On 28 June 2025, the Danish accessibility law came into force, and from that date all new digital services must comply with a range of specific accessibility requirements. This means that accessibility is no longer something you can consider "nice to have" – it has become a fixed and mandatory part of digital legislation. For many businesses, this is an area where there should already be action behind the words.
If you have launched new features, apps, platforms, or webshops since June, then the accessibility law rules apply to you now. And it's not just about complying with the law, but also about offering a solution that works for all users – regardless of their prerequisites and needs.
The accessibility law builds on the EU directive on accessibility of products and services (European Accessibility Act, directive 2019/882). In Denmark, the rules are implemented through law no. 801 of 9 June 2022, which specifies how and when businesses must comply with the new accessibility requirements.
The accessibility law applies specifically to:
Micro-enterprises – defined as businesses with under 10 employees and under 2 million euros in turnover – are exempt from the accessibility law, but many small and medium-sized enterprises are still covered by the new rules.
In short: If you sell digital services to private individuals and are a bit larger than an entrepreneur with a webshop in the basement, then the accessibility law rules apply to you.
To understand whether your business is covered, it's important to know the specific services that the accessibility law covers:
Accessibility is fundamentally about ensuring equal access for people with disabilities – whether they navigate with screen readers, use keyboard navigation, or need simple and clear structure. But even without legal requirements, investing in accessibility makes good business sense.
Businesses that systematically invest in accessibility often experience the following positive effects:
Additionally, the accessibility law now makes it a proper compliance discipline. If you don't comply with the requirements, you risk enforcement orders or ultimately fines – and this no longer applies only to the public sector.
If you have launched new services after 28 June 2025, they must already be accessible in accordance with the accessibility law. If you don't have this under control, you need to act quickly. For existing services, the deadline is set for 28 June 2030, but this doesn't mean you can wait until the last minute – implementing accessibility takes time, and the more you can reuse and learn from now, the easier the transition will be later.
To help you gain an overview and plan the work step by step – both technically, legally, and organisationally – we have developed a practical approach:
Use this checklist to gain an overview and plan your accessibility work step by step. Print it out or save the page for later use.
Use the .legal platform to organise and follow up on your accessibility work
If you want to work with the tasks actively, you can also use our task module in the .legal platform – it's free to use and helps keep track of progress, ownership, and deadlines.
Two documents are central if you want to show that you take accessibility seriously and work systematically with it: The Accessibility Statement and the Accessibility Policy.
The statement is mandatory according to the accessibility law and must be publicly accessible – for example in the footer of your website. It must specifically describe:
You should update the statement at least once a year or when there are major changes to your services. And most importantly: it must be honest and transparent. It's better to acknowledge problems and show that you're actively working on them than to try to hide them.
An accessibility policy is not a direct requirement in the accessibility law, but it's a strong signal – both internally and externally – that accessibility is an integrated part of your corporate culture and workflows.
The policy is particularly useful if you work with many different digital solutions, have multiple teams involved in development, or want to be able to document your professional approach to customers, partners, and authorities.
You don't need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to working with accessibility. There's already a wide range of tools and solutions that can help you get started – from free scans to professional platforms.
Be aware that automated scans only catch part of the problems – typically around 30-40 percent. The rest requires manual testing and preferably also testing with real users who actually navigate with assistive tools like screen readers or keyboards.
This means you can't rely solely on automated tools but must combine them with human evaluation and user testing to get a complete picture of how accessible your solutions actually are.
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Date |
Requirement |
Applies to |
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28 June 2025 |
New digital services must be accessible |
All services launched after this date |
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28 June 2030 |
Existing services must be accessible |
All existing services launched before June 2025 |
Although 2030 may sound far away, it's crucially important to think about implementation well in advance – especially if you have many different systems or complex solutions. Accessibility isn't a "project" you roll out over a month. It needs to be strategically integrated into maintenance and ongoing development going forward.
2025 (Now)
2026-2027
2028-2029
2030 and onwards
The most important advice is to get started – even if you don't have everything perfectly in place yet. Accessibility is a journey, not a destination, and it's better to take the first steps now than to wait for the perfect plan.
Focus first on the areas where users encounter you and expect things to work optimally:
If you have control over these central areas, you've already covered a significant part of what's most important for both users and compliance with the accessibility law.
It's crucial to understand that accessibility isn't something you implement once and then forget about. It needs to be integrated into your basic workflows – both in development, content production, and design.
When accessibility becomes a natural part of the way you work, it also becomes much easier to keep track of and maintain over time. It costs less in the long run and gives better results for users.
To get maximum effect from your accessibility efforts, you need to integrate it into your existing processes:
One of the most valuable sources of insight is feedback from real users with different needs:
Based on experiences from businesses that have already successfully implemented accessibility, the following advice can save you time and frustration:
At .legal we don't cover the entire accessibility area, but we have developed tools that can make it significantly easier to organise, follow up on, and document the work of complying with the accessibility law:
Structured task management: Use our task module to divide and structure the implementation of accessibility into manageable pieces.
Integration with other compliance: Make accessibility a natural part of your other compliance work together with GDPR, information security, and other requirements.
Documentation and tracking: Create systematic controls, documentation, and clear responsibility distribution in your existing compliance setup.
Deadline management: Keep track of all the important dates and milestones in your accessibility work.
Reporting: Generate reports and status updates for management and authorities when necessary.
Do you need a concrete place to start with the accessibility law? We're happy to help make the work manageable and structured:
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The accessibility law isn't just a regulatory burden – it's an opportunity to create better digital experiences for all your users. Businesses that take accessibility seriously now will not only comply with the law but also gain competitive advantages through better user-friendliness, higher conversion, and stronger brand.
The most important thing is to get started. Although the 2030 deadline may seem distant, accessibility isn't something you implement in a couple of months. Start with your most important user flows, build competencies in the organisation, and make accessibility a natural part of your digital workflows.
If you need help structuring and organising the work, please contact us. We can't make your website accessible, but we can make it much easier to plan, follow up on, and document the work – so you can focus on what provides the most value for your users.