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New rules, rulings and what they mean in practice.
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Your supplier's accessibility statement does not cover you
Google publishes 35 accessibility conformance reports. Not one of them covers reCAPTCHA, the Maps embed or the YouTube player, which are the three Google parts most likely to be on your site. Here is why that matters, and why a supplier declaration was never the thing that covered you anyway.
The AI Act rule that already applies to ordinary websites
Most of the AI Act is about high-risk systems, and those deadlines moved to December 2027. One part did not move: since 2 August 2026, some uses of AI on a website have to be disclosed. Three duties that reach a normal website, and what they are not.
What 9,000 public-sector statements teach you about your accessibility statement
Dutch public authorities have been required to publish an accessibility statement since 2020. Six years later, 9.5% of their websites and apps have the status “fully conforms”. Three lessons from that register for an online shop covered by the EAA, and two things you should not copy.
The pre-launch checklist everyone shares is missing two things
The twenty-item checklist going around is good, and it is written from a United States point of view. Two of its checkboxes are separate legal obligations in the EU: a published accessibility statement, and cookie consent that is a real choice before anything fires.
Accessibility is not an audit: what article 13(3) actually asks for
Ask ten site owners what the European Accessibility Act requires and most will say an audit. The directive never uses that word for services. It asks for procedures, and for evidence that those procedures are what keep you compliant.
The nine things the EAA asks that are not a scan
Read end to end, the European Accessibility Act describes a sequence: work out whether you are in scope, meet the requirements, document any exemption, publish how you comply, keep it that way, show your process, correct and notify, demonstrate on request, and know who can act.
The accessibility statement: what it covers, and why your service provider’s statement does not cover you
In France, two regimes coexist and require two different documents from two different responsible parties. Many websites publish the wrong one, or rely on their agency’s document. What the legislation says, with a source for every claim.
Your provider’s accessibility statement does not cover you
Your agency or platform publishes an accessibility statement. It does not protect you, because the law does not apply to it. What the legislation actually requires from a commercial business, and what changed on 27 August 2026.
What market surveillance under the BFSG really checks, and why the fine comes at the end
The Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States has published its strategy for services. It sets out the risk factors, the staged model and one detail that hardly anyone cites: there is no minimum inspection level for this period.
The reporting obligation for an inaccessible website: fix it within 1 week or 1 month, otherwise report it to ACM
The Netherlands has a specific deadline that almost no one knows about. What ACM requires, when you do not need to report, and why an audit or certification mark is not mandatory.
The reporting obligation under the accessibility law: where must you report?
If your service falls under the European Accessibility Act and does not meet the requirements, Article 13(4) says you report that immediately in every EU country where you provide it, with the non-conformity and the measures you are taking. Those rules do not apply to every provider in the same way. We checked in all 27 Member States whether that is actually possible: three countries state a deadline, most have no channel for self-reporting.
The accessibility statement: what the law really requires, and what it is not
The EAA requires a public document explaining how your service meets the accessibility requirements. This is not the statement you know from government websites, and it is not a certification mark. What it must contain, together with the text of the directive.
Enforcement
EAA enforcement across Europe: five countries, five routes (August 2026)
One year into the European Accessibility Act, enforcement is real but it looks different in every country: a court order in France, a regulator study in the Netherlands, competitor letters in Germany, older law in Spain, inspections in Sweden. With a source for every claim.
Enforcement
Digital accessibility in France: where do things stand in July 2026?
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025. In France, two regimes coexist and are constantly confused, and one of them does not apply to SMEs. An overview, with a source for every claim.
The European Accessibility Act in the Netherlands: where do we stand in July 2026?
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025. What has the ACM done so far, how does the notification obligation work, and what does this mean for your website? The current state of play, with a source for each claim.
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Subsidie voor een toegankelijkheidsscan: wat er in 2026 nog te halen valt
Zeven Nederlandse gemeenten vergoeden het toegankelijk maken van je website, soms tot 100%. De overzichten die erover circuleren kloppen alleen niet meer. Wat er op 23 september 2026 in de regelingsteksten zelf staat, hoe we dat gemeten hebben, en wat een erkende partij nu precies is.
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