Write an accessibility statement for the European Accessibility Act in English, Greek, German, French, Spanish or Italian.
What it does not do: It drafts the statement from your answers; it does not test your site, and it is not legal advice.
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Fill in the form and get an accessibility statement for your website or app, structured around what the European Accessibility Act asks service providers to publish. The statement can be written in any of six languages.
This is a drafting aid, not legal advice and not an official template. Check the result against the law of each country where you offer the service.
About the service
A short, plain description of the service. The Act asks for a general description in accessible formats.
Anything a user needs to know to use the service, for example how to sign in, pay or get help.
Compliance
One per line, in the language of the statement, e.g. "Some product images have no text alternative."
One per line. You must have a documented assessment under Article 14 and show it to the authority on request.
Assessment
Feedback and enforcement
Use several lines if you like; they are joined in the statement.
For example 10.
The authority that checks accessibility of services in your country. Each country names its own.
Your accessibility statement
Still missing: Organization name, Name of the website or app, What the service does, Contact email, Assessment date, Known accessibility problems
Accessibility statement for [Service]
[Organization] wants [Service] to be usable by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities. This statement describes the service and how it meets the accessibility requirements of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) as applied in national law.
About the service
The service is an e-commerce service.
Compliance status
The service partly meets the accessibility requirements. We assess it against the European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1, which for web content includes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. The problems we know of are listed below.
How we assessed the service
Feedback and contact
If you find an accessibility problem, or need information from this service in another format, please contact us:
Enforcement
If you are not satisfied with our reply, you can contact the authority in your country that is responsible for checking the accessibility of services.
Publish the statement on its own page and link to it from every page, for example in the footer. The Act asks for this information in written and oral form, so make the page work well with screen readers.
Microenterprises that provide services (fewer than 10 staff and an annual turnover or balance sheet total of no more than €2 million) are exempt from the Act's service requirements (Article 4(5)).
Each EU country applies the Act through its own law, which can add requirements such as naming the authority or where to publish the information.
The statement is created in your browser.
What It Does
Writes an accessibility statement for a website, app or other digital service from a short form, in English, Greek, German, French, Spanish or Italian. The statement follows what the European Accessibility Act asks service providers to publish: a description of the service and how to use it, how it meets the accessibility requirements, known problems with a fix date, any disproportionate-burden claims, how it was assessed, a feedback contact and where to complain.
Why It Matters
Since 28 June 2025 the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) requires many consumer services, including online shops, consumer banking, e-books, passenger transport and electronic communications, to meet accessibility requirements and to publish information on how they meet them, in a form people with disabilities can use. Microenterprises that provide services are exempt. Each EU country applies the Act through its own law, which can add details.
How It Works
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Choose the language of the statement and the type of service
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Describe the service and pick its compliance status
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Tick the accessibility features you have checked and list the known problems
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Add the assessment date and contact details, then copy the HTML or text, or download the page
Sample input + output
INPUT
language: English · service: Example Shop (online shop)
status: partly compliant
known problem: Some product images have no text alternative.
OUTPUT
# Accessibility statement for Example Shop
## Compliance status
The service partly meets the accessibility requirements. We assess it against the European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 …
## Content that is not accessible
- Some product images have no text alternative.
We plan to fix these problems by 31/12/2026.
## Feedback and contact
- Email: access@example.com
How to read the result
Compliance status
One of three sentences — fully, partly or not yet compliant — each naming EN 301 549 V3.2.1 and WCAG 2.1 AA as the standard you assess against. Pick the one your assessment supports: "partly", with the known problems listed, is better than an unsupported "fully".
Content that is not accessible
The known problems you list, in your words, with the date you plan to fix them by — or a sentence saying you are working on them when you give no date.
How the service meets the requirements
Only the features you ticked, such as keyboard access or captions. The tool never adds a feature you did not confirm.
Disproportionate burden
Appears only when you claim it, citing Article 14 of the Directive. The assessment behind the claim has to be documented and kept; the statement only reports it.
How the service was assessed
A self-assessment or an external expert, with the date, plus the date the statement was last reviewed.
Feedback, contact and enforcement
Your email, phone or postal address, the reply time you commit to, and where people can complain if your reply does not satisfy them — the national authority when you name the country, a general sentence otherwise.
Language and formats
The statement is written in the language you choose, which can differ from the language of this page. Copy it as HTML or text, or download it as a page.
Who Uses This
Online shop owner
Publish a first statement that lists the known problems and a date for fixing them.
Web agency
Produce the same statement in several languages for a client that sells across the EU.
Accessibility consultant
Turn an audit into a clear public statement with the assessment date and a contact.
Common problems and how to fix them
Claiming full compliance without testing
Run at least an automated scan and a keyboard check before choosing "fully compliant". The accessibility checker on this site can fill your list of known problems from its last URL scan.
Known problems with no date
Give each problem a realistic fix date and update the statement when you fix it. A statement that lists the same problems for years tells users and authorities that nothing changes.
The statement is hard to find
Link it from every page, usually in the footer next to the privacy policy, and make the statement page itself accessible.
Use an address someone reads, state a reply time you can keep, and send the information people ask for in a format they can use. The contact is the part of the statement users actually rely on.
Copying another site's statement
Another provider's statement describes their service, features and problems. Write yours from your own assessment, and check the law of each country where you offer the service, which can add details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this an official template?
No. It is a drafting aid built around Article 13 and Annex V of the Directive. It is not legal advice; check the result against the law of each country where you offer the service.
Who has to publish accessibility information?
Providers of the consumer services the Act covers, such as online shops, consumer banking, e-books, passenger transport and electronic communications, from 28 June 2025. Microenterprises that provide services, with fewer than 10 staff and an annual turnover or balance sheet total of no more than €2 million, are exempt.
Which standard does the statement refer to?
EN 301 549 V3.2.1, the European accessibility standard for ICT products and services, which for web content includes WCAG 2.1 level AA. Change the text if you assess against another version.
What is a disproportionate burden?
Article 14 lets a provider skip a requirement that would fundamentally change the service or impose a disproportionate burden. The provider must document that assessment, keep it for five years after the service was last provided, renew it at least every five years and give it to the authority on request.
Can I check my site's accessibility here?
Yes. The free accessibility checker tests a page's HTML for common WCAG 2.1 AA problems; use its findings for the list of known problems.
Is anything I type sent anywhere?
No. The statement is created in your browser and nothing is stored.
Sources
The documentation this tool and the explanations on this page are based on.