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Accessibility Testing Services in Jura, Switzerland

Audits for Jura against the standard that actually binds you in Switzerland.

What Jura actually requires

Roughly 75,000 people live in Jura, one of Switzerland's 26 cantons. Switzerland is the one country on this list where the answer genuinely moves inside the border. Cantons legislate separately, so cantonal and communal duties vary, and what your canton asks of a public body is not automatically what the next one asks.

Two things do not vary. Federal sites are held to eCH-0059, which points at WCAG 2.1 AA, and the European Accessibility Act reaches a Swiss business the moment it sells into the EU, which most do. So the floor is set even where the canton is quiet.

So here is what we do about it. We work your Jura site against all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules by hand, then a professional blind screen-reader user runs your real journeys while we record where they stop. WCAG 2.2 covers everything EN 301 549 asks for and more, so one audit answers the national rule and anything your canton adds on top. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.

The rules in force in Jura

Switzerland: Disability Discrimination Act (BehiG)

Standard
eCH-0059, which references WCAG 2.1 AA
Where it stands
In force, federal sites held to eCH-0059
Who it binds
The public sector
Reaches sellers based abroad
Not by itself
What non-compliance costs
Federal duty, cantonal variation, and EAA reach for exporters
BehiG in force
2004
Swiss standard
eCH-0059
WCAG version referenced
2.1 AA
Cantons legislating separately
26
The Switzerland BehiG dates, 3 of them
  1. Jan 1, 2004BehiG takes effect, naming websites explicitly
  2. 2020eCH-0059 updated to reference WCAG 2.1
  3. Jun 28, 2025European Accessibility Act applies to Swiss firms selling into the EU

Read the full Switzerland BehiG 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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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 Jura

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Jura 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

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 Jura is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Jura want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Jura 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 Jura?

Switzerland BehiG and EAA are the ones that reach Jura 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 Jura expect a published accessibility statement?

At least one of the laws that reaches Jura 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.

Find out where your site stands in Jura

Run the free scan. Read the sample report. Order the audit when you want the humans on it, and what lands is a report your developers, your lawyer or a regulator in Jura can act on.

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