{"id":4143784,"date":"2023-02-21T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/?post_type=article&p=4143784"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T08:21:45","slug":"2025-is-the-deadline-for-digital-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-dk\/insight\/2025-is-the-deadline-for-digital-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 is the deadline for digital accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/a>\n\t\t2025 is the deadline for digital accessibility\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>
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\n\t\tIncreased accessibility for people living with disabilities should be an objective for every organization. It\u2019s not just the right thing to do. Legislation is also about to move the goalposts for accessibility standards.\u00a0

The latest is The European Accessibility Act (EAA)<\/a>, which will come into force on June 28, 2025. It will require most digital products to embrace accessibility, conforming to WCAG 2.1 level AA. There are other accessibility regulations across the globe too.

The accessibility of a UK<\/strong> website is covered by the Equality Act 2010. if a business\u2019s website is not accessible, then the website owner could be sued for discrimination.

Under US law,<\/strong> if a business\u2019s website is not accessible, then the website owner could be sued for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In Argentina<\/strong>, public and private websites must be accessible under Law 26,653.

Australia\u2019s primary accessibility law<\/strong> is section 24 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA), which directs all Australian public-facing websites to meet the WCAG accessibility requirements.

It\u2019s about time to start implementing accessibility in everything that you do.\u00a0\u00a0\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t