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european accessibility act eaa european commission skip to main content en select your language close bg български es español cs čeština da dansk de deutsch et eesti el ελληνικά en english fr français ga gaeilge hr hrvatski it italiano lv latviešu lt lietuvių hu magyar mt malti nl nederlands pl polski pt português ro română sk slovenčina sl slovenščina fi suomi sv svenska search search european commission menu back home about us about us learn more about the role of the european commission its leadership and corporate policies organisation president commissioners departments and executive agencies staff see all role in strategy and policy in law in budget and funding in international relations see all service standards and principles transparency ethics and good administration human resources strategy the commission s use of languages see all work with us jobs how to join us working at the european commission see all contact more about us featured 2024 2029 commission priorities and 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disability european accessibility act eaa european accessibility act eaa the european accessibility act is a directive that aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for accessible products and services by removing barriers created by different rules in member states contents contents products and services covered the european accessibility act covers products and services that have been identified as being most important for persons with disabilities while being most likely to have different accessibility requirements across eu countries the commission consulted stakeholders and experts on accessibility and took into account the obligations deriving from the un convention on the rights of persons with disabilities these products and services include computers and operating systems atms ticketing and check in machines smartphones tv equipment related to digital television services telephony services and related equipment access to audio visual media services such as television broadcast and related consumer equipment services related to air bus rail and waterborne passenger transport banking services e books e commerce benefits the european accessibility act benefits both businesses and persons with disabilities businesses benefit from common rules on accessibility in the eu leading to costs reduction easier cross border trading more market opportunities for their accessible products and services persons with disabilities and older people benefit from more accessible products and services in the market accessible products and services at more competitive prices fewer barriers when accessing transport education and the open labour market more jobs available where accessibility expertise is needed implementation member states had to incorporate the european accessibility act into their national law by june 2022 the commission monitors the complete and correct implementation and transposition of the act to foster cooperation on the application and implementation of the act the commission set up an expert group composed of national administrations national market surveillance authorities civil society organisations representing persons with disabilities as well as accessibility experts and industries accessibleeu also supports the application of key eu laws on accessibility through training and capacity building related documents the directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services eea impact assessment report which is supported by studies addressing the eu legislative situation on accessibility and the market impact analysis for the relevant products and services impact assessment s executive summary and its annexes results of stakeholders consultations general public consultation targeted consultation with smes related news news article 26 october 2026 accessibleeu s 2025 monitoring reports show steady progress in advancing accessibility in eu 1 min read news article 2 october 2026 join us for an accessibleeu easpd event on accessibility and human support for inclusion 1 min read news article 24 september 2026 why accessibility complaints remain rare despite widespread digital barriers 2 min read see all related events upcoming training and workshops international learning seminar on hiring of persons with disabilities monday 2 november 2026 13 00 tuesday 3 november 2026 13 30 cet past conferences and summits european day of persons with disabilities 2025 thursday 4 december 2025 09 00 friday 5 december 2025 13 00 cet belgium past conferences and summits raising awareness of the potential of people with disabilities in social and professional life friday 28 march 2025 09 00 11 28 cet related links impact assessment accompanying proposal for a directive on the approximation of the laws regulations and administrative provisions of the member states as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services annexes 1 2 and 3 to the european accessibility act brochure european accessibility act analysis of the results of the sme panel consultation on the socio economic impact of new measures to improve the accessibility of goods and services for people with disabilities study on the socio economic impact of new measures to improve accessibility of goods and services for people with disabilities public consultation analysis study on the socio economic impact of new measures to improve accessibility of goods and services for people with disabilities national accessibility requirements and standards for products and services in the european single market overview and examples aned help us improve our website fill in the survey this site is managed by directorate general for communication about us contact us priorities topics work with us funding and tenders press corner events follow us mastodon linkedin wsocial facebook youtube other networks report an it vulnerability languages on our websites cookies privacy policy legal notice accessibility