Policy · 2h ago
European Accessibility Act forces Polish e-commerce to ditch div-soup
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) takes effect June 2025, requiring Polish online stores to meet WCAG 2.1 standards. Non-compliant sites using non-semantic HTML risk fines and legal action. Developers must replace div-based interfaces with proper semantic elements to ensure screen reader compatibility.
Meridian48 take
The article correctly warns that accessibility compliance is now a legal requirement, not a nice-to-have, but the focus on Polish e-commerce may understate the EU-wide impact.
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EAA w polskim e-commerce: Dlaczego „div-soup” to teraz ryzyko biznesowe i jak semantyka HTML ratuje Twój budżet →
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