Web Accessibility Compliance Standards
Different jurisdictions, different laws — but almost all of them reference WCAG 2.1 AA. One scan covers them all.
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
The US law protecting people with disabilities. Courts use WCAG 2.1 AA as the technical standard for web accessibility compliance.
Learn more →Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Requires all US federal agencies and contractors to make ICT accessible. Technical baseline is WCAG 2.0 AA.
Learn more →European Accessibility Act (EAA)
EU-wide directive (Directive 2019/882) requiring digital products and services to be accessible. Enforceable since June 28, 2025.
Learn more →Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Ontario provincial law requiring WCAG 2.0 AA compliance for public and private sector websites.
Learn more →Accessible Canada Act
Canadian federal law (2019) requiring federally regulated entities to be barrier-free by 2040.
Learn more →Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV 2.0)
German federal accessibility regulation for public-sector IT, based on EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.1 AA.
Learn more →Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité
France's general accessibility reference standard for public-sector digital services, built on WCAG 2.1 AA.
Learn more →Disability Discrimination Act (Australia)
Australian anti-discrimination law applied to websites. Maquarie University case confirmed WCAG applies.
Learn more →Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
The W3C international standard for web accessibility. Referenced by virtually every accessibility law worldwide.
Learn more →One Scan. Every Regulation.
Our WCAG 2.1 AA scanner covers the technical baseline referenced by all major accessibility laws worldwide.