SEBI Digital Accessibility
Compliance & WCAG Audit
We get SEBI-regulated entities to WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA conformance: accessibility audit, remediation of your website and app, and audit-ready documentation under the RPwD Act, IS 17802 and GIGW.
SEBI requires its regulated entities to make their websites and mobile apps accessible to persons with disabilities, in line with WCAG 2.1/2.2 Level AA, the Indian standard IS 17802 and the GIGW guidelines, under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act. Entities must have their digital platforms audited against these standards, remediate the issues found, and report conformance. SEBI has set compliance timelines and extended them more than once, so the practical approach is to check SEBI’s latest circular for the current date and begin auditing and remediation now — the fixes take time regardless of the exact deadline.
Every SEBI entity with a public digital platform
If investors or the public can reach your website, mobile app or portal, it is in scope. Accessibility is not just a legal requirement — it widens who can actually use your services.
- Stock brokers and depository participants with investor-facing platforms
- Mutual funds and asset management companies (AMCs)
- Portfolio managers, AIFs, investment advisers and research analysts
- Market Infrastructure Institutions (exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories)
- KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) and Registrar & Transfer Agents (RTAs)
- Any SEBI regulated entity with a public website, mobile app or investor portal
What accessibility compliance requires
These are the areas an accessibility programme has to cover to reach and stay at WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA.
WCAG 2.1 / 2.2 AA
Your website and app must be perceivable, operable, understandable and robust to Level AA across desktop and mobile.
Accessibility audit
A structured audit of your digital platforms against WCAG and IS 17802, combining automated scans with manual expert review.
Remediation
Fixing the code, content and design issues the audit finds — not just documenting them.
IS 17802 & GIGW
Alignment with the Indian accessibility standard and the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites that the mandate references.
Assistive-tech support
Screen-reader compatibility, full keyboard navigation, captions and accessible forms so real users can transact.
Accessibility statement
A published accessibility statement and a feedback mechanism for users who hit barriers.
Conformance reporting
Evidence of conformance and the reporting the framework expects, on the required cadence.
Ongoing conformance
Re-testing after releases so new features and content do not quietly break accessibility.
From audit to conformant and audit-ready
Accessibility assessment
We audit your website and app against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and IS 17802, and flag every gap with its severity and a concrete fix.
Remediation engineering
We fix the issues in code and design: semantic markup, ARIA, keyboard and focus management, colour contrast, and accessible components.
Assistive-tech validation
We test with screen readers and keyboard-only flows so it works for real users, not just automated checkers.
Audit readiness
We get you conformant and assemble the documentation, accessibility statement and evidence so your statutory audit is a formality.
A clear path to conformance
Audit
Automated plus manual review of your site and app against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and IS 17802.
Remediation plan
A prioritized fix list ordered by severity and real user impact.
Fix & retest
Engineering the fixes and re-validating with assistive technology.
Conformance & reporting
Accessibility statement, evidence, and a plan to keep conformance from regressing.
We fix accessibility in the code, not on paper
Accessibility is an engineering problem as much as a compliance one. We build software for regulated industries every day, so we remediate the actual markup, components and flows rather than handing you a report and walking away. You end up conformant and audit-ready, and your platform genuinely works for more users.
Frequently asked questions
What does SEBI’s accessibility mandate require?
It requires SEBI-regulated entities to make their websites and mobile apps accessible to persons with disabilities, aligned to WCAG 2.1/2.2 Level AA, IS 17802 and GIGW, under the RPwD Act. In practice that means auditing your digital platforms, remediating the issues found, and reporting conformance.
Who has to comply?
All SEBI regulated entities with public-facing digital platforms — stock brokers, depository participants, mutual funds and AMCs, portfolio managers, AIFs, investment advisers, research analysts, MIIs, KRAs and RTAs. If you have a website, app or investor portal, it is in scope.
What is the deadline?
SEBI has set compliance timelines for accessibility and has extended them more than once. Because the dates move, we deliberately do not quote a fixed deadline here — check SEBI’s latest circular for the current date. The important point is that auditing and remediation take weeks, so starting early is what turns the deadline from a scramble into a formality.
Does Levitation do the audit and the fixes?
Yes. We audit your website and app against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA, remediate the issues in code and design, and validate with assistive technology. Where a statutory audit by a qualified or certified accessibility auditor is required, we get you fully conformant and audit-ready first, so that audit passes cleanly.
How long does accessibility remediation take?
It depends on the size of the site or app and the number and severity of issues, but remediation plus re-testing typically runs over several weeks. That is exactly why the safe move is to audit now rather than wait for a deadline to approach.
Get an accessibility audit
Send us your website or app and we will assess it against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA and show you exactly what it takes to get conformant and audit-ready.
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