Understand WCAG and get an accessibility audit
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EAA is the European Accessibility Act, a law that was introduced in 2019 to make sure that everyone has access to digital products —including people with an impairment. You can use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a checklist, to find out if your digital product is compliant.
1. 25% of all people have an impairment. They deserve the same user experience with your product or service. Don't exclude them — and don't miss out on 25% of potential customers.
2. By improving accessibility you'll boost your SEO, as Google ranks accessible websites higher.
3. As of 2025, the government will issue fines to companies that are obliged to comply with WCAG standards but fail to do so.
We offer an accessibility audit to check how WCAG compliant you already are and what needs to be done to become fully compliant.
Hike tailored their approach perfectly to the needs of our team to strengthen our accessibility know-how. Their audit and in-house training not only identified key challenges but also empowered our design team to improve their workflows. We are now fully prepared to get to WCAG compliance.
Hike One tailored their approach perfectly to the needs of our team to strengthen our accessibility know-how. Their audit and in-house training not only identified key challenges but also empowered our design team to improve their workflows. We are now fully prepared to get to WCAG compliance.
If the general usability of your product is lacking, we advise to incorporate this in the audit. There’s a few ways to evaluate usability:
And before getting started with accessibility, we recommend getting up to speed about what accessibility means and why it’s important, and about guidelines and legislation.
Don’t worry if you’re experiencing some hurdles along the way — you’re not the only one. Just being aware of these hurdles already sets you up to be more successful in making your product accessible.
Lastly, we’re happy to share the design-specific tips and resources our own designers use to make our products accessible. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you need anything else.
Feel free to reach out to Irene, we’re happy to advise and guide you in the right direction.
Irene de Vocht, Account Manager
irenedevocht@hike.one
