EN 301 549
European standard for accessibility requirements for ICT products and services.
Your central resource for understanding accessibility regulations and requirements.
Most compliance tools are built for websites. They cannot "see" inside your mobile apps (iOS & Android), leaving you with a false sense of security and hidden risks.
Web scanners read HTML code like a document. Mobile apps are complex software. You cannot use a document scanner to test complex software; it simply misses the errors.
A mouse pointer is tiny (1 pixel). A finger is large. Automated tools often pass buttons that are mathematically correct in code but impossible for a human finger to tap without errors.
Web widgets try to "simulate" how a blind user navigates. But on mobile, blind users use specific tools (VoiceOver & TalkBack) that behave completely differently. If you don't test with the real tools, you don't know if it works.
EU-wide regulation requiring accessibility statements for digital products by June 2025.
US law prohibiting discrimination, with Title III applying to websites and digital services.
US federal requirement for accessible electronic and information technology.
International guidelines for web content accessibility (Level A, AA, AAA).
European standard for accessibility requirements for ICT products and services.
Public sector bodies accessibility requirements and private sector guidelines.