EU Accessibility Act Transition Plan

Start by splitting the portfolio into four buckets: clearly in scope now, in scope but covered by a transition rule, likely out of scope with rationale, and uncertain items needing legal review. This avoids wasting engineering time on assets that are archived or otherwise excluded while leaving real blockers unresolved.

Risk rank the in-scope items by user harm, revenue impact, procurement exposure, complaint likelihood, and the amount of design or vendor dependency involved. Self service terminals, payment flows, and customer account functions often move to the front of the queue.

Once the roadmap is set, run remediation and evidence in parallel. Accessibility fixes without test evidence create a documentation gap. Evidence work without product fixes creates a false sense of readiness. Pair each remediation epic with required tests, statement updates, procurement language changes, and technical document updates.

Use a go live control list that blocks release where critical barriers remain in core journeys or where the required evidence is missing. The best transition plan is one that prevents a non compliant release from becoming a commercial commitment.