We audit websites against WCAG 2.1 AA and Latvia’s official 11-point methodology, prepare the evaluation protocol and accessibility statement for publication on your website, and fix what’s broken.
Two laws, two audiences. Check which one covers your website.
EU Directive 2016/2102 · Cabinet Regulation No. 445 (2020)
This applies to you if…
Deadline: Already in force — your accessibility statement must be reviewed and updated at least once a year.
Requirement: WCAG 2.1 AA (LVS EN 301 549) plus a published accessibility statement.
European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) · Latvia’s Goods and Services Accessibility Law
This applies to you if…
Deadline: Applies from 28 June 2025 to services offered to consumers — including websites launched before that date.
Exemption: microenterprises providing services (fewer than 10 employees AND under €2M annual turnover or balance sheet total). It does not cover manufacturing, importing or distributing covered products — narrower than most owners assume.
Services under contracts concluded before 28 June 2025 may continue unchanged until 28 June 2030 at the latest. Market supervision in Latvia for e-commerce and most services: the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC).
Web accessibility means your website can be used by everyone — including people with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive impairments, people browsing with a keyboard or screen reader, and older users. In practice it comes down to well-structured, robust front-end code: the same things that make a site fast and pleasant for everybody.
Around 1 in 4 EU adults lives with some form of disability. An inaccessible checkout quietly turns customers away.
Semantic structure, alt texts and proper headings are exactly what search engines reward.
Clear focus states, readable contrast and keyboard support help every visitor, on every device.
Getting compliant now is far cheaper than reacting to an enforcement letter later.
From a quick compliance check to full WCAG coverage — pick the level your obligations require.
Core service
We test your website’s key pages with a combination of manual expert review and automated scanning, following the 11-point simplified evaluation methodology published by VARAM.
What it includes:
Add-on
We implement the fixes from the audit — markup, contrast, forms, keyboard access — and re-test until your site passes.
What it includes:
Please note: on websites with a content management system where new content is published regularly, special attention is needed so that content editors stay up to speed on accessibility best practices.
Service cost
from €500excl. VAT
The price depends on the scope of fixes — every client receives a tailored offer.
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A complete audit against every WCAG 2.1 AA criterion (LVS EN 301 549) — for e-commerce, banking and other services that need full European Accessibility Act coverage.
What it includes:
From first contact to a published statement in four steps.
You tell us the website; we prepare an offer with a fixed price — free and without obligation.
We run automated scans and manual checks against all 11 evaluation points.
You receive the evaluation protocol, a prioritized issue list and an accessibility statement ready to publish.
Optionally, we fix the issues and re-test until the site is compliant.
The simplified evaluation methodology published by Latvia’s Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development (VARAM).
Can every visitor find their way around the site?
Is the page built on clean, semantic HTML that assistive tools understand?
Can you use the whole site without a mouse — and always see where you are?
Are inputs labelled, and do errors explain what to fix?
Do meaningful images have descriptive alt text?
Do headings follow a logical hierarchy that outlines the page?
Is text readable against its background for people with low vision?
Does the site stay usable when text is enlarged up to 200%?
Does every page have a unique, descriptive title?
Can animations be paused, and is nothing flashing dangerously?
Do videos have captions, and does audio have a transcript?
Source: the official guidelines at pieklustamiba.varam.gov.lv
Common questions about compliance, statements and our audits.
If you sell to consumers online and employ 10 or more people (or exceed the €2M turnover / balance-sheet threshold), yes — the European Accessibility Act applies since 28 June 2025, including to websites launched before that date. Smaller microenterprises providing services are formally exempt, but the exemption is narrower than most owners assume, and an accessible shop wins customers regardless.
It’s a public document describing how well your website meets the accessibility requirements, what doesn’t comply yet, and how users can report problems. It’s published on your own website — typically linked from the footer. Public sector sites must update it at least once a year. We prepare it for you as part of every audit.
In Latvia, private-sector compliance is supervised by the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC), which can require corrective action and impose penalties. Across the EU, the first enforcement cases were filed within months of the deadline. Beyond fines, an inaccessible site simply loses customers.
Automated tools catch only around a third of accessibility issues — things like missing alt text or low contrast. Keyboard traps, confusing focus order, unclear error messages and real screen-reader usability can only be found by a human. That’s also why the official methodology relies on manual checks. The simplified 11-point evaluation covers the most critical criteria; full coverage requires an in-depth WCAG 2.1 AA audit.
A typical audit of a small-to-medium website takes about one to two weeks. The price depends on the number of page templates and languages — after a short call we’ll give you a fixed quote.
The legal basis differs (Directive 2016/2102 and Cabinet Regulation No. 445), and the statement must follow the official model and be updated annually. Our audit follows the same VARAM methodology used in supervisory reviews, so the results map directly to your obligations.
Yes. Remediation is our optional second step: we implement the fixes in your codebase or CMS, then re-test and update your accessibility statement. You can also hand the report to your own developers — it’s written to be actionable either way.
Request an offer — free and without obligation. A fixed price for the audit, the evaluation protocol and a publishable accessibility statement.