EAA Self-Assessment Tool for Organisational Readiness
PURPOSE
This tool assesses an organisation's governance, scope-mapping, procurement, documentation and cultural readiness for compliance with the European Accessibility Act (EAA). It is the organisational layer of the two-layer SIAS Accessibility Audit & Assessment Tool. The 2nd layer, Digital & Technical Conformance testing against EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.2) is assessed separately.
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CATEGORIES
Governance: Ownership, board oversight, policy and complaints handling
Scope Mapping: Understanding of what's in scope, exemption status and gap analysis
Procurement & Third Parties: Accessibility requirements in contracts, vendors and outsourced work
Documentation: Accessibility statements, technical files, retention and burden assessments
Culture & Capability: Training, inclusive design practice and user involvement
SCORING
Each question is scored 0–4 (see 'Scoring Guide & Definitions' below for full definitions). Category scores are the average of their five questions, expressed as a percentage. The overall Readiness Score is the average of all five category scores.
RAG bands:
0–40% = Red (high risk),
41–70% = Amber (developing),
71–100% = Green (well positioned).
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Scoring Guide & Definitions
No action has been taken. The organisation has not yet addressed this area.
Informal or inconsistent action taken by individuals, but not adopted as an organisational approach.
An approach exists but is partial, undocumented, or inconsistently applied across the organisation.
A consistent, documented approach is in place and understood across the relevant teams.
The approach is embedded, resourced, and formally reviewed and improved on a regular cycle.