Understanding and implementing accessibility

How Much Does an Accessible Website Cost? Factors and Price Guidelines

There is no fixed price: costs range from investing your own time using free tools to several thousand euros. The cost factors, the realistic range, and the biggest lever should be considered from the outset.

Plain Language vs. Easy Language: Differences and When Each Is Needed

The difference between Easy Language and Plain Language, why Easy Language is mandatory only in the public sector—and why it is not a BFSG requirement for private businesses, but often adds value.

Accessible Web Design: Fundamentals for Design and Development

Accessibility is most affordable when it is built in from the start. These design and development fundamentals—contrast, structure, focus, forms, and motion—help prevent barriers before they arise.

Making WordPress Accessible: Plugins, Tools, and Their Limitations

WordPress accessibility does not come from the core platform alone—it depends on your theme and content. Learn what plugins can and cannot do, what to look for in a theme, and what an effective, honest approach involves.

Keyboard Accessibility: Making Websites Usable Without a Mouse

Why keyboard accessibility is fundamental—including for screen-reader users—which WCAG criteria apply, the basic operating principles, and the five-minute keyboard test you can perform yourself.

BFSG and EAA: How German Law and the EU Directive Are Connected

What the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) is, how Germany implemented it through the BFSG, and why the BFSG—not the EAA itself—is the legislation that applies to you in Germany.

BFSG: Fines and Consequences of Non-Compliance

The BFSG fine framework (up to €100,000), who enforces it, the additional risk of warnings under the UWG—and a balanced assessment of concerns about a wave of legal warnings.

EN 301 549: The European Standard for Digital Accessibility

The harmonised EU standard behind the BFSG: what EN 301 549 is, how it incorporates the WCAG, why it goes beyond them, and which version is currently binding (v3.2.1 = WCAG 2.1 Level AA).

WCAG Conformance Levels A, AA, and AAA—and Which Level the BFSG Requires

A, AA, and AAA—what the three WCAG conformance levels mean, why Level AA is the relevant standard for the BFSG, and how conformance is determined on a page-by-page, all-or-nothing basis.

Automated WCAG Testing: What It Can—and Cannot—Do

What WCAG testing tools can reliably detect, what they fundamentally cannot assess—covering only around one-third of the criteria—and why a green result is not proof of conformance, plus the proper role of automated testing.

WCAG Colour Contrast: Requirements and Proper Testing

The measurable WCAG contrast thresholds—AA: 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text and non-text elements—what qualifies as “large text,” the exceptions, and how to test contrast correctly.

BFSG: Who Is Affected? Obligations, Exemptions, and Microenterprises

Who the BFSG applies to: businesses offering consumer products or services, why purely B2B activities are excluded, and how far the microenterprise exemption actually extends.

BFSG Deadlines and Transitional Provisions at a Glance

When the BFSG took effect, why there is no grace period for websites, who the 2030 transitional deadline under Section 38 actually applies to, and the special provision for self-service terminals.

BFSG Checklist for Websites: A Step-by-Step Guide to Compliance

Accessibility Testing: How to Test Your Website Properly

BFSG, one year on: what really changed for websites

One year after the BFSG came into force: what the law means for online shops and websites, what’s mandatory — and what many still get wrong.

Accessibility Overlays: Why accessiBe, UserWay & Co. Don’t Provide Real Accessibility

accessiBe, UserWay & Co. promise accessibility through a script. Why this does not meet WCAG requirements, what the FTC, accessibility experts and organizations say about it – and what BFSG risk remains.

5 barriers almost every online shop has — and how to fix them

These five barriers are found in almost every online shop. What they mean for users — and how to fix them with manageable effort.

What we’re working on: scanner, analytics and our honest approach

An open look at the Welcoma roadmap: what’s already here, what’s in preparation — and why we don’t advertise anything that doesn’t exist yet.

What goes into the accessibility statement?

For private companies it’s correctly called “accessibility information” (§ 14 / Annex 3 BFSG). What really belongs in it — with a checklist of mandatory items and form requirements.