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The accessibility statement
Affected responsible parties must publish an accessibility statement and keep it up to date.
Mandatory components
Scope (which website/app), conformance status (full / partial / none) with justification of the exceptions, date of preparation and last review, a feedback mechanism (contact for reporting barriers), a reference to the enforcement procedure / conciliation body.
Fill-in help
a11yglass provides a generator that creates a ready-made text block to embed. A legally reviewed template is still recommended.
How a11yglass helps
The free scan checks the delivered HTML and CSS for automatically recognisable WCAG breaches, and names per finding the success criterion and a concrete step. It finds roughly 20–35% of issues and does not replace a full assessment.
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General information to the best of our knowledge, not legal advice. For an individual case, contact a law firm specialising in IT law.