Free Tool • European Accessibility Act
Does the EAA apply to you?
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025, and the sanctions are real: Ireland enforces it with criminal penalties. Answer four questions about your customers, sector, and size to see where you likely stand. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Do you offer products or services to consumers in the EU?
This includes selling online to consumers located in an EU member state, wherever your company is established. Business-to-business sales alone do not count. Ireland is in the EU; Great Britain is not, but GB companies selling into the EU are caught.
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How this checker decides
The questions mirror the structure of Directive (EU) 2019/882 itself. First, the consumer nexus: the Act protects consumers in the EU, wherever the trader is established. Second, the covered categories: the Directive names specific products and services rather than covering every website, but the e-commerce category catches any consumer sales journey. Third, the microenterprise exemption for service providers, which requires both the headcount and the turnover condition.
The result is deliberately phrased as likely or unlikely. Scope edge cases, such as mixed B2B and consumer offerings or the transitional rules for pre-2025 service contracts and terminals, deserve legal advice. For the legislative detail, see our EAA tracker with every statutory date quoted from the Directive, the EAA compliance guide, and the Ireland-specific enforcement picture.
If you are in scope, what next
- Find out where you stand: a fixed-price WCAG 2.2 AA audit establishes your baseline against the standard the EAA is measured with. See a sample report first.
- Understand the technical standard: EN 301 549 explained, and track your work with the WCAG 2.2 checklist.
- Publish the required accessibility information: write an accessibility statement or generate one with the free statement generator.
- Do not reach for an overlay widget: overlays do not satisfy the EAA.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does the European Accessibility Act apply to?
The EAA applies to businesses that place covered products on the EU market or provide covered services to consumers in the EU, wherever the business itself is established. The named service categories include e-commerce, consumer banking, e-books, passenger transport, electronic communications, and access to audiovisual media services; covered products include computers, smartphones, self-service terminals, and e-readers. The obligations have applied since 28 June 2025.
Does the EAA apply to companies outside the EU?
Yes. The test is where your consumers are, not where you are. A UK, US, or any other non-EU company selling covered products or services to consumers in the EU is in scope for those products and services. This is why many British and American e-commerce businesses are affected despite the UK and US not being member states.
What is the EAA microenterprise exemption?
Service-provider microenterprises, meaning fewer than 10 employees and an annual turnover or balance sheet total not exceeding 2 million euro, are exempt from the EAA service requirements. Both conditions must hold. Microenterprises dealing with covered products get lighter documentation duties rather than a full exemption, and any business relying on the exemption should be able to show documentation supporting it.
Is an ordinary online shop really covered by the EAA?
Usually yes. E-commerce services are a named category, and it is the broadest one: if consumers in the EU can buy from you through a website or app, that sales journey is an e-commerce service under the Act, even if your core trade is not otherwise on the list. Purely informational sites with no consumer transactions are the typical genuinely out-of-scope case.
What do I have to do if the EAA applies to me?
Meet the accessibility requirements for your product or service, provide the required accessibility information, and be able to demonstrate conformity. The practical technical route is EN 301 549, the harmonised European standard, which incorporates WCAG at Level AA for web content and apps. An audit against WCAG 2.2 AA tells you where you stand today, and an accessibility statement covers the information requirement.
Does this checker store my answers?
No. The checker runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you select is stored, transmitted, or logged, and there is no account or email gate.
Educational Tool, Not Legal Advice
This checker gives a structured indication based on the Directive's scope rules. It cannot account for every business model, national transposition detail, or transitional arrangement. For a decision you intend to rely on, consult a lawyer familiar with the European Accessibility Act and the member states you sell into.
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