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Practice & implementation

Accessibility is created in everyday work: in components, editorial templates, documents and test routines. This category collects articles from implementation — accessible navigation, dialogs and carousels, alternative texts and image descriptions, captions and transcripts, tables and data visualisations, PDF documents and native apps. Added to this are topics such as screen reader testing, assistive technologies, plain language and involving people with disabilities in evaluation. We also cover the organisational side: training for editors and developers, acceptance criteria in tenders, documenting test results and dealing with legacy content that cannot be reworked all at once. It is equally about recording test results so they remain traceable at the next change instead of getting lost when the project ends.

Voice Control: Preparing Websites for Speech Input

Speech input fails when the accessible name omits the visible text. How success criterion 2.5.3 works and how to test this way of operating your site.

14 min read

Accessible Customer Portals: Auditing the Login Area

Automated scans stop at the sign-in form. How a WCAG audit covers the protected area: scope, test accounts, session timeouts and screen reader testing.

13 min read

Accessible Sliders: Carousels Without Barriers

Auto-rotating carousels violate WCAG 2.2.2 and lock out keyboard and screen reader users. How to make sliders accessible with pause, keyboard and ARIA.

12 min read

Accessible Design System: Components Done Right

96% of all WCAG errors come from six patterns - all in building blocks. Solve focus, keyboard and ARIA once in the component instead of on every page.

13 min read

Plain Language on the Web: Understandable Texts for All

Plain language vs. easy language: lower reading barriers without extra budget, reach more people and meet WCAG - a building block of your BFSG conformance.

12 min read

Accessible Appointment Booking Without Barriers

Self-built date pickers fail on keyboard, focus and target size. How to make appointment booking operable under WCAG 2.2 for screen reader and keyboard users.

12 min read

prefers-reduced-motion: Animations Without Dizziness

Parallax, auto-sliders and fast transitions can trigger dizziness. How prefers-reduced-motion and a pause mechanism make animations WCAG 2.2 compliant.

12 min read

Accessibility and SEO: One Effort, Two Growth Levers

Alt text, descriptive link labels, semantic structure and contrast meet WCAG and act as ranking signals at the same time - accessibility and SEO as one lever.

12 min read

Accessible Apps: BFSG Rules for iOS and Android

The BFSG now covers native apps too. What iOS and Android apps must meet for WCAG 2.1 AA and EN 301 549: labels, tap targets, contrast and focus order.

14 min read

Accessible Content: Training for Your Editorial Team

Accessibility is an ongoing editorial process: train alt text, link text, headings and accessible PDFs in the team to prevent the gradual re-barriering.

13 min read

Accessible Navigation: Skip Links, Menus and Focus

Accessible navigation per WCAG 2.2: skip links, accessible menus with ARIA, aria-current, landmarks and visible focus management in practice.

14 min read

BFSG 2025: Key Facts for Companies

The German Accessibility Strengthening Act has been in effect since June 2025. Who is affected, which deadlines apply, and what first steps are needed.

14 min read

WCAG 2.2: Implementing the New Success Criteria

WCAG 2.2 introduces nine new success criteria. Focus Not Obscured, Dragging Movements and Redundant Entry explained with practical guidance.

13 min read

Accessible Checkout for Shops

Accessible checkout: usable payment forms, understandable error messages, address fields and progress indicators for online shops built to WCAG 2.2 AA level.

13 min read

Screen Reader Optimization: Making Your Website Readable

Screen reader optimisation for websites: ARIA landmarks, roles, live regions, semantic HTML and screen reader testing on Windows, macOS and mobile devices.

14 min read

Color Contrast and Accessibility: More Than 4.5:1

Understanding and implementing WCAG contrast requirements: tools, dark mode, focus indicators and non-text contrast for accessible websites.

12 min read

Accessibility by Design: Build It In From the Start

Build accessibility in early instead of retrofitting it: the cost advantage of shift-left, clear roles, design tokens and a Definition of Done for the BFSG.

12 min read

Keyboard Navigation: Every Function Without a Mouse

Keyboard navigation for accessible websites: tab order, focus management, skip links, keyboard traps and making custom widgets operable without a mouse at all.

13 min read

Accessible PDFs: Document Accessibility per PDF/UA

Creating accessible PDFs: tagged PDFs, reading order, alt text, tables and forms tested and implemented per the PDF/UA standard and kept that way day to day.

12 min read

Accessibility Testing: Methods and Approaches

Website accessibility testing: automated and manual testing methods, keyboard and screen reader testing and the professional WCAG audit at a glance.

13 min read