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EAA

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is EU legislation requiring digital products and services to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards, effective June 28, 2025.

How it works

The EAA extends accessibility requirements beyond government websites to include all digital products sold in the EU. For WordPress plugins that generate user-facing output (forms, widgets, blocks, admin pages), this means the output must be keyboard navigable, screen reader compatible, and meet colour contrast requirements.

In WordPress

WP HealthKit's accessibility engine checks plugin output against WCAG 2.1 AA requirements, covering semantic HTML, ARIA attributes, keyboard navigation, form labels, and colour contrast — all the areas the EAA requires.

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WP HealthKit checks for EAA-related vulnerabilities automatically

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