Accessibility Compliance Assessment Report

With the official implementation of the EU Accessibility Act (EAA) on June 28, 2025, ICT product and service providers are required to provide accessibility conformity assessment reports that comply with the EN 301 549 standard. The following is a detailed guide about the evaluation report:

Core elements of evaluation report

1. Basic structure of the report

Product Overview: including basic information such as product name, version number, and scope of application

Applicable standard: Clearly adopt EN 301 549 version (currently recommended V3.2.1)

Evaluation method: Detailed description of the testing methods and tools used

Declaration of conformity: an explanation of the degree of conformity to each requirement

2. Key evaluation contents

The evaluation needs to cover the following technical indicators:

Non textual content: All images, charts, and videos must provide textual alternative explanations

Operational adaptability: supports various interactive methods such as keyboard operation and voice control

Visual adaptability: Text size can be adjusted up to 200% without losing functionality

Assistive technology compatibility: compatible with mainstream screen readers, enlargement software, etc

Mainstream evaluation tools and methods

VPAT Template Application

The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is currently the most widely used evaluation report format, which includes:

Standardized evaluation framework

Detailed requirement list (corresponding to clause EN 301 549)

Test result record

Defect description and improvement plan

Large enterprises such as Microsoft have publicly released a VPAT based Assistive Function Consistency Report (ACR) as a reference.

Evaluation Method System

Functional testing: Verify the barrier free implementation of basic functions

Compatibility testing: cross device, cross platform testing

User experience testing: Invite people with disabilities to participate in actual usage testing

Automated scanning: preliminary screening using accessible detection tools

EU market compliance requirements

Applicable product scope

Consumer electronics products such as smartphones and computers

Self service terminals such as bank ATMs and ticket machines

Enterprise software and cloud service platform

E-books and digital documents

Time node requirements

New products entering the EU market after June 28, 2025 must provide compliance certification

Existing products should undergo evaluation and necessary improvements by 2025

Suggestions for Chinese enterprises to respond

Early assessment: Include accessibility considerations in the product design phase

Third party verification: Consider hiring a professional accessibility agency for evaluation

Continuous improvement: Establish an accessible problem response and repair mechanism

Document preparation: Bilingual reports in Chinese and English are more conducive to international market acceptance

Common problem solutions

For the issues identified in the evaluation, typical improvement measures include:

Add subtitles and audio descriptions to multimedia content

Optimize the minimum click area of UI controls (not less than 44 × 44 pixels)

Provide sufficient color contrast (at least 4.5:1)

Ensure that all functions can be completed through keyboard operation

As countries such as Australia also adopt similar standards (such as AS EN 301 549:2024), products that meet the requirements of EN 301 549 will have broader market access.