[Eduard]

Brace yourself: the "European accessibility act" will soon make accessibility a legal requirement to the private sector, including computers, operating systems, smartphones, and e-commerce.

https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1202

Have your popcorn ready to watch how this will freak out plenty of big corporations, rushing to fix their products, services, and websites from their accessibility "short-sightedness" of times past.

Depending on circumstances, failing to comply may cause heavy fines and having the product removed from market.

My guess is this show will peak in 2025.

[tssva]

I just read it and the requirement for computers applies to hardware and operating systems. Ecommerce sites are covered but website and mobile app requirements beyond that apply to communication, transportation and public sector systems. The vast majority of private sector systems will still not have a legal accessibility requirement.