EU Web Accessibility Directive (Directive 2016/2102)
WAD: Accessibility Statement, Feedback Mechanism and Enforcement Procedure

EU Web Accessibility Directive (Directive 2016/2102) WAD-Art.7(4): Additional measures + EU accessibility-statement guidance + training (WAD Article 7(4))

Article 7(4) Member States shall take ADDITIONAL MEASURES to facilitate the application of the accessibility requirements + assist public sector bodies. These include: (a) the Commission may adopt implementing acts to determine in a model accessibility statement the structure of the statement; (b) Member States must facilitate training programmes for the relevant stakeholders on accessibility of websites + mobile applications including persons with disabilities; (c) Member States must take measures to raise awareness of the accessibility requirements + the social benefits + accessibility content provided. The Commission adopted Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 establishing the model accessibility statement under Article 7(1) + (4). The European Commission + the Member State Web Accessibility Directive Expert Group (WADEX) publishes guidance + the Accessibility Statement Generator tool. WAD coordinates with the European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive (EU) 2019/882) which from 28 June 2025 imposes accessibility on private-sector products + services using the same EN 301 549 harmonised-standard reference.

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