The Web Is About to Get Better for Everyone, Everywhere
August 14, 2025
The next big thing in web development isn’t a framework. It’s a piece of legislation.
Starting summer 2025, the European Accessibility Act will require digital products provided in the EU to meet actual, enforceable accessibility standards. Not “we added some alt text” accessibility. Real accessibility. The kind you can be sued over.
And that means the internet is about to get a lot more usable.
Turns out “do the right thing” works better when it’s legally enforced.
Source: The Web Is About to Get Better for Everyone, Everywhere — Den Odell
Accessibility requirements are legal obligations in many parts of the world. Although enforcement of these regulations can be variable.
There’s new legislation in the European Union which will enforce quite rigorous accessibility standards, which as Den Odell argues here may see those standards adhered to elsewhere in the world.
