What the free templates actually give you
Search results for "accessibility statement template" return dozens of free generators from companies like WebYes, Iubenda, Termly, Ablr and Accessible.org. They all work the same way: you type your company name, your website URL and your email, and the generator outputs one generic paragraph like "[Company Name] is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities…".
That paragraph is marketing copy. It is not an assessment. It does not evaluate your website against any of the 17 WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria. It does not identify which of your product pages fail contrast ratios or alt-text requirements. It does not tell you what to fix. It does not cite Directive (EU) 2019/882. It does not follow the European harmonised model for accessibility statements. And most importantly, it does not identify the competent national authority or the applicable national transposition law for your service country.
What you actually get
- One generic paragraph
- Your company name and email
- Marketing language, no assessment
- No WCAG 2.1 AA criteria evaluation
- No country-specific enforcement data
- No reference to Decision 2018/1523
- No competent authority identified
What you actually get
- 9-page structured self-assessment
- All 17 WCAG 2.1 AA criteria evaluated
- W3C remediation guidance per failure
- Country-specific enforcement data
- Follows the European harmonised model of Commission Decision 2018/1523, adapted to Directive 2019/882
- Competent national authority identified
- Legal basis: Directive 2019/882 + EN 301 549
What the European harmonised model actually requires
The accessibility statement for EAA-covered services is not an open creative writing exercise. The European Commission published the official harmonised structure in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523, adapted to the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/882. EAA-Report generates a 9-page PDF following the European harmonised model:
Cover page
Global compliance score, country-specific enforcement data, unique verification reference.
Service owner identification, scope and evaluation method
Under the harmonised model — fields required by Decision 2018/1523.
Compliance status by WCAG principle + criterion evaluation
All 17 WCAG 2.1 AA criteria with Yes / Partial / No / N/A.
Official W3C remediation guidance
Extracted from "Understanding WCAG 2.1" — real fixes your developers can implement today.
Non-accessible content declaration
Under Annex V of Directive 2019/882.
Feedback mechanism with the competent national authority
The exact authority for your service country, and the applicable national transposition law.
Legal basis
Directive (EU) 2019/882, the European harmonised model of Decision (EU) 2018/1523 (adapted to the scope of Directive 2019/882) and EN 301 549 V3.2.1.
Why Amazon sellers specifically need the full version
Amazon Seller Central publishes an official EAA reference page for sellers (sellercentral.amazon.ie/help/hub/reference/external/GACLE2KFJTSWKESR) and, under the EU Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, marketplaces are required to act on non-compliant products. Amazon already enforces equivalent obligations through listing removals for GPSR, CE marking and battery EPR. When a seller gets flagged and needs to respond, a generic one-paragraph statement generated in 30 seconds does not satisfy anyone — not the Amazon compliance team reviewing the appeal, not the national market surveillance authority if the case escalates, and not the brand legal team of a European retailer that asks for your file before placing an order.
The compliance officers, lawyers and import managers reading your statement have all seen the generic templates. They know what a serious assessment looks like, because they've seen them in CE files, GPSR files and REACH files. EAA-Report produces one of those.
Enforcement reality check
Fine upheld by the Audiencia Nacional Contentious-Administrative Chamber Section 8 in February 2024 (sanction originally imposed October 2020), plus a six-month ban on concurring in proceedings for the granting of official aid.
Fine for accessibility failures on endesaclientes.com after a CERMI complaint, with CENTAC and OADI confirming failure to meet WCAG Level AA.
Four supermarket giants summoned before the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris on 12 November 2025 by ApiDV and Droit Pluriel over inaccessible online grocery services.
Civil penalty for deceptive overlay claims, final consent order 22 April 2025 (Docket C-4817). UsableNet documented 119 defendants with accessibility widgets sued in May 2025 alone. Overlays are not a substitute for the assessment and do not constitute a legal defence.
"Aren't there free accessibility statement generators online?"
Yes. They produce one generic paragraph. That paragraph is not a documented self-assessment, does not evaluate your service against the 17 WCAG 2.1 AA criteria, does not include country-specific enforcement data, and does not follow the European harmonised model. If you're going into an Amazon listing review, a one-paragraph template is not the file you want on the table.
| Alternative | Cost | What you actually get |
|---|---|---|
| Manual accessibility audit by a consultancy | €2,000 – €5,000 | Thorough, but weeks of lead time |
| Annual SaaS compliance subscription | €500 – €2,000 / year | Recurring cost, often US-focused |
| Accessibility overlay (legally discredited) | €490 – €1,990 / year | Not a defence. FTC penalised accessiBe $1M. |
| EAA-Report | €149, one-time | 9-page PDF, 15 minutes, European harmonised model adapted to Directive 2019/882, yours forever |
Need multiple reports? One PDF per brand, per listing, per country.
Compliance managers often need 10, 20 or 30 reports at once — one per brand, one per ASIN family, or one per EU marketplace. We offer volume pricing on packs of 10 or more reports. Tell us how many you need and we'll send a pack quote within one business day.
Request Volume PricingFrequently asked questions
Can I just use a free accessibility statement generator and call it done?
Does the European Accessibility Act actually require a written document, or just a statement on the website?
I'm only one of many sellers on Amazon's marketplace. Isn't Amazon responsible?
How is this different from the free generator I already filled in last year?
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⚠️ Important notice: EAA-Report is a structured self-assessment tool, not legal advice and not a certified audit. All enforcement cases cited are sourced from identified public documentation.