{"id":835,"date":"2024-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=835"},"modified":"2026-02-26T16:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:04:01","slug":"better-business-accessible-web-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/better-business-accessible-web-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"You do better business with an accessible online shop!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The Digital Accessibility expert group within Thuiswinkel.org&#8217;s <em>Shopping Tomorrow<\/em> programme, presents the <em>bluepaper<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/webshop-digitaal-toegankelijk.pdf\">&#8216;Why every webshop should be digitally accessible<\/a>&#8216;. In this <em>bluepaper<\/em>, the expert group offers concrete steps to improve customers&#8217; user experience and to comply with the new European Accessibility Act.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1135\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Tijd-voor-Toegankelijkheid.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Grafische titelafbeelding met de tekst \u2018tijd voor toegankelijkheid\u2019 en abstracte, overlappende vormen in zachte kleuren, in de huisstijl van Betaalvereniging Nederland.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Tijd-voor-Toegankelijkheid.png 1135w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Tijd-voor-Toegankelijkheid-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Tijd-voor-Toegankelijkheid-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/10\/Tijd-voor-Toegankelijkheid-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Digital accessibility for people with disabilities is becoming increasingly important, both socially and legally. From June 2025, all online shops in the EU must comply with the <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/social\/main.jsp?catId=1202&amp;langId=en\">European Accessibility Act <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. Among other things, the <em>bluepaper<\/em> shows that many online shops are not yet ready for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility is also important for people without disabilities. Research in the <em>bluepaper<\/em> shows that many consumers, with and without disabilities, regularly get stuck in inaccessible web shops. These online shops can grow by putting accessibility higher on their agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>bluepaper<\/em> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoppingtomorrow.nl\/nl\/\">Shopping Tomorrow <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> was produced under the guidance of the Payments Association and <a href=\"https:\/\/level-level.com\/nl\/\">web agency Level Level <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Digital Accessibility expert group within Thuiswinkel.org&#8217;s Shopping Tomorrow programme, presents the bluepaper &#8216;Why every webshop should be digitally accessible&#8216;. 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