Offer - Digital accessibility audit
Anticipate regulatory requirements and make your product truly inclusive
Ensuring equitable access to your digital services for all - including people with disabilities - is both an issue of inclusion and a regulatory obligation. At 5 Degrés, we carry out a structured, solution-oriented audit, with a clear diagnosis and concrete recommendations for improving the accessibility of your services.
Visit did you know?
1 in 5 people
(i.e. 12 million French people)
has a physical or cognitive disability
80%
of these disabilities are invisible
Legal and regulatory framework
Since October 2019, all public websites have been required to comply with the Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité (RGAA).
From June 2025, this requirement will be extended to the private sector, under the European Accessibility Act. Any company offering essential digital services (e-commerce, transport, banking, telephony, etc.) will have to demonstrate a compliance rate of over 50% with the 106 criteria of RGAA 4, with mandatory publication of the level of accessibility on the home page of the site or application.
Consequences of non-compliance
In the event of non-compliance :
- DINUM may carry out inspections and issue formal notices
- Financial penalties of up to several tens of thousands of euros
- Damage to brand image and loss of user confidence
- Risk of legal disputes and media pressure
Switch to accessibility, permanently
The benefits of our support :
Dual expertise in design and development
We offer a complete audit, combining functional and technical aspects.
Accessibility / Product / Design expertise
Our consultants are trained not only in the RGAA, but also in the realities of the product: arbitration, technical constraints, user vision.
Smooth integration into your practices
We work closely with your teams, without disrupting your existing processes.
Accessibility as a lever for innovation
We believe that accessibility should not be an afterthought, but a driver of product quality and responsible innovation.
The audit in practice
* Based on an 8 to 10-page showcase site
100% of criteria
3 days *
1 Product Designer1 Product Developer
2 deliverables
- Initial compliance report
- Initial compliance score (%)
NC" criteria + "C" criteria verification
2 days *1 Product Designer1 Product Developer
3 deliverables
- Final compliance report
- Final compliance score (in %)
- Accessibility statement (to be published on the site or application)
Concrete results for controlled accessibility
- A clear, measured and documented RGAA compliance rate
- Two audit reports to identify gaps, set priorities and guide actions
- An official declaration of accessibility, ready for publication in your media
- Concrete recommendations, prioritized according to impact and effort required
- Educational support tailored to the level of your teams, according to your needs
- Controlled compliance, for a fair and accessible product for all your users
Want to make accessibility an integral part practices?
In addition to the audit, we offer tailor-made support that can be activated according to your needs. Our consultants can work with your teams to correct identified discrepancies, adjust interfaces, review code or integrate RGAA 4 criteria into your Design System.
We can also help you structure a sustainable accessibility approach: defining internal processes, disseminating key principles, raising awareness of the challenges of inclusion, and gradual adoption of best practices by all teams.
User testing, targeted training, integrated support... there are so many ways to make accessibility an integral part of your products over the long term.
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FAQ - Digital Accessibility Audit
The RGAA has applied to public entities since October 2019. The European Accessibility Act extends this requirement to the private sector for digital services considered essential: e-commerce, transportation, banking and financial services, telecommunications and electronic communications, and e-books. The decisive factor is the nature of the service provided, not just the size of the company.
The WCAG is the international standard published by the W3C. The RGAA is the French standard: it translates these requirements into verifiable criteria and documented tests, adapted to the national regulatory context. In practice, a website that complies with RGAA 4 meets the corresponding WCAG requirements, using a more prescriptive verification method.
It represents the percentage of applicable RGAA 4 criteria that are met, as assessed based on a representative sample of pages from the website or application. Criteria that do not apply to the scope are excluded from the calculation. The required regulatory threshold is greater than 50%, and the resulting percentage must be published.
No. Automated tools detect only a limited set of criteria: contrast, missing attributes, and code structure. However, they cannot assess the relevance of alternative text, the consistency of a tab order, or actual usability with a screen reader. A comprehensive RGAA audit requires manual verification that combines design and development expertise.
This is the official document that publicly discloses the compliance status: compliance rate, criteria not met, any exemptions, and reporting channels available to users. It must be accessible from the website’s or app’s home page. It constitutes the final deliverable of the compliance audit phase.
Inspections and formal notices from DINUM, financial penalties of up to tens of thousands of euros, the risk of litigation, and damage to your brand image. In addition to these risks, there is an immediate consequence: since one in five people has a disability, a significant portion of your users is unable to access the service.
