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• Who does the EAA apply to

The EAA aims to standardize the most essential products and services for people with
disabilities. The act applies to hardware, software, the Internet, and services.

Digital Software Hardware
Services

• Banking services • Operating systems • Computers,
• e-Commerce • eBooks smartphones, tablets,
websites & apps • Applications e-readers
• Audio-visual • Telephony equipment
media services and services
• Websites, apps, • Banking equipment
ticketing services • Digital & broadcast
television services
• Ticketing & check-in
machines

Regardless of where those enterprises are located, the EAA is applicable to goods and
services that are sold or used within the EU.

• Businesses exempt from complying with the Act

'Micro-enterprises' and businesses for whom the EAA would impose a 'undue burden' are
exempted from the law.

Businesses with less than 10 employees and a yearly revenue of less than €2 million are
referred to as micro-enterprises. A company would not be required to comply if doing so
would change the nature of the service or product they provide or if it would put an undue
financial strain on the business.

Additionally, there are several special exceptions to EAA compliance, such as:

- Pre-recorded, time-based material that is published prior to June 2025
- Archived content that will not be updated after June 2025
- Office file formats published prior to June 2025
- Online maps, provided that vital information is otherwise presented in an
accessible manner
- Third-party content that is not funded, generated, or under the control of the
required-compliance organization