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RGAA on Nuxt: complete compliance checklist

Implementing RGAA compliance on Nuxt means addressing the platform's specific failure modes (route change announcements, modal focus traps) while applying Référentiel général d'amélioration de l'accessibilité success criteria across content, code, and editorial workflow.

AccessivePath Research · IAAP-aligned research team3 min readPublished · Updated

RGAA in 60 seconds

France's Référentiel général d'amélioration de l'accessibilité (RGAA) is the French government's national web accessibility methodology, currently at version 4.1, that operationalises EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA with 106 control tests and is mandatory for public-sector and (since the EAA transposition) large-private-sector French websites.

Nuxt accessibility — what you are starting with

Nuxt produces SSR HTML that screen readers can immediately parse. Client-side interactions need explicit accessibility work.

RGAA setup checklist for Nuxt

1. Semantic HTML in Vue templates: Prefer native elements.

2. Announce route changes: Use composable for live-region announcement.

Common RGAA failures on Nuxt

• Route change announcements

• Modal focus traps

• Vue Transition without prefers-reduced-motion

Putting it together

Combine RGAA's Level AA requirements with Nuxt's native tooling. Bake accessibility into your component library and editorial workflow; instrument axe-core in CI for regression.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Cited answers. Sourced. Updated as standards and case law change.

  • Is Nuxt RGAA-compliant out of the box?

    Nuxt is as accessible as the components it renders.

  • What is the easiest path to RGAA compliance on Nuxt?

    Start with the platform's most-accessible default theme (where applicable), audit each installed plugin/extension/module, train content authors on alt text and heading hierarchy, and instrument axe-core in your CI pipeline.

  • Is Nuxt accessible?

    Nuxt is as accessible as the components it renders.

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