Accessibility

Accessibility

Make your website compliant with EU directives! We assess the accessibility of digital environments according to EN 301 549 and WCAG standards, conduct audits, user testing with people with special needs, and offer training and consultations.

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Why is digital accessibility important?

In Europe, every fourth person has some sort of special need. Among the elderly, of whom there are an increasing number of in our aging population, every second person has special needs. A special need could be something permanent, temporary (e.g. after a traffic accident) or stemming from a particular situation (e.g. being in a noisy environment).

The public sector must comply with the European Union accessibility directive (EU) 2016/2102

Products and services must comply with European Union accessibility directive (EU) 2019/882

This means that digital environments must comply with the digital accessibility standard EN 301 549, which includes both the international WCAG 2.1 AA requirements and additional criteria.

 

From 2021 to 2025, in cooperation with The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority, Trinidad Wiseman conducted extensive accessibility monitoring on Estonian websites and mobile applications.

In addition, accessibility brings:

  • more customers
  • better visibility in search engines
  • a higher-quality digital environment
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Services

A big thank you to Trinidad Wiseman for your contribution to the Baltic e-Commerce Forum 2025! Mari-Ell's presentation was inspiring and provided participants with many valuable insights.

- Kertu Pähklamägi, Baltic e-Commerce Forum 2025

FAQ

Does my digital environment meet the requirements?

Starting from 2025, accessibility requirements apply to services such as financial services, e-commerce, passenger transport, telecommunications, and many others.
In Estonia, the European Union's requirements have been adopted as the Products and Services Accessibility Act.

Read more about the new requirements

Is automated WCAG testing enough?

Although automated tools are useful for checking accessibility, their capabilities are limited.
In our study, automated tests were able to detect only 15% of the issues, which means that manual testing is essential.

Read more about the study from our blog

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How to avoid accessibility problems?

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Web designers

Accessibility is an aspect of the user experience that web designers can significantly influence when creating the user interface.

 

Read more on blog

 

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Developers

For accessible development, the developer needs to be familiar with accessibility principles and to check their work with supporting technologies.

 

Read if you're in the know

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Content editors

Inexperienced content managers can create a number of accessibility problems when changing and adding content to a website.

 

Read how to prevent them

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Interested in an accessibility audit, improvements, consultation, or user testing?

Peeter Ossip

Business Development Manager

Write or call, and together, we will find the best way to bring your idea to life. We will reply within a couple of working days, and our experienced team will ensure that the project will succeed from the very first idea to the final execution.

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