Antonios is a Solution Engineer at Frontkom and has worked with technical accessibility implementation on a wide range of Norwegian websites. He sees the same misunderstandings come up again and again.
Web accessibility is often seen as a compliance problem. Something you do because you have to, not because you want to. That misunderstanding is costly, both for the users who cannot access your content and for you, as you miss a larger audience than you realise.
What the law actually requires
The EU Web Accessibility Directive and the European Accessibility Act require public and many private websites to meet WCAG 2.1 at Level AA. From 2025, the requirements have been extended to cover significantly more organisations across Europe.
Three reasons to prioritise it beyond compliance
A larger audience. Around 15 percent of the population lives with some form of disability. In addition, many people use websites under suboptimal conditions: poor lighting, noisy environments, secondary screens. Accessibility helps everyone.
Better SEO. Many accessibility principles overlap with good SEO practice. Semantic HTML, descriptive text and fast loading times are beneficial for search engines and screen readers alike.
Better code and maintainability. Accessible websites are consistently better structured. That makes them easier to maintain, easier to extend and more robust against technical debt.
Accessibility is not a feature you add. It is a quality you build in from the start.
Frontkom conducts accessibility audits and implements improvements for websites looking to meet the requirements. Get in touch with Antonios to hear what a review of your site would uncover.
