The European Accessibility Act explained
What Directive (EU) 2019/882 requires, who is covered, the microenterprise exemption, key dates, enforcement, and how the UK compares.
Guides
Accessibility guides
Plain-language guides to the rules behind accessible buildings and websites, with links to the standards each claim comes from. General information, not legal advice.
Accessibility reports
What an accessibility report contains, how it differs from a statement and a VPAT/ACR, and a repeatable method for building one, with a printable checklist.
Wheelchair clearance in BIM
How to check clear width, ramps, landings, doors and handrails inside Revit or IFC models, and why model checks are not a compliance certificate.
Accessibility statement examples
Three editable statement patterns — small business, public sector and app — with the sections regulators and procurement teams look for.
Accessibility statement vs VPAT
What each document is for, who asks for which, and why a public statement is not a substitute for a procurement conformance report.
WCAG 2.2 AA checklist
A practical checklist grouped by principle, including the WCAG 2.2 additions, with links to the W3C understanding docs.
What drives accessibility audit cost
Pages, templates, manual testing, remediation and retesting — the cost drivers explained without invented price lists.
ADA ramp permits
When a ramp needs a permit, what local offices usually ask for, and which checks to make before ordering materials.
EAA deadlines by country
The EU baseline and the national transposition dates we could verify, with a clear note on what changed and what still varies.
ADA ramp requirements
Slope, rise per run, landings, handrails, edge protection and surfaces, with citations to the 2010 ADA Standards and the residential IRC.
UK ramp requirements
Approved Document M, the 1:12 rule, landings and handrails for England, with the differences in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Canada ramp requirements
The National Building Code, Ontario and AODA requirements, and how the provincial rules differ for ramps and accessibility.
Rampenanforderungen nach DIN 18040
German ramp rules under DIN 18040: slope, landings, handrails and the 6% standard, in German.
Free tools
The guides pair with the calculators and generators on this site:
- ADA ramp calculator — required length, slope, landings and a printable spec sheet.
- Ramp fit planner — will a straight ramp fit, and what a switchback would need.
- Accessibility statement generator — W3C structure with EAA, BFSG, UK and US references, in four languages.
- WCAG accessibility audits — the evidence behind a statement, for agencies and site owners.