Italy

Last Updated: – Updated Italian Web accessibility laws and policies.

Law 9 January 2004, n. 4 "Provisions to support the access of disabled people to IT tools" (Stanca Law)

Date enacted: 2004
Responsible Entity (Agency, Ministry, etc.):
- Digital Agency Italy (AGID)
  - Italian: Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID) (Italiano)
Type: Accessibility law
Scope: Public sector, Government
Web only: no
WCAG Version Used: WCAG 2.0
Relevant Documents:
- Accessibility of Web sites - the coordination and activities for Digital Italy in relation to current regulations
  - Italian: Accessibilità dei siti web - il coordinamento e le attività dell'Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale in relazione alla normativa vigente (Italiano)
  Overview of the digital accessibility processes and requirements concerning web accessibility.
- DM July 8, 2005 - Attachment A, as updated by DM 20 March 2013
  - Italian: D.M. 8 luglio 2005 - Allegato A, aggiornato dal DM 20 marzo 2013 (Italiano)
  The technical requirements for web accessibility copy the WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria and conformance criteria. It expands on use of Web standards for technologies compatible with accessibility by referencing ISO/IEC 15545:2000 (HTML), ISO/IEC 16262:2002 (ECMA-script), and additional W3C standards for HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, CSS 1.0, XML, SVG, and SMIL. More current versions of these standards are also allowable.
- Italian accessibility regulations since 2004
  - Italian: La normativa italiana fin dal 2004 (Italiano)

Date enacted: 2004
Responsible Entity (Agency, Ministry, etc.):
- Digital Agency Italy (AGID)
  - Italian: Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID) (Italiano)
Type: Accessibility law
Scope: Public sector, Government
Web only: no
WCAG Version Used: WCAG 2 derivative
Relevant Standards:
Relevant Documents:
- Standards translation to Italian
  The guidelines for accessibility for public sector body websites and mobile applications based on EN 301 549

Date enacted: 2020
Responsible Entities (Agencies, Ministries, etc.):
- Italian: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri (Italiano)
- Italian: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze (Italiano)
- Italian: Ministero per la Pubblica Amministrazione (Italiano)
- Italian: Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID) (Italiano)
Type: law, Mandatory policy
Scope: Government, Public sector, Private sector
Web only: no
WCAG Version Used: WCAG 2.1
Relevant Documents:
- Italian: Legge 9 gennaio 2004, n. 4 "Disposizioni per favorire l'accesso dei soggetti disabili agli strumenti informatici" (Legge Stanca) (Italiano)
  The DECREE-LAW of July 16, 2020, No. 76 introduced a significant modification to the Stanca Law (Law of January 9, 2004, No. 4) by extending its application to private entities. This extension includes private entities that offer services to the public through websites or mobile applications and have an average turnover of more than 500 million euros over the last three years of activity. This modification broadens the scope of the accessibility law to not only public administrations and public bodies but also large private companies that provide services to the public through digital platforms.