One Year of the European Accessibility Act: Are you leading or catching up?
One year after the European Accessibility Act (EAA) became enforceable, how is the digital compliance landscape evolving? In this webinar, the AccessiWay team breaks down the strict enforcement models, international risk layers, and scalable solutions for businesses operating in Europe. Key Takeaways: -The Reality of Non-Compliance: Why automated content has actually caused a temporary dip in web accessibility. -Sector-Specific Rules: What the EAA applies to (e-commerce, banking, transport) and the strict dual conditions for microenterprise exemptions. -Massive Fines & Risks: A country-by-country look at penalties, including Germany's €100,000 per-violation cap, France's €300,000 ceiling, Ireland's prison sentences, and the tactical danger of Germany's Unfair Competition Act (UWG). -The Business & SEO Win: How building accessibility directly improves usability for everyone, opens doors to 1 billion global users with disabilities, and dramatically boosts your Google SEO indexing. The Accessiway Workflow: How our platform combines human expertise with direct Jira integrations to monitor and prevent compliance regression. Key Timestamps: 00:03 – The human impact of accessibility & subtitle example. 02:32 – Market evolution & the spike in digital form and CTA errors. 09:28 – The EAA framework: EN 301549, WCAG 2.2, and scope of application. 12:34 – Country-by-country sanctions & real proactive enforcement cases (Norway, Sweden, Austria, France). 23:45 – Germany's invisible regulator changes & the unfair competition risk layer (UWG). 31:39 – Accessiway solutions overview 38:03 – The commercial value of accessibility #EuropeanAccessibilityAct #EAA #WebAccessibility #DigitalCompliance #Accessiway
