What is the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG)?
In short and in plain language
The BFSG is a German law. It puts an EU rule into German law.
It says: firms must make some products and services accessible. This includes online shops, banking, tickets and e-books.
Content must be easy to see, to use and to understand. People must also be able to use it with a keyboard or a screen reader.
The BFSG transposes EU Directive 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act) into German law and, since June 28, 2025, requires businesses to make certain digital products and services accessible. Unlike the BITV 2.0, which applies only to public bodies, the BFSG addresses private sector actors for the first time. Affected areas include online shops, banking, telecommunications, e-books, ticketing and passenger transport services.
The technical requirements are set out in the ordinance to the BFSG (BFSGV); in practice they are specified by the European standard EN 301 549, which references the WCAG for web content. In practice this means content must be perceivable, operable, understandable and robust, including usable via keyboard and screen reader.
Which obligations follow for your specific offering, we detail on the BFSG requirements page.