Digital accessibility

Meeting accessibility requirements can be complex

With the European Accessibility Act (EAA) approaching, businesses across Europe must ensure their digital products and services comply with the new requirements. However, understanding the essence of these requirements and translating them into daily work can be challenging.

Compliance isn't merely a regulatory hurdle – it’s an opportunity to create exceptional digital experiences that cater to a broader audience and result in measurable business outcomes. At Futurice, we understand that accessibility goes beyond compliance, enhancing both user experiences and business innovation.

How we navigate the landscape of digital accessibility

• Assessments: Starting with assessing the digital landscape and conducting accessibility audits to determine compliance status and areas needing improvement.

• Prioritization: Prioritizing the most urgent audit findings that create barriers to access and creating a plan based on the ambition level of accessibility.

• Implementation: Accessibility experts implementing the necessary changes to ensure the products and services are compliant and accessible.

• Accessibility goals: Generating buy-in from entire organizations with clear accessibility goals that connect to the overall strategy and vision.

• Training: Providing accessibility training to teams, ensuring they have the knowledge and skills to maintain accessibility in future developments.

• Ways of working: Establishing rituals, tools, practises, testing and monitoring checkpoints into design and development processes to ensure ongoing compliance.

Accessibility audits

To assess the compliance of your digital products and services against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), our IAAP-certified accessibility experts conduct thorough testing utilising various testing methods; manual testing, automated tools and testing with assistive technologies. Findings are prioritized by severity, with remediation suggestions provided. Audit results can also be summarized into accessibility statements.

Remediate issues

After the audit, the list of findings can be extensive. We understand development teams might already have a full backlog, so we support creating a structured plan to address them efficiently and extend your team with experts to balance the workload.

Continuous support and on-demand consultation

Our accessibility experts are skilled designers and developers with practical experience in designing accessible products and building inclusive solutions. They can support your team on an ongoing basis or step in as needed to address specific challenges, ensuring your products meet accessibility requirements.

Training services

Our tailored accessibility training provides practical knowledge of day-to-day accessibility for diverse roles within your organization—from design and development to QA, product owners and managers, and content creators. The interactive training focuses on real-world accessibility, ensuring your team can integrate best practices into their work.

Integrate accessibility into your processes

We don't stop at compliance today, we integrate accessibility into your organization's ways of working to ensure long term compliance. Through training, workshops, and ongoing support we help you establish tools and rituals that help your teams succeed independently, co-creating good practices for accessibility to guide your work.

We are a proud member of International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

Our Accessibility experts are certified by International Association of Accessibility Professionals ( IAAP), holding credentials such as Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competence (CPACC), Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS), and Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA). We are proud members of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), committed to designing and building digital services that are inclusive for everyone.

Accessibility boosts innovation and improves user experience

Futurice is your partner in achieving not only compliance with the EU directive on accessibility, but also in creating exceptional digital experiences that cater to everyone. We believe that accessibility isn't just a legal requirement; it's a pathway to innovation and great user experiences.