Key Features & Compliance
Learn how to comply with EAA, WAD, and WCAG 2.1 AA across 15 countries. Risk management and automated accessibility testing.
In today's digital landscape, accessibility is not just a "nice-to-have"—it's a legal requirement. HolmDigital provides the tooling ensuring you stay compliant with the European Accessibility Act (EAA)and national implementations across 15 EU/EEA countries.
Sector-based Scanning
Different regulations apply depending on whether your organization belongs to the public or private sector. Use --sector to scan against the right legal framework.
--sector public
Scans against WAD (Web Accessibility Directive). Applies to government, municipal, and regional organizations.
Enforcement: Digg (SE), UU-tilsynet (NO), AVI (FI)
--sector private
Scans against EAA (European Accessibility Act). Applies to e-commerce, banking, telecom, and media services.
Enforcement: PTS (SE), Traficom (FI), Digitaliseringsstyrelsen (DK)
# Public sector scan (WAD rules) npx hd-a11y-scan https://kommun.se --sector public --country SE # Private sector scan (EAA rules) npx hd-a11y-scan https://webshop.se --sector private --country SE
The Legal Landscape
The Web Accessibility Directive (2016/2102) applies to all public sector bodies across the EU. National laws include DOS-lagen (SE), BITV 2.0 (DE), RGAA (FR), and more.
Since June 2025, the European Accessibility Act extends accessibility requirements to e-commerce, banking, and private sector services.
Risk Management Strategy
We categorize accessibility failures based on Real User Impact and Legal Risk. Not all bugs are equal.
A user cannot complete a primary task (e.g., "Checkout button not working with keyboard").
Action: Blocks deployment immediately.
Significant frustration or delay. High risk of legal complaint.
Action: Must be fixed before next release.
Light Scan Mode
Use --light for a fast, score-only scan. Skips HTML validation and detailed legal mapping, ideal for CI pipelines and regular monitoring where speed matters.
# Quick score check in CI npx hd-a11y-scan https://example.com --light --ci # Light scan with sector npx hd-a11y-scan https://example.com --light --sector private
Cloud Dashboard
Upload scan results to the HolmDigital Cloud Dashboard for centralized monitoring, trend analysis, and team collaboration.
# Upload results to cloud npx hd-a11y-scan https://example.com --api-key YOUR_KEY # Custom cloud endpoint npx hd-a11y-scan https://example.com --api-key YOUR_KEY --cloud-url https://cloud.example.com
Compliance Badge
Achieve a perfect 100/100 score and display it in your README with an auto-generated shields.io badge. The badge uses AAA-compliant green (#00703C) with 7.15:1 contrast ratio.
Example badge markdown:
The "Shift Left" Advantage
Fixing accessibility issues in production costs 100x more than fixing them during design/development.