European Accessibility Act Deadline Nears for Website Accessibility Compliance

Staff Reporter

Jeremy Chinquist’s post outlines the urgent implications of the European Accessibility Act (EAA), which mandates accessibility compliance for all new EU websites by June 28, 2025. Existing sites have until 2030. While WCAG 2.1 is not legally codified, it is the accepted benchmark for adherence. Penalties for noncompliance, such as Austria’s €80,000 fines, underscore the law’s seriousness.

The article summarizes key accessibility standards—ARIA tags, alt text, keyboard navigation—and recommends using tools like Google Chrome Lighthouse for initial checks, with external audits expected to become mandatory. It stresses that proactive planning is the most cost-effective route to compliance.

Chinquist also highlights mossbo®, drunomics’ managed Drupal-based CMS, which has been internally audited and enhanced for EAA alignment. Improvements include correct ARIA markup, skip links, and accessible UI contrast. While presented as a product solution, mossbo® reflects ongoing efforts within the Drupal ecosystem to meet evolving legal and usability standards.

Reference: The European Accessibility Act Impacts Everyone by Jeremy Chinquist, drunomics (21 May 2025)

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