Season 6: Episode 2 - The European Accessibility Act (EAA)

The European Accessibility Act, approved in 2019, will come into effect on 28 June 2025, and will mark a significant shift in the EU. In this week’s episode of the Compliance Files Podcast Series, Patrick Erhard, Compliance Specialist, Mercer and Member of Compliance Institute's Consumer Protection Working Group speaks with Cormac Chisholm CEO, DevAlly about the European Accessibility Act (EAA).

Cormac provides an overview of the EAA including it’s importance and objectives. Cormac details the impact of the EAA and the specific sectors and services that the Act covers. Cormac outlines the common barriers that organisations encounter when trying to meet accessibility standards and describes the steps that organisations must take to comply with the EAA. Finally, Cormac provides the best practices that organisations can adopt to ensure they meet the EAA requirements.