Websites everyone can use.
Aria-lab audits your websites against the RGAA, fixes what gets in the way and trains your teams. For public bodies, public services and businesses in France.
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Who has to make their websites accessible?
Digital accessibility has been a legal requirement in France since the law of 11 February 2005. The RGAA, the standard published by the French government, checks it against 106 criteria.
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The public sector
Since 2005
Central government, local authorities, public bodies and public service contractors: websites, intranets and apps.
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Large companies
Turnover of €250M or more
Those reaching this turnover in France, for their websites, intranets and apps.
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Consumer services
Since June 2025
The European Accessibility Act covers e-commerce, banking, transport and e-books. Only micro-enterprises are exempt.
What is required
- An RGAA compliance audit.
- An accessibility statement published on the website.
- The notice “Accessibility: fully, partially or not compliant” on the home page.
- A multi-year plan of up to three years, broken down into yearly action plans.
In case of breach, Arcom, the French regulator, can impose a fine of up to €50,000, renewable every six months until things change.
Beyond the obligation
An accessible website is more than a box to tick. It serves your visitors, your visibility and your teams.
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Reach more people
16% of the world's population lives with a significant disability (WHO), and more than one in five people in France is 65 or older (Insee). Not to mention an arm in a cast or a screen in bright sunlight.
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Fewer drop-offs
Faced with a form that blocks them, people don't complain: they leave. In the UK, these drop-offs are estimated to cost online retailers £17.1 billion a year (Click-Away Pound survey, 2019).
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Better understood by search engines and AI agents
Structured headings, described images, explicit links: what guides a screen reader also guides Google and the AI assistants that read your pages on your customers' behalf.
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Cheaper to maintain
Semantic code and consistent components mean fewer bugs and simpler redesigns. And building accessibility in from the start costs far less than fixing it afterwards.
How an audit works
A Standard audit takes three to four weeks. At every step, you know where the work stands.
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A first conversation
30 minutes, free
You tell us about your websites, deadlines and constraints. We tell you which obligations apply to you.
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A costed proposal
Within 7 working days
Scope, selected pages, schedule and price. Nothing starts without your go-ahead.
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The audit
1 to 8 weeks depending on the package
Automated tools catch technical errors. Then we test every criterion by hand: with a keyboard, with the NVDA, JAWS and VoiceOver screen readers, and at 200 and 400% zoom.
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The debrief
A meeting with your teams
The report gives your compliance rate, errors ranked by severity, fixes with code examples and an estimate of their cost.
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What comes next, if you wish
Optional
Help with fixes, a follow-up audit, drafting your accessibility statement.
Services and pricing
Indicative prices, excluding VAT. Every quote is tailored to your website.
RGAA audit
Where your website stands, criterion by criterion, and what to fix first.
Express
from €3,500
- Scope
- 5 to 8 pages
- Duration
- 1 to 2 weeks
Standard
Recommended
from €8,500
- Scope
- 15 to 20 pages
- Duration
- 3 to 4 weeks
In-depth
On quotation
- Scope
- 30 pages or more, or a whole application
- Duration
- 6 to 8 weeks
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Fixes
Our developers fix the code, or review your team's.
€850 to €900 per day
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Strategy
Multi-year plan, roadmap, accessible component library.
from €3,500
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Training
Awareness (2 h), developers (1 to 2 days), designers (1 day), content editors (half a day). On site or remote.
from €250 per person
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Ongoing support
An expert on hand every month to review, answer and check.
from €1,500 per month
Torn between two packages? The first conversation is free, with no commitment.
Request a quoteFrequently asked questions
Answers to the questions we are asked most often.
Another question? Write to usDoes this apply to my website?
Yes if you are a public body or carry out a public service mission, a company with more than €250 million in turnover, or if you offer consumers online services covered by the European Accessibility Act. If in doubt, ask us: the answer is free.
What is the difference between the RGAA and WCAG?
WCAG is the international W3C standard. The RGAA adopts its AA level and adds a testing method and French obligations, such as the accessibility statement.
Does RGAA 5 change anything?
DINUM, the French government's digital agency, expects RGAA 5 by the end of 2026. It will include WCAG 2.2 and cover mobile apps. Our audits follow the version in force, and we let you know what will change.
Isn't a free tool enough?
Automated tools check only about a third of the criteria. Knowing whether an image is properly described, or whether a form makes sense with a screen reader, takes a human test. These tools are still a good starting point.
What compliance rate should we aim for?
The law aims for 100%. A website is declared partially compliant from 50%, not compliant below that. What matters most is fixing first what really blocks people.
How much do the fixes cost?
It depends on the number of errors and how the website is built. The audit ends with a costed estimate, error by error.
Do you guarantee the result?
Yes, when we also handle the fixes: a follow-up audit is included, and we fix anything still non-compliant at no extra cost.
How do we stay compliant over time?
By training the people who design, develop and write, by adding automated tests to your releases, and by running a follow-up audit every one to two years.
Let's talk about your website
Write to us: we reply within 48 hours with a first assessment and a suggested meeting.
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm (Paris time).
To speed things up, tell us:
- the address of the websites concerned;
- your organisation and sector;
- your deadlines, if any.