give every button an accessible name (visible text, aria-label, or aria-labelledby). ref
6 Moderate heading-order
Heading levels should only increase by one
WCAG 1.3.1		 5
1 page		 Use headings in a logical, non-skipping order (h1→h2→h3). ref
7 Critical select-name
Select elements must have an accessible name
WCAG 4.1.2		 2
1 page		 Give every <select> an accessible name via a label. ref
8 Critical aria-required-attr
Required ARIA attributes must be provided
WCAG 4.1.2		 2
1 page		 Add the ARIA attributes required by the element's role. ref
9 Moderate region
All page content should be contained by landmarks		 4
1 page		 Wrap all content in landmarks so screen-reader users can navigate. ref
This report is generated by automated tooling and covers only machine-detectable accessibility issues (typically 30–50% of WCAG success criteria). A clean automated scan does not by itself establish EAA/EN 301 549 conformance; manual expert audit and assistive-technology testing are required. Penalty figures are indicative maxima drawn from national transpositions of Directive (EU) 2019/882 and public reporting, are subject to change, and vary by turnover, severity, and remediation conduct. This document is risk information, not legal advice. Confirm current obligations with qualified counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.