🚨EU Accessibility Compliance Crisis Fines up to €100,000! 🚨

<aside> The European Accessibility Act is NOW IN EFFECT (June 28, 2025)! Highlevel Community Facebook Post to discuss:

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HighLevel - Official Community | Facebook

As HighLevel white-label partners and agencies across Europe, we are facing a CRITICAL legal compliance issue that puts our businesses at immediate risk.

⚠️ THE PROBLEM:

✅European Accessibility Act (EAA)	ACTIVEsince June 28, 2025
✅BFSG (Germany)	ACTIVEsince June 28, 2025 - Double legal exposure!
✅ WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance	MANDATORYfor all digital services
❌ HighLevel widgets, forms, calendars, chatbots	NOT COMPLIANT
❌ Our client websites	POTENTIALLY ILLEGALin 27 EU countries

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🇩🇪 GERMANY CRITICAL IMPACT:

BFSG (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz) creates additional compliance requirements beyond EAA - Germany's largest HighLevel market faces DOUBLE LEGAL EXPOSURE!

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🔍 WHAT WE NEED FROM HIGHLEVEL IMMEDIATELY:

1️⃣ Official Accessibility Compliance Statement
2️⃣ WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance Roadmap with Timeline
3️⃣ Legal Documentation for EU Operations (EAA + BFSG)
4️⃣ Immediate Action Plan for Widget Compliance

🧩 AFFECTED COMPONENTS:

🔸 Chatbot Widgets (No keyboard navigation)
🔸 Calendar Booking Widgets (Missing ARIA labels)
🔸 Forms & Lead Generation (Accessibility violations)
🔸 Funnel Pages (Structural issues)
🔸 Membership Sites (Non-compliant elements)
🔸 All embedded elements (WCAG violations)

⚖️ LEGAL CONSEQUENCES FOR EU AGENCIES:

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💰 Fines up to €100,000+ per violation
⚖️ Class action lawsuits
🚫 Business operations shutdown risk
📉 Client liability exposure
🇩🇪 Germany: Additional BFSG penalties </aside>

📊 WHY THIS COMPLIANCE TABLE WAS CREATED:

This detailed WCAG compliance documentation serves as EMERGENCY EVIDENCE because:

🚨 Legal Crisis: EAA + BFSG are NOW active
📋 Proof of Urgency: Shows exact compliance gaps
⚖️ Business Risk: €100,000+ fines per violation
🌍 27 EU countries + Germany critically affected
🕐 48h response time required

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KEY DETAILS:

✅ EAA active since June 28, 2025
✅ BFSG (Germany) active since June 28, 2025
❌ HighLevel widgets non-compliant with both laws
🌍 27 EU countries + Germany affected
🇩🇪 Germany (largest EU market) faces double legal exposure </aside>

We've already submitted this request: https://ideas.gohighlevel.com/conversation-ai/p/barrier-free-websites and a ticket was created: Ticket Number:4000828

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@HighLevel Team - We need an URGENT response within 48 hours!

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Without immediate action and compliance roadmap, HighLevel becomes legally unusable in Europe, affecting thousands of agencies and millions of end-users.