Free EAA website readiness checklist (one page)

A free, printable one-page checklist for a first European Accessibility Act (EAA) pass on a small business website. Work through it on your live site in about an hour. It covers scope, keyboard, content, forms and checkout, and your accessibility statement. Not legal advice, not certification.

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Site: ____________________Checked by: ______________Date: __________

1. Scope (5 min)

• List what you sell to consumers online (shop, bookings, subscriptions) and note if it is a service or a product under the EAA.
• Check the microenterprise test: fewer than 10 staff and turnover or balance sheet ≤ EUR 2m. Write the result and date down.
• Pick a technical target for key pages, e.g. WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
• Choose 4–6 key pages: home, a product/service page, contact form, cart and checkout, login.

2. Keyboard & focus

• Every link, button, menu, and form field is reachable with Tab / Shift+Tab, in a logical order.
• The focused element is always clearly visible, and not hidden behind sticky headers or cookie banners.
• No keyboard trap: modals, menus, and chat widgets can be closed with the keyboard (e.g. Esc).
• A “Skip to main content” link appears on first Tab.

3. Content & structure

• Each page has a unique, descriptive <title> and exactly one H1; headings follow a logical order.
• Meaningful images have useful alt text; decorative images have empty alt (alt="").
• Body text and key UI meet AA contrast (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text and UI parts).
• Page still works at 200% zoom and on a 320px-wide screen without horizontal scrolling.
• Link text makes sense out of context (no bare “click here”).

4. Forms, cart & checkout

• Every field has a visible label tied to the input; required fields are marked in text, not colour only.
• Error messages say what went wrong and how to fix it, next to the field.
• Checkout can be completed with keyboard only, including address, shipping, and payment steps.
• Third-party widgets (payment, booking, chat) are tested too; note their limits.

5. Media, statement & feedback

• Videos with speech have captions; audio-only content has a transcript.
• An accessibility statement is published and linked from the footer: target, known limits, contact, review date.
• A working contact route for accessibility feedback exists, and someone owns replies.
• A review date is in the calendar (quarterly is a good start).

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Educational checklist only. Not legal advice. Not ADA/EAA certification. Completing it does not make a site “compliant”. A11yReady does not guarantee legal outcomes.