{"id":17251,"date":"2024-12-05T09:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T09:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letslaw.es\/?p=17251"},"modified":"2024-12-05T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T09:26:16","slug":"wen-accessibility-persons-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letslaw.es\/en\/wen-accessibility-persons-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal obligations for web accessibility for persons with disabilities: does your website comply?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Web accessibility has become a matter of paramount importance, not only from ethical and social perspectives but also in legal terms. Numerous regulations now govern the accessibility of websites and mobile applications, aiming to ensure equality of opportunity and equitable access to information for all individuals, including those with disabilities or functional diversities.<\/span><\/p>\n

These regulations provide precise <\/span>guidelines on how to meet accessibility standards applicable to companies across various sectors<\/b>. Consequently, such entities bear obligations and responsibilities regarding web accessibility and are required to adopt specific practices to ensure digital accessibility compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the sources of these web accessibility obligations?<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2013, Spain introduced the <\/span>General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Their Social Inclusion<\/b>, aiming to guarantee the full integration and participation of persons with disabilities in society. This law enshrines the right to equality of opportunity and treatment, promotes personal autonomy, universal accessibility, and inclusion in employment and community life, and eradicates all forms of discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n

The law also establishes a system of infractions and sanctions to ensure compliance with basic conditions for equality, non-discrimination, and universal accessibility for persons with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

This legal framework underscores the principles of equality, non-discrimination, and universal accessibility across various sectors, emphasizing its relevance where goods and services are made available to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n

To optimize the use of products and services by everyone\u2014ensuring autonomous access regardless of their capabilities\u2014Spain transposed several <\/span>European Union Directives on accessibility for certain products and services<\/b>, culminating in <\/span>Law 11\/2023, of May 8,<\/b> which governs accessibility requirements for certain products and services. This law also addresses high-skilled migration, tax matters, and the digitization of notarial and registry activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

One key application of this law is to <\/span>e-commerce services<\/span><\/a>, defined as services provided remotely via websites or mobile devices, through electronic means, and at the individual request of a consumer, to enter into a contract.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the universal accessibility requirements for your website?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Section III of Annex I<\/b> of Law 11\/2023 outlines general accessibility requirements for all services within its scope. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Accessibility of Products Used for Service Delivery:<\/b><\/p>\n