Missleading – Risks of lawsuits (says European Council)

  • Geoffrey

    (@creativejuiz)


    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    Kind reminder that accessibility can’t take shortcuts. It’s like telling an online shop owner there is a widget that fixes all their UX issue. As a UX Designer, I can tell it’s impossible. As an accessibility expert, I can tell this kind of solution only bring more complexity to the disable folks’ experience.

    In January 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission ordered [similar solution name] to pay $1 million (subject to a thirty day finalisation period) due to misrepresentation that its software could make any website compliant with WCAG.

    Also, WCAG isn’t necessarily what’s needed in your country. (France is RGAA, Luxembourg is RAWeb, Europe is EN 301 549)
    Best is to stay informed, and don’t install a magic wand that is more of a black box.

    • This topic was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by Geoffrey.

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