The European Accessibility Act has been in effect since June 2025. Hello8 automates the auditing, verification, and accessibility declaration of your video subtitles.
The regulatory framework now imposes strict requirements on subtitling and video content accessibility.
RGAA (based on WCAG) is the French digital accessibility standard. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) extends these obligations across the entire European Union since June 2025.
Public organizations, companies with over €10 million in revenue, e-learning platforms, media companies, and any organization publishing video content in the European digital space.
Financial penalties of up to €50,000 per violation for the public sector, exclusion from public procurement, reputational damage, and legal action from users.
Hello8 covers the entire video accessibility journey — from audit to official declaration.
Comprehensive analysis of your subtitles against RGAA criteria applicable to video.
Advanced quality control of subtitle readability and viewing experience.
Automatic generation of the compliance document required by regulations.
A simple 4-step process to go from raw video to full compliance.
Upload your video
Drop your video file or existing subtitles
Automatic audit
Hello8 analyzes your subtitles for RGAA compliance
Guided corrections
Fix identified issues with AI assistance
Declaration generated
Download your accessibility declaration
Every RGAA requirement related to video is covered by Hello8.
Video accessibility applies to a wide range of organizations subject to RGAA and EAA requirements.
RGAA obligation since 2012. All videos published on public websites must be subtitled and accompanied by an accessibility declaration.
The EAA requires companies with over €10 million in revenue to make their digital content accessible, including videos.
Educational video content must be accessible to all learners — subtitles, speaker identification, and appropriate reading speed.
TV channels, VOD platforms, and content producers must provide subtitles that comply with European accessibility standards.
The Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité (RGAA) is the French digital accessibility standard, based on the W3C's WCAG. It defines the criteria that websites and digital content must meet, including videos and their subtitles.
The EAA took effect on June 28, 2025. It imposes digital accessibility obligations on all companies offering digital products and services in the European Union.
For the French public sector, fines can reach €50,000 per violation. The EAA also provides for penalties in each member state. Beyond fines, non-compliance can lead to exclusion from public procurement and legal action.
Subtitles must be present, synchronized, readable (appropriate reading speed), identify speakers, describe significant sounds, and meet sufficient contrast requirements. Hello8 automatically checks all of these criteria.
Yes. After the audit and corrections, Hello8 generates a video accessibility declaration that complies with the RGAA-required format, ready to publish on your site or include in your deliverables.
Hello8 supports all standard formats: SRT, VTT, ASS/SSA, TTML, EBU-STL, and many more. You can import your existing subtitles or let Hello8 generate them from your video.
Request an audit of your subtitles and get your video accessibility declaration.
Learn which subtitle format is best for accessibility in our SRT vs VTT comparison.