Is your website EAA compliant?

The European Accessibility Act is EU Directive 2019/882 on the accessibility of digital products and services. In Italy it was transposed with Legislative Decree of 27 May 2022 no. 82, and applies from 28 June 2025 to websites, e-commerce, apps, banking services, e-books, consumer hardware, and other services aimed at end consumers.

The obligation applies to private companies that provide digital products or services to consumers: e-commerce, banks and financial services, telecom, transport, media, digital publishing, booking platforms. Microenterprises that provide only services (fewer than 10 employees and turnover below €2 million) are exempt, but many choose to comply anyway for market or ethical reasons.

Legislative Decree 82/2022 provides for administrative penalties between €5,000 and €40,000 per single violation. For serious or repeated violations, the competent authority can apply a fine of up to 5% of the previous year's turnover. Penalties add up to reputational damage and the cost of an emergency rebuild.

The first step is a technical audit that compares your site, apps and documents against the WCAG 2.2 Level AA criteria required by the decree. You'll receive a report with the digital barriers found, their impact on users, and intervention priorities. You can request the free audit from the form at the top of this page.

Yes, and the advice is to start now. The deadline marks the moment when the requirements become enforceable, not a point beyond which it's too late. Every day of non-compliance increases the risk of complaint and penalty, but the compliance path stays the same: audit, remediation, monitoring. Starting today is the best decision available.