Accessibility Braunschweig: BFSG Compliance and WCAG 2.2 Audits
Since June 28, 2025, the BFSG requires WCAG 2.2 AA for shops, portals and digital services. We audit, remediate and document the accessibility of Braunschweig businesses — WCAG audit from €2,480 fixed price, around 40 km away and personally reachable.
EN 301 549
assessment basis
50+
accessible projects
40 km
to Braunschweig
WCAG2.2
conformance level AA
Braunschweig ranks among Germany's most research-intensive cities: TU Braunschweig, DLR, Volkswagen, Continental and a dense landscape of automotive suppliers and mechanical-engineering companies shape the regional economy. Many of these businesses operate digital offerings – corporate websites, career portals, online shops and configurators – that have had to meet BFSG requirements since June 28, 2025. Technically capable operations nonetheless often have a catch-up need when it comes to the accessibility of their own web offerings. We close this gap with systematic WCAG audits from €2,480 fixed price, technical remediation within the existing code and sustainable training – while keeping the full range of services in view.
This Page Itself Meets WCAG 2.2 AA
The BFSG and Its Significance for Braunschweig Businesses
The German Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG) transposes EU Directive 2019/882 into German law and has been binding since June 28, 2025. It covers products and services in electronic commerce: online shops, booking portals, payment services and digital services directed at consumers. The technical requirements are based on EN 301 549, which in turn builds on WCAG 2.1. We recommend implementation to WCAG 2.2 AA, the current standard that also addresses future revisions.
For Braunschweig businesses specifically, this means: every online shop, booking portal and electronic services platform must be accessibly designed. This covers not just the purchase process but also product search, account creation, checkout and payment processing. Violations can be penalized by market surveillance authorities. Beyond compliance, there is a solid business case: approximately 7.8 million severely disabled people live in Germany (Federal Statistical Office, 2024). Accessibility opens up this target group while simultaneously improving the user experience for everyone.
BFSG Obligation in Force Since June 28, 2025
WCAG 2.2 audit · fixed price
- BFSG quick check as an entry point: €490 net – traffic-light rating of your most important pages
- WCAG 2.2 AA full audit from €2,480 net – prioritized audit report with actions
- Accessible implementation from €4,900 net (SME complete package) incl. accessibility statement €390
- Ongoing BFSG monitoring from €49 net per month
Price as pre-qualification: clear fixed prices instead of hourly logs. Larger sites and shops are calculated by page type – always as a binding fixed quote after the audit.
What We Deliver for Braunschweig Businesses
WCAG Audit and Assessment
Systematic testing of your website or shop against WCAG 2.2 AA. Automated tests with Axe and Lighthouse are complemented by manual testing with screen readers and pure keyboard navigation. Result: a prioritized report with concrete actions.
Technical Remediation
Fixing identified barriers directly in the HTML, CSS and JavaScript of your existing system. ARIA attributes, semantic structuring, contrast adjustments, focus management and skip links, without relaunch and without disrupting your operations.
Accessibility Statement
Creation of the legally required declaration per BFSG template. Documentation of conformance status, known limitations and the feedback mechanism for users with disabilities.
On-Site Training
Hands-on workshops at your premises in Braunschweig: creating accessible content, writing alt texts, designing accessible forms, captioning videos. For editors, designers and developers alike.
Ongoing Monitoring
Continuous accessibility monitoring after every content update. Automated checks on deployments, quarterly manual spot checks and reporting to your compliance stakeholders.
Legal Documentation
Complete documentation of all measures as evidence of your compliance efforts. Expert statements on BFSG conformity if needed, and collaboration with legal advisors in market surveillance proceedings.
Barriers Become Conformant Elements
We fix most findings directly in the HTML, CSS and JavaScript of your existing system – without a relaunch. A form without labels, with insufficient contrast and invisible focus becomes an element that screen readers announce correctly and keyboard users operate reliably. We then validate every change with assistive technology.
- Missing form labels and aria descriptions added
- Contrast raised to at least 4.5:1 (WCAG 1.4.3)
- Visible focus ring and correct focus order
Braunschweig as a Research and Industrial Hub: special requirements
The Braunschweig economic region is defined by technology-intensive businesses: automotive suppliers with complex product catalogs, mechanical-engineering firms with technical documentation portals, TU Braunschweig spin-offs with software-as-a-service offerings and internationally oriented mid-market companies with multilingual career portals. These businesses often operate particularly demanding web applications where accessibility goes far beyond simple contrast checks.
Interactive configurators, multi-step forms, dynamically loaded content and complex navigation structures place high demands on WCAG conformance. This is exactly where our strength lies: we test not just static pages but web applications with real assistive technologies, simulate usage scenarios and identify barriers that automated tools miss. In our development projects, we have built up experience with the technology stacks that Braunschweig businesses rely on.
Common Barriers in Braunschweig Business Websites
In our work with businesses across Lower Saxony, we encounter recurring accessibility barriers. With Braunschweig businesses, technically demanding interactions that are not usable by keyboard users or screen reader users come up particularly often. On top of these come the classic barriers: missing alt texts on product images, insufficient color contrast in corporate design systems, inaccessible modal dialogs and videos without captions. None of these barriers arose deliberately — they are the result of a development process in which accessibility was not previously an explicit requirement.
Complex Web Applications
Configurators, multi-step checkout processes and dynamically updated content areas frequently generate ARIA errors, missing live-region announcements and broken focus sequences. These barriers disproportionately affect keyboard users and screen reader users.
Corporate Design Contrast
Many corporate CD systems were designed without accessibility in mind. Light gray tones on white backgrounds, subtle accent colors and small font sizes in info boxes fall below the WCAG contrast target of 4.5:1 and cannot simply be overlooked.
Keyboard Accessibility
Mega-menus, dropdown filters and carousels operable only with a mouse. Modal dialogs without focus trapping. Interactive maps without a keyboard alternative. These barriers affect not only people with motor disabilities but all keyboard power users.
Technical Documentation
Mechanical-engineering and technology companies frequently provide PDF documentation that is not accessible as scanned or untagged PDFs. We advise on PDF accessibility and implementation of PDF/UA for technical documents.
TU Braunschweig and Higher Education
Our Audit and Remediation Process
Initial Consultation and Scope Definition
We discuss your digital offering, identify BFSG-relevant areas and jointly define the audit scope. For Braunschweig clients, we are of course available in person on-site or by video conference.
Automated and Manual Audit
Automated scans with Axe and Lighthouse capture the obvious barriers. Manual testing with NVDA and VoiceOver, pure keyboard navigation and magnified display finds the complex issues no tool detects automatically.
Prioritized Action Plan
Every barrier is documented with severity (critical, serious, moderate), the affected WCAG guideline and a concrete remediation proposal. Prioritization considers usage frequency, legal risk and implementation effort.
Technical Remediation and Validation
We fix barriers directly in the code of your system. After remediation, we validate every change with assistive technologies. The project closes with a report on the achieved conformance status and the completed accessibility statement.
Accessibility for Your Braunschweig Offering – Start Now
We test your website or shop against WCAG 2.2 AA, prioritize the findings by legal risk and effort and fix the barriers directly in the code. The entry point starts with a WCAG audit from €2,480 fixed price.
Accessibility as Competitive Advantage in the Braunschweig Economic Region
Braunschweig businesses compete with national and international providers. An accessible web presence is more than compliance: it is a quality signal that demonstrates corporate responsibility while simultaneously improving usability for all users. Approximately 7.8 million severely disabled people in Germany (Federal Statistical Office, 2024) represent significant purchasing power. Businesses that make their digital offerings accessible tap a market that competitors frequently still ignore.
Accessibility also pays off in measurable metrics: semantic HTML and correct document structure improve organic search rankings. Reducing form errors through correct labels lowers abandonment rates. Better keyboard navigation benefits power users who prefer not to rely on a mouse. Projects consistently show (own project experience) that accessible websites achieve lower bounce rates and longer dwell times than non-optimized counterparts.
Regional Proximity for Braunschweig Businesses
Our office in Söhlde near Hildesheim is approximately 40 kilometers from Braunschweig. This proximity enables personal on-site appointments for kickoff meetings, audit presentations and training, complemented by the efficiency of remote collaboration for technical audits and remediation. For Braunschweig businesses seeking an accessibility partner with personal availability and regional understanding, we offer the combination of deep WCAG expertise and short distances.
Across 50+ accessibility projects (own project experience), we have gained experience with a wide variety of industries and technology stacks. Whether a Shopware shop, WordPress website, TYPO3 CMS, custom development or complex web application: we know the typical barriers of each platform and can intervene precisely without disrupting your operations. Our offering covers the full spectrum: from initial BFSG classification through the WCAG 2.2 audit and accessible new development to training and ongoing monitoring.
- BFSG classification: determining whether and to what extent the law applies to your business
- WCAG 2.2 AA audit: comprehensive automated and manual testing of your offering
- Technical remediation: fixing barriers in the code of your existing system
- Accessibility statement: legally required document with conformance status
- Training: workshops for editors, designers and developers at your Braunschweig premises
- Ongoing monitoring: ensuring conformance during continuous development
Service Area: Braunschweig and Surroundings
From Söhlde near Hildesheim, we support accessibility projects across the entire region – audits and remediation remotely, kickoff meetings and training in person on site. We are also active in the neighboring cities:
- Wolfsburg
- Salzgitter
- Hildesheim
- Hanover
- Celle
- Wolfenbüttel
- Peine
- Gifhorn
Accessibility for Braunschweig Industries
The Braunschweig economic region is diverse across industries. Automotive suppliers operate career portals and supplier platforms that frequently work with highly complex form processes. Mechanical-engineering companies provide technical documentation, manuals and spare-parts catalogs online, often as PDFs or interactive web catalogs. TU spin-offs offer software through browser-based interfaces. Retail and service businesses run online shops and booking portals. Each of these categories has specific accessibility requirements, and in each we know the typical weaknesses from practical experience.
For automotive companies in the Braunschweig area, the accessibility of career portals is particularly relevant: the BFSG also covers application portals through which job seekers conclude contracts. An inaccessible application form excludes qualified candidates with disabilities and can have legal consequences. For online retailers, the BFSG requirements cover the entire purchasing process. And for mechanical-engineering businesses that provide technical content to both commercial users and consumers, the questions of PDF accessibility and the compatibility of their configurators with assistive technologies arise.
For research, spin-offs and suppliers
Anyone supplying public authorities should know the article on accessibility in public procurement. The underlying chain of standards is explained in the article on the EU standard EN 301 549. And which tools we use in the testing process is described in the article on accessibility testing tools.
Key Takeaways
- Accessibility for Braunschweig from €2,480 net – WCAG 2.2 AA full audit as a fixed price (SME up to 30 pages), entry via BFSG quick check from €490.
- BFSG obligation since June 28, 2025: fines of up to €100,000 (BFSG Section 37) – proactive implementation reduces the risk predictably.
- Around 40 km to Braunschweig: audits and remediation remotely, kickoff meetings and training in person on site.
- Implementation in the existing code instead of a relaunch – 80 to 90 percent of barriers can be fixed without a rebuild (project experience).
- This page itself meets WCAG 2.2 AA – proof that we deliver what we audit.