European Accessibility Act Compliance Checklist for SaaS Products – EN 301 549 & VPAT

EAA · DIRECTIVE (EU) 2019/882  ·  EN 301 549  ·  VPAT (EU EDITION)

The European Accessibility Act checklist built for SaaS products

European Accessibility Act compliance checklist – From governance and vendor procurement to design, engineering, testing, and ongoing monitoring, a full-lifecycle checklist to make your SaaS product accessible, defensible, and procurement-ready across all 27 EU member states.

28 Jun 2025
EAA enforcement begins EU-wide
28 Jun 2030
Transition period ends
EN 301 549
Harmonised standard (WCAG 2.1 AA)
VPAT
Required for EU procurement
The Approach

A full lifecycle, not just a legal scan

EAA conformance spans more than a cookie banner and a statement this checklist covers the whole product surface, across every market you sell into.

01

Legal Scope & Governance

Country-by-country applicability, EN 301 549 adoption, ownership, and policy across every EU market.

02

Design & Engineering

WCAG 2.1 AA POUR principles applied across the app shell, forms, dashboards, and mobile apps.

03

SaaS-Specific Surfaces

Billing, exports, in-app notifications, white-label theming, and developer documentation.

04

Test, Document & Monitor

Automated + manual QA, VPAT (EU edition) evidence, and continuous compliance across each country.

Sample: What’s Inside

A preview of the checkbox items your team will work through

  • Country-by-country legal scope mapped across all 27 EU member states + EEA/UK
  • VPAT / ACR completed to EN 301 549 and kept current for procurement
  • Colour contrast ≥ 4.5:1 verified across all theme variants
  • Every interactive element operable via keyboard alone
  • Generated PDFs, invoices & exports are tagged and screen-reader readable
  • Accessibility statement published per national transposition requirements
Why Enabled.in

Built to hold up in procurement, and in enforcement

We combine automated scanning, manual expert review, and validation by people with disabilities to give SaaS teams a checklist and VPAT that actually stand up to EU market-surveillance review — not just an automated scan report.

EN 301 549
Audit & testing standard
27+
European jurisdictions covered
4+
Global regimes (EU, US, UK, India)