Friday Knowledge: Digital Accessibility - Is your organisation ready for the Accessibility Directive?

What does digital accessibility mean?

Welcome to the first Friday Knowledge of the year! This time, we're focusing on digital accessibility and why it's more important than ever. On 28 June 2025, new legislation will come into force, requiring digital services - such as websites and apps - to be accessible to all users

What can you expect?

Friday Knowledge will provide an overview of the new rules and what it means in terms of creating digital solutions that everyone can use. By participating, you will get inspiration, concrete tools and insights to meet the new digital accessibility requirements.

Contributors:

The expert perspective: Lennart Engelhardt, Founder and CEO, Funka International
”Digital inclusion is about much more than just technology”

Lennart explains why digital inclusion is business-critical and highlights both the legal and human perspectives. Funka's ”Inclusion Barometer” is presented, with examples from member companies that have digitally accessible websites.

Member perspective: Anna Stålberg, Accessibility Manager at Handelsbanken
”Handelsbanken's path to digital accessibility - tips and lessons learnt”

Anna shares practical advice and experiences from their work on digital accessibility.

The expert perspective: Susanne Arnesson, Digital Accessibility Consultant
”Creating digitally accessible websites” Susanne Arnesson is an experienced digital accessibility consultant and has been blind for many years. As an experienced user of screen-reading software, she has a deep understanding of how to make websites accessible to everyone. Susanne helps companies eliminate barriers and create user-friendly digital platforms where every visitor, regardless of ability, feels welcome.

Accessibility expert: Susanne Arnesson, susannearnesson.se

Moderator: Sara Sadarangani, Unicus

Live demonstration: Experience digital accessibility in real time

How does a website look to someone with visual impairment? Take part in a demonstration and gain valuable insights into website accessibility and usability.

How digitally accessible is your website?

Funka has conducted an indicative accessibility analysis of member organisations' websites. The analysis is based on the eight WCAG criteria that by law must be met by June 2025. By participating, you will get a clear picture of your website's current accessibility and how it compares to the upcoming legal requirements for digital accessibility.

For more information on digital accessibility and legal requirements: Visit Government and The Agency for Digital Government on Digital Accessibility.