Accessibility Testing in Italy, Done by Hand

Stanca Act and EAA audits with the per-rule evidence AgID expects.

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What Italy actually requires

Italy's Stanca Act has been reaching large private companies since 2022, and AgID can sanction up to 5% of turnover. That prices an accessibility failure like a data breach. The European Accessibility Act now extends the same duty down to consumer services of ordinary size, so the question in Italy stopped being whether you are big enough to worry about it.

We test against WCAG 2.1 AA, the level AgID's guidelines point at, with a real screen-reader user working your actual journeys rather than a checklist. The report names each failing rule, shows you the screenshot, and hands your team the fix.

The rules in force in Italy

Italy: Stanca Act

Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA (AgID guidelines)
Where it stands: In force, private ≥€500M since 2022
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Yes, wherever you are established
What non-compliance costs: AgID sanctions up to 5% of turnover (private)

Of turnover, max sanction: 5%
Private-sector threshold: €500M
WCAG via AgID rules: 2.1 AA
Stanca Act enacted: 2004

The Italy Stanca Act dates, 4 of them

2004Stanca Act in force for public administrations
2020Simplification Decree extends duties to €500M+ private companies
2022Private-sector statements and conformance obligations running
Jun 28, 2025EAA layer applies to consumer services

Read the full Italy Stanca Act 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

What we test, and how, in Italy

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Italy 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 Italy is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Italy want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Italy different from anywhere else?

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.

Who sets the rules for a website in Italy?

Italy Stanca Act and EAA are the ones that reach Italy 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.

Does Italy expect a published accessibility statement?

At least one of the laws that reaches Italy 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.

How much is an audit, and when does the report land?

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.

Is a real screen-reader user involved, or just software?

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 Italy, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.

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