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Your website's accessibility
Since June 2025 the European Accessibility Act is fully applicable: e-commerce and many consumer-facing digital services must be accessible to people with disabilities. Many small and medium businesses don't know they're in scope — and many others don't know they're exempt. In doubt, they swing between panic and ignoring it all: both expensive.
Fixotron brings order: we verify whether your site falls under the obligations, measure where it stands against WCAG standards and fix what's needed — without upending the design. Because an accessible site isn't an ugly site: it's a well-built one.
Who's in scope (and who isn't): let's be clear
The Accessibility Act applies to e-commerce and consumer-facing digital services, with one important exemption: service microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees and under €2M turnover) are excluded. Individual countries add their own rules for public administration and large companies.
The first thing we do is tell you honestly which case you fall into: if you're not in scope, we say so — and accessibility remains a quality choice, not an emergency. If you are in scope (or will be as you grow), better to adapt calmly now than in a rush after a complaint.
What "accessible site" means, in practice
Behind the word there are concrete, verifiable criteria (the WCAG, the international standard). The most common:
- Colour contrast sufficient to read text — for everyone, in every lighting condition
- Full keyboard navigation, for those who don't use a mouse
- Screen reader compatibility: semantic structure, labels, status announcements
- Forms that can be completed and understood: real labels, errors explained and announced
- Text alternatives for images that carry information
- Respect for reduced-motion preferences (animations that can switch off)
- Text that scales without breaking the layout
Our process
We start with an audit against WCAG 2.1/2.2 level AA: automated tools plus manual verification (keyboard and screen reader in hand — automated tools alone find less than half of the problems). The result is a readable report with issues ranked by severity and a quote to fix them.
Then the remediation: targeted work on code, contrast, semantics and interactive components, respecting the existing design. Where the law requires it, we also prepare the accessibility statement. And since every new content or plugin can introduce regressions, periodic re-checks are part of our maintenance plans.
Worth it even without the obligation
Accessibility is one of the rare investments that pays three times. More customers: people with disabilities number in the millions, and the improvements also help anyone using the site on mobile, in sunlight, or with a few more years behind them. Better SEO: clean semantic structure and text alternatives are exactly what Google and AI engines read. Fewer risks: complaints are prevented, not chased.
It's the same reasoning as cookie and GDPR compliance: getting compliant with method always costs less than remediation. And as with GDPR, beware of shortcuts: "overlay" widgets that promise accessibility with one script don't make you compliant — they often make things worse for assistive technology users.
Frequently asked questions
Is my site required to be accessible?
It depends on what you sell and how big your business is: e-commerce falls under the Accessibility Act, but service microenterprises are exempt. It's the first check we do — free and straight.
Isn't an accessibility widget enough?
No: overlays that add an "accessibility" button don't fix the problems in the code and don't make you compliant — disability advocacy groups openly advise against them. Real accessibility happens in the code.
Will the remediation change how my site looks?
Generally no, or barely: most interventions are invisible (semantics, labels, keyboard) and the rest are minimal touches like slightly stronger contrast. The design stays yours.
How much does accessibility remediation cost?
It depends on the site's state: the audit produces a report with issues ranked by severity and a clear quote. Work often proceeds by priority: first what blocks users, then the rest.
Does accessibility help SEO too?
Yes: semantic structure, text alternatives and navigable content are signals Google and AI engines use to understand the site. An accessible site is almost always a more crawlable one.
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