BFSG / EAA / WCAG glossary
EAA (European Accessibility Act)
EU Directive 2019/882 harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services across member states.
The European Accessibility Act (EAA), Directive (EU) 2019/882, sets common accessibility requirements for products and services sold to consumers in the EU — e-commerce, banking, telecoms, e-books, transport ticketing and certain devices. Each member state transposes it into national law; Germany’s is the BFSG.
The EAA does not list individual success criteria. It incorporates them via the harmonised standard EN 301 549, which grants a presumption of conformity.
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