Accessibility Statement
An accessibility statement tells users — and increasingly, regulators — how your product approaches accessibility and where to report barriers. SaaSalyst checks whether your site links one.
What SaaSalyst Checks
SaaSalyst scans your page for an accessibility-statement link using the same shared detector as its EAA accessibility-statement check. Present passes; absent warns. Under scoring v5 this check is informational (the paired eaa_accessibility_statement check carries the scoring weight — one signal, counted once).
Why This Matters
The European Accessibility Act's obligations for many digital services began applying in June 2025, and an accessibility statement is the visible artifact reviewers look for first. Beyond compliance, the statement is a trust signal: it tells enterprise buyers running accessibility reviews that there is a process, not just an intention.
SaaSalyst surfaces this check for editorial continuity; its scoring weight lives in the EAA-framework twin so the same page is never scored twice.
How to Fix It
- Publish a short accessibility statement page: conformance target (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA), known limitations, and a contact channel for barriers.
- Link it from the footer alongside privacy and terms.
- Keep it dated and revisit it when the product's UI materially changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an accessibility statement legally required?
For services in scope of the European Accessibility Act, an accessibility statement is part of the expected conformance documentation since June 2025; requirements vary by market. SaaSalyst detects presence, not legal sufficiency — consult counsel for scope questions.
Why does SaaSalyst show two accessibility-statement checks?
One detector, two frames: this check surfaces the statement as a continuity signal, while eaa_accessibility_statement scores it under the EAA compliance framework with region weighting. SaaSalyst scores the signal once — this entry is display-only under scoring v5.
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