Accessibility laws · Argentina
Ley 26.653 de Accesibilidad Web (Argentina)
Argentina put web accessibility into statute in 2010, which makes it one of the earlier laws of its kind anywhere. Ley 26.653 reaches the national state and the bodies around it, and it references WCAG 2.0. What it does not do is set a private business a technical standard, and any page telling you otherwise is guessing.
- Year the law passed
- 2010
- WCAG version referenced
- 2.0
- Sector it binds
- Public
- Not a guideline
- Statute
What the law is
Ley 26.653, the Accesibilidad Web law, was passed in 2010 and sits alongside a policy instrument of the same year covering accessibility of information on web pages. W3C's own policy register records both, and records WCAG 2.0 as the version they reference.
The reach is the national public sector. State bodies, and organisations connected to them, are the ones the law names. A private shop in Buenos Aires is in a different position, and this page is not going to pretend otherwise.
This applies to you if…
- You are an Argentine national public body, or an organisation the law extends to through state funding or concession.
- You supply digital services to one. The obligation lands on the body and reaches you through the contract, which is how it works in every country on this site.
- You are a private business in Argentina. The law does not set you a technical standard, and the honest answer is that your exposure is a general discrimination question rather than a WCAG one.
What it technically requires
- Conformance to the accessibility standard the law references, which W3C records as WCAG 2.0. Testing to WCAG 2.2 covers it and leaves margin, because 2.2 contains everything 2.0 asks for.
- We are not going to list section numbers or a penalty schedule on this page, because we have not read the operative Spanish text. W3C's register is enough to establish that the law exists, what it is called, and which WCAG version it points at. It is not enough to quote it clause by clause.
All roads lead to WCAG. Start with Level AA, the legal standard or the full 55-rule library. Unfamiliar term along the way? The A to Z glossary decodes it.
How it is enforced
Enforcement runs through the administrative machinery of the Argentine state rather than through a dedicated web regulator. If you need the detail, an Argentine lawyer with the current text is the right call, not a services page.
Key dates
- 2010Ley 26.653 passed, with an accompanying accessibility policy the same year
What to do about it
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Primary sources
Other laws
- United StatesADAWCAG 2.1 AA (Title II rule, de facto standard in Title III cases)
- European UnionEAAAnnex I, EN 301 549 (includes WCAG 2.1 AA)
- United States (federal)Section 508WCAG 2.0 AA (incorporated by the 2017 refresh)
- United States (aviation)ACAAWCAG 2.0 AA, named in 14 CFR 382.43
- United States (telecoms)Section 255WCAG 2.0 A and AA, through the Revised 255 Guidelines
- European UnionWeb Accessibility DirectiveEN 301 549 V3.2.1, which carries WCAG 2.1 AA
- California, USUnruh ActWCAG 2.1 AA (what courts and settlements expect)
- Manitoba, CanadaManitoba AMAWCAG 2.1 AA (Accessible Information and Communication Standard)
- ChinaChina PPD LawNo WCAG version named in the law itself
- ColombiaColombia guidelinesWCAG 2.1
- Hong KongHong Kong guidelinesWCAG 2.0
- TaiwanTaiwan 110.07WCAG 2.1 derivative
- Saudi ArabiaSaudi SWAWCAG 2.1 AA
- QatarQatar Law No. 2WCAG 2.1 AA
- United Arab EmiratesUAE requirementsWCAG 2.1 AA
- Ontario, CanadaAODAWCAG 2.0 AA (excl. 1.2.4 & 1.2.5)
- United KingdomUK Equality ActWCAG A and AA, named in PSBAR regulation 9 as amended from time to time
- United States (healthcare)HHS Section 504WCAG 2.1 AA (2024 final rule)
- New York, USNew York HRLWCAG 2.1 AA (what complaints and settlements cite)
- Colorado, USColorado HB21-1110WCAG 2.1 AA (written into state standards)
- Canada (federal)Accessible Canada ActCAN/ASC-EN 301 549 → WCAG 2.1 AA
- NorwayNorway (Universal Design)WCAG 2.0 AA private / 2.1 AA public
- IsraelIsrael IS 5568WCAG 2.0 AA (via IS 5568)
- AustraliaAustralia DDAWCAG 2.2 AA (AHRC 2025 guidance)
- GermanyGermany BFSGEN 301 549 → WCAG 2.1 AA
- FranceFrance RGAARGAA (WCAG-based) / EN 301 549
- ItalyItaly Stanca ActWCAG 2.1 AA (AgID guidelines)
- JapanJapan JIS X 8341-3JIS X 8341-3:2016 = WCAG 2.0 AA
- SpainSpain RD 1112/2018UNE-EN 301549, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA
- NetherlandsNetherlandsEN 301 549, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA
- IrelandIrelandEN 301 549, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA
- BrazilBrazil LBIeMAG, aligned with WCAG, plus ABNT NBR 17225 for web content
- IndiaIndia RPwDGIGW 3.0, which references WCAG 2.1
- New ZealandNew ZealandWCAG 2.2 Level AA
- South KoreaSouth KoreaKWCAG 2.2, a national standard aligned with WCAG
- SwitzerlandSwitzerland BehiGeCH-0059, which references WCAG 2.1 AA
- DenmarkDenmarkEN 301 549, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA
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Orientation only, current as of August 2026. Not legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is created. For your specific situation, talk to your own lawyer.