Web Accessibility Directive and Related Actions Overview

The Web Accessibility Directive outlines the timeline and objectives for making websites and mobile apps accessible in the European Union. Key measures and decisions taken to ensure compliance are discussed, including the establishment of a model accessibility statement and monitoring methodology. The 5th Web Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting emphasizes cooperation, best practices exchange, and tracking market progress. Useful links to further resources are provided for implementation support.

• Web Accessibility
• Directive
• EU
• Accessibility Statement
• Monitoring

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1. Web Accessibility Directive and the related actions 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting, 21 May 2019 June Lowery-Kingston, Head of Unit, DG Connect G3 Accessibility, Multilingualism and Safer Internet 21 May 2019

2. Timeline 22 December 2016 Entry into force September 2019 New websites accessible September 2020 All websites accessible June 2021 All mobile apps accessible 2022 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 September 2018 Transposition deadline January 2020 MS start monitoring December 2021 First MS monitoring report to EC June 2022 Review of Directive December 2018 Reference to the Harmonised European Standard published October 2018 EC Implementing Decisions on Model accessibility statement Monitoring and reporting 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 2

3. 5th WADEX meeting - Objectives Facilitate cooperation and exchange of information helping the implementation of the Directive WAD Article 7(6): cooperation at Union level between Member States, and between Member States and relevant stakeholders, with a view to the exchange of best practices between them reviewing the monitoring methodology market and technological developments and progress in accessibility 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 3

4. Measures adopted since the last WADEX meeting Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 establishing a model accessibility statement accessibility statement (11 October 2018) model Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1524 establishing a monitoring methodology and the arrangements for reporting methodology and the arrangements for reporting by Member States (11 October 2018) monitoring Harmonised European standard Harmonised European standard for websites and mobile applications drafted in support of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 (reference published on 20 December 2018, via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2048) 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 4

5. Useful links Web Accessibility Directive Model accessibility statement (implementing decision) Monitoring and reporting methodology (implementing decision) Implementing decision on the Harmonised Standard European Standard HEN 301 549 V2.1.2 (2018-08) Digital Single Market webpage on Web Accessibility 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 5

6. EC Projects helping application WAI WAI- -tools conformance testing, including rules to transparently document consistent testing procedures tools: : resources on accessibility WAI WAI- -Guide Guide: : open curricula on web accessibility to support scalable accessibility training and industry-specific guidance on authoring tools accessibility WADcher WADcher: : a platform and a set of tools for accessibility evaluation, monitoring and reporting WE4Authors WE4Authors: application of web accessibility requirements in web- authoring tools by default Web Access by Default Preparatory Action Web Access by Default Preparatory Action (Call open until 28 June 2019) Digital Accessibility Observatory Digital Accessibility Observatory (Call opening: 5 November 2019) 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 6

7. State of Play: Notification of bodies for monitoring/reporting, enforcement 2 Member States have not notified any of the bodies 8 Member States have informed us, but additional information is pending 18 Member States have informed us of the above-mentioned bodies 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 7

8. Group discussions Kick-off presentation for each topic Monitoring 3 rounds of 25 minutes Change table and group after each round Training, awareness raising EC hosts and reports Reporting 21 May 2019 5thWeb Accessibility Directive Expert Group Meeting 8

9. Accessibility Infographic Infographic on Digital Inclusion initiatives in the European Union 21 May 2019 9