AccessiWay

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AccessiWay
Company typePrivate
Industry Web accessibility, Technology
Founded2021 (2021)
FoundersEldad Barnoon, Gianni Vernetti, Amit Borsok
Headquarters Turin, Italy
Number of locations
4 offices (Italy, France, Austria, Germany)
Area served
Europe
Key people
Amit Borsok (CEO)
ProductsaccessWidget, accessScan, Accessibility Audits, Training Services
Number of employees
120+
Parent team.blue (since 2024)
Website www.accessiway.com

AccessiWay is a European digital accessibility company that provides solutions to make websites, web applications, and mobile applications accessible to people with disabilities. The company specializes in ensuring compliance with European and national accessibility regulations, including the EU Accessibility Act.

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History

AccessiWay was founded in Italy in 2021 by Eldad Barnoon, Gianni Vernetti, and Amit Borsok. The company focuses on users with visual, auditory, motor, or cognitive impairments. [1]

In September 2024, the company was recognized for entering LinkedIn's Top 10 Startups of 2024. [2]

Recognition

AccessiWay has expanded to serve more than 1,500 clients across 20 countries. [3] [4] The company's clients include ING, UnipolSai, Allianz, Intesa San Paolo, Barilla, AXA, Dolce & Gabbana, Lavazza, BPER, and Mediobanca, Q8. [5]

Acquisition by team.blue

On December 10, 2024, team.blue, a European digital enabler, announced the acquisition of a majority stake in AccessiWay. The acquisition was advised by DLA Piper. [6] This transaction made AccessiWay part of a bigger digital compliance network serving over 3.3 million customers across Europe. [7] [8]

Products and services

AccessiWay offers a range of digital accessibility solutions:

accessWidget

The company's flagship product, accessWidget, uses artificial intelligence to improve website accessibility through two components: an AI-powered system and an accessibility interface. However, the company notes the tool doesn't guarantee full compliance with European accessibility laws. [9]

accessScan

A free accessibility validator that uses artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive accessibility reports for websites. [10]

Assessment and Training Services

AccessiWay provides services designed to enable high-level compliance and accessibility, in accordance with the European Accessibility Act and the EN 301 549 standard best practices. [2] The company also offers:

Operations

AccessiWay operates with a team of over 120 employees representing more than 13 different nationalities. The company maintains offices in four European countries:

The company serves clients across Italy, France, Austria, and Germany, with plans for further international expansion. By 2025, AccessiWay's client base included over 200 public administration bodies and more than 55 companies in the fashion and retail sectors.

Collaboration with iubenda

Following the acquisition by team.blue, AccessiWay has developed a strategic collaboration with iubenda, another team.blue company specializing in privacy and compliance solutions. Starting in January 2025, iubenda refers enterprise clients with websites over 1 million pageviews to AccessiWay for accessibility solutions. [11]

Regulatory Compliance

AccessiWay's solutions are designed to help organizations comply with various accessibility standards and regulations, including:

European Standards

National Regulations

Advocacy and Public Engagement

AccessiWay is an active member of the Interparliamentary Group on Digital Accessibility, contributing to policy discussions at the European level.

In June 2025, ahead of the European Accessibility Act's entry into force on June 28, AccessiWay participated in institutional events promoting digital accessibility awareness. The company organized an event in Milan in collaboration with the President of the European Parliament (Office in Italy), and AGID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale), focusing on the implementation of digital accessibility standards.

CEO Amit Borsok has been featured in international media outlets discussing digital accessibility, including a June 2025 article in Forbes about the implications of the European Accessibility Act deadline for brands. [11]

Mission and Community Engagement

Mission and Impact

AccessiWay focuses exclusively on digital accessibility. The company's mission is to make the web accessible for people with disabilities by helping companies see compliance as an opportunity and not just a legal requirement. [11] [12]

The company's work addresses a significant need: approximately 101 million Europeans have some form of disability, and nearly a quarter (23.9%) of people aged 16 years or over in the EU had a disability in 2024. In 2024, 82.3% of EU residents with severe disabilities used the internet in the past year, versus 95.2% of those without disabilities, a gap AccessiWay aims to close. [12]

Collaboration with NGOs and Disability Organizations

AccessiWay partners with users with disabilities and disability organizations to understand their needs. This feedback shapes the company's products and services.

The company has been a sponsor of Disability Pride Turin, an annual disability rights event. AccessiWay participated in the 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day celebrations in conjunction with the Disability Pride event.

ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility

The company is part of team.blue's ESG strategy, outlined in its "blue.shift" Impact Report. team.blue is building a volunteering program based on AccessiWay's model of working with accessibility-focused NGOs. Employees will get paid volunteer time, and all activities will include disability inclusion support. [13] [14]

team.blue positions AccessiWay as a key part of its accessibility efforts across Europe. [14]

References

  1. Accessiway : rendre le web adapté à tous (in French). 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-10-20 via www.bfmtv.com.
  2. 1 2 "L'innovazione per l'inclusione: intervista a Edoardo Arnello di AccessiWay - Startup-News" (in Italian). 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  3. Redazione (2025-08-18). "CASE STUDY (AccessiWay): raccontare l'accessibilità digitale su media nazionali e internazionali". Disclosers. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  4. "Private Companies - AccessiWay". www.accessiway.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Redazione. "Nasce in Italia il polo globale della compliance online: iubenda e AccessiWay uniscono le forze | Dailyonline". dailyonline.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  6. "team.blue strengthens its commitment to digital inclusion with the acquisition of AccessiWay". www.altaroc.pe. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  7. Stockman, Related professionals:Nils KrauseDan LiSemin OFlorian JeskeRune Jelte WeltzGuillaume SchaeferMélody BrunotChristian IannacconeGiorgia GrandeFulvio MianoChristoph MagerEric WingertSarmad HaidarMorgane Le DucAlexis FierensEmma. "DLA Piper advises team.blue on the acquisition of a majority stake in AccessiWay". DLA Piper. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  8. 1 2 "AccessiWay 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  9. "iubenda WayWidget". iubenda. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  10. "accessScan - AccessiWay". www.accessiway.com. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Alexiou, Gus. "What The June 28 European Accessibility Act Deadline Means For Brands". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  12. 1 2 Pofeldt, Elaine. "As Pioneers Advance Opportunities For EU Citizens with Disabilities, A New Law May Help Improve Accessibility". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  13. Avec vous - Mardi 2 septembre (in French). 2025-09-02. Retrieved 2025-10-20 via www.bfmtv.com.
  14. 1 2 "AccessiWay joins team.blue". team.blue newsroom. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2025-10-20.