UK Equality Act 2010United Kingdom
Equality Act 2010, ss.20 and 29 (reasonable adjustments by service providers)
UK law requiring businesses and other service providers (and bodies exercising public functions) to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, including providing information in an accessible format; the duty is anticipatory. The EHRC’s code of practice treats inaccessible websites and apps as covered. Public-sector websites are covered separately by the 2018 Accessibility Regulations (WCAG 2.2 AA). The law requires accessibility but names no WCAG version or level; this profile uses WCAG 2.2 Level AA, the current version, as a benchmark. Meeting it is strong evidence of accessibility but is not, by itself, legal compliance.
मुख्य तथ्य
- क्षेत्राधिकार
- United Kingdom
- जारीकर्ता
- UK Parliament; guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
- वर्ष
- 2010
- कॉन्फॉर्मेंस स्टैंडर्ड
- No technical standard (WCAG 2.2 AA used as a benchmark)
- यह लागू होता है
- UK businesses and service providers (England, Wales and Scotland)
- क्या आवश्यक है
- s.29: service providers must not discriminate; s.20(6): reasonable adjustments include providing information in an accessible format
UK Equality Act 2010 के अनुसार अपनी वेबसाइट जाँचें
इस क़ानून का WCAG संस्करण और स्तर पहले से चुनकर स्कैन शुरू करें। स्वचालित जाँच कई समस्याएँ ढूँढती है, पर सभी नहीं; पूरी समीक्षा के लिए मैन्युअल परीक्षण भी ज़रूरी है।