Accessibility Testing in Switzerland, Done by Hand

eCH-0059 audits for Swiss sites, and EAA cover for anyone selling into the EU.

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Where Switzerland stands right now

Switzerland holds federal sites to eCH-0059, which points at WCAG 2.1 AA, and duties vary canton by canton below that. Then there is the other half of it. The European Accessibility Act reaches Swiss businesses the moment they sell into the EU, which most of them do.

We audit Swiss sites for either situation, the federal standard at home or EN 301 549 for the EU market you export to. Rules checked by hand, a blind screen-reader user on your journeys, and evidence behind every finding.

The law that reaches you in Switzerland

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

Jan 1, 2004BehiG takes effect, naming websites explicitly
2020eCH-0059 updated to reference WCAG 2.1
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

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 accessibility testing in Switzerland covers

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

Questions owners in Switzerland ask us

Does the audit change because my site is in Switzerland?

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.

Which law applies to my site in Switzerland?

Switzerland BehiG and EAA are the ones that reach Switzerland 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.

Do I have to publish an accessibility statement in Switzerland?

At least one of the laws that reaches Switzerland 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 does the audit cost, and how fast is the report?

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.

Do you actually test with a blind user?

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

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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 Switzerland can act on.