Accessibility Testing in Ireland, Done by Hand

Audits for Irish sites under the Disability Act and the EAA.

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The short answer for Ireland

Ireland's Disability Act puts accessibility duties on the public sector, with the Ombudsman taking the complaints. The European Accessibility Act has reached Irish consumer services since June 28, 2025, penalties included. Between the two of them, most Irish organizations of any size now carry a legal duty, whichever side of that line they sit on.

Our audit covers every WCAG 2.1 AA rule that EN 301 549 carries, checked by hand and then by a blind screen-reader user working your real journeys. Every finding comes back with a screenshot and the fix.

Which law lands on you in Ireland

Ireland: Disability Act 2005 and the EAA

Standard: EN 301 549, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 AA
Where it stands: Public sector in force, EAA applies since Jun 28, 2025
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Yes, wherever you are established
What non-compliance costs: Public sector duties, Ombudsman complaints, EAA penalties

Reached through EN 301 549: 2.1 AA
Disability Act: 2005
EAA application date: Jun 2025
Complaint route: Ombudsman

The Ireland dates, 4 of them

Sep 23, 2019EU deadline for new public sector websites, a year before Ireland's regulations were made
Sep 23, 2020Ireland's regulations come into operation, bringing public sector websites in scope
Jun 23, 2021Public sector mobile apps in scope
Jun 28, 2025European Accessibility Act applies to covered private services

Read the full Ireland page

European Accessibility Act (EAA)

Standard: Annex I, EN 301 549 (includes WCAG 2.1 AA)
Where it stands: Applies since Jun 28, 2025
Who it binds: The private sector
Reaches sellers based abroad: Yes, wherever you are established
What non-compliance costs: National fines, orders to fix, market restrictions

Main application date: Jun 2025
EU member states: 27
Web standard in EN 301 549: 2.1 AA
Employee cap for the exemption: <10

The EAA dates, 3 of them

Jun 28, 2025The main application date: covered products placed on the market and covered services provided to consumers are in scope from this date. Exceptions and transition rules can change the picture for specific cases
Jun 28, 2030The end of two transition arrangements. Products lawfully in use to provide a similar service before June 28, 2025 can continue until this date, and pre-existing service contracts can run until they expire, but no later than June 28, 2030
20 years maxSelf-service terminals have a separate allowance: a member state can let terminals lawfully in use before June 28, 2025 serve out their economic life, up to a maximum of 20 years after entry into use

Read the full EAA page

Inside an audit for a site in Ireland

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Ireland as it is anywhere, because WCAG does not change at a border. What changes is which law is watching and what it costs to fail, and the section above settles that.

The work itself runs in three passes. A machine finds the failures a machine can prove. A human works every one of the 55 A and AA rules by hand. Then a professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, the way your customers would. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it, drawn from our free library of 432 guides.

None of the reference sits behind a form, either. Every number below counts pages you can go and read right now, free, whether you ever buy an audit or not.

A and AA rules we check: 55
Techniques and failures: 432
ACT test rules: 90
ARIA roles documented: 94
Terms in the glossary: 131
Checklists to work from: 9

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The honest limit

And an audit is evidence, not a legal opinion. We tell you what fails, who it stops, and what closes it. Whether that satisfies a regulator or a court in Ireland is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

Straight answers for Ireland

My site is in Ireland. Does that change what you test?

No. WCAG is the same standard everywhere, so the testing is identical wherever you are. What changes is which law is watching and what failing it costs, and that is what the law section on this page settles.

What law am I actually answering to in Ireland?

Ireland and EAA are the ones that reach Ireland first, and each has its own page here covering what it asks for, who it lands on, and how it gets enforced. Sell into more than one market and more than one of them can reach you at the same time.

Should I be publishing an accessibility statement here?

At least one of the laws that reaches Ireland names an accessibility statement, so plan on publishing one. Our free generator writes it from what the audit found, so the page says what actually works today rather than what you hope works.

What am I paying, and what turnaround do I get?

A Rapid Audit is $499 for 10 pages, with the report in 5 business days. A Standard Audit is $1,499 for 25 pages in 10 business days. Once your team has fixed things, the re-audit is half price within 3 months.

Who does the human half of the testing?

Yes, on every audit. A professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, and we write down where they stop. That is the pass no scanner can run.

Related on this site

The reading behind the law that reaches you in Ireland, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.

Regions and cities we test in Ireland

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Find out where your site stands in Ireland

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