https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/ Expert articles and insights from BFSG Expert. BFSG compliance, WCAG audits and accessible web development. en-US Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-e-books-epub-requirements-bfsg/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-e-books-epub-requirements-bfsg/ E-books are a separate BFSG category: ten extra duties from Section 18 of the ordinance, EPUB Accessibility 1.1, metadata, testing and a backlist plan. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/wcag-3-draft-2026-status-timeline/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/wcag-3-draft-2026-status-timeline/ On 3 March 2026 the W3C published a new WCAG 3 Working Draft. What it contains, why WCAG 2.2 AA remains the required benchmark and what teams do today. WCAG & Standards Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/disproportionate-burden-bfsg-documentation/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/disproportionate-burden-bfsg-documentation/ Section 17 BFSG is no free pass but a burden of proof: how to calculate, document, notify and retain the Annex 4 assessment for five years of scrutiny. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-self-service-terminals-obligations/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-self-service-terminals-obligations/ ATMs, ticket and check-in machines fall under the BFSG. What applies to existing terminals until 2040 and why the accompanying service gets no grace period. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/en-301-549-standard-behind-bfsg/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/en-301-549-standard-behind-bfsg/ EN 301 549 is the harmonized EU standard the BFSG technically references. How the EAA, the standard and WCAG 2.2 connect and what version 4.1.1 brings. Recht & Vergabe Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-authentication-captcha/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-authentication-captcha/ Accessible sign-in under WCAG 2.2 SC 3.3.8: password managers, magic links, passkeys and low-barrier CAPTCHA alternatives using object recognition and audio. WCAG & Standards Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-cookie-banner-wcag/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-cookie-banner-wcag/ Cookie banners are the first interaction and fall under the BFSG. Where consent banners fail WCAG 2.2 and how to make them accessible and compliant. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-microenterprise-exemption/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-microenterprise-exemption/ Many businesses assume that as a micro-enterprise they are BFSG-exempt. When the exemption applies, why it covers services only and what Section 17 demands. Recht & Vergabe Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-apps-bfsg-ios-android/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-apps-bfsg-ios-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. Praxis & Umsetzung Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-overlays-not-bfsg-solution/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-overlays-not-bfsg-solution/ Accessibility overlays promise one-click BFSG compliance but only change the surface. Why studies, the DBSV and authorities reject them and what truly works. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-content-editing-team-training/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-content-editing-team-training/ Accessibility is an ongoing editorial process: train alt text, link text, headings and accessible PDFs in the team to prevent the gradual re-barriering of your site. Praxis & Umsetzung Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-ai-chatbots-voice-wcag/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-ai-chatbots-voice-wcag/ Why AI chatbots and voice assistants fall under the BFSG and how conversational UI becomes WCAG-compliant with ARIA live regions and focus management. WCAG & Standards Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-audit-cost-roi-2026/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-audit-cost-roi-2026/ What a WCAG 2.2 audit costs in 2026: prices by scope, sampling versus full audit, monitoring, the BFSG fine ceiling, conversion ROI and funding at a glance. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/focus-management-single-page-apps-accessible/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/focus-management-single-page-apps-accessible/ Accessible route changes in single-page apps: move focus to the new heading, keep the page title in sync and announce view changes via a live region per WCAG 2.4.3. WCAG & Standards Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-data-visualization-charts/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-data-visualization-charts/ Design charts accessibly: patterns instead of colour alone, sufficient contrast, text alternatives per WCAG 1.1.1 and a table fallback for charts. WCAG & Standards Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-navigation-skip-links-menus/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-navigation-skip-links-menus/ Accessible navigation per WCAG 2.2: skip links, accessible menus with ARIA, aria-current, landmarks and visible focus management in practice. Praxis & Umsetzung Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-error-status-messages/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-error-status-messages/ Accessible error and status messages per WCAG 4.1.3 using ARIA live regions, role=alert, role=status and aria-describedby for forms and dynamic content. WCAG & Standards Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-modals-overlays/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-modals-overlays/ Build modal dialogs accessibly: role=dialog, aria-modal, focus trap, ESC, return focus and an inert background following WCAG 2.4.3 and the ARIA Dialog Pattern. WCAG & Standards Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-data-tables-complex-content/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-data-tables-complex-content/ Build data tables accessibly: th with scope, caption, headers and id for complex tables, layout vs. data tables and responsive tables following WCAG 1.3.1. WCAG & Standards Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-statement-feedback-mechanism/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-statement-feedback-mechanism/ What an accessibility statement under BFSG and EN 301 549 must contain: conformance status, non-accessible content, a feedback mechanism and contact details. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-media-captions-transcripts/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-media-captions-transcripts/ Captions, transcripts and audio description under WCAG guideline 1.2 and the BFSG: what makes video and audio accessible in 2026 - explained in practice. WCAG & Standards Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-images-alt-text/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-images-alt-text/ How to write alt text under WCAG 1.1.1 correctly: describe informative, decorative and complex images, charts and infographics with long descriptions clearly. WCAG & Standards Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-enforcement-legal-risks/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-enforcement-legal-risks/ How the BFSG is enforced: market surveillance, association lawsuits, defect reports, deadlines and statutory measures. Explained factually, with an action plan. BFSG & Umsetzungspflichten Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/aria-roles-states-live-regions/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/aria-roles-states-live-regions/ WAI-ARIA in practice: roles vs. native HTML, states like aria-expanded and aria-selected, live regions with polite and assertive plus the most common mistakes. WCAG & Standards Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-forms-validation/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-forms-validation/ Accessible forms per WCAG 2.2: programmatic labels, required field marking, error messages with aria-describedby and role=alert, plus focus management. WCAG & Standards Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-public-procurement/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessibility-public-procurement/ Accessibility as a mandatory criterion in IT tenders: BITV 2.0, EN 301 549, required evidence such as a conformance report and VPAT, and the exclusion risk. Recht & Vergabe Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-typography-fonts-readability/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-typography-fonts-readability/ Readable font choice, size, line spacing and 200 percent scaling under WCAG 2.2: how to get accessible typography right, without the dyslexia-font myth. Shop, Web & E-Mail Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-2025-what-companies-need-to-know/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/bfsg-2025-what-companies-need-to-know/ The German Accessibility Strengthening Act has been in effect since June 2025. Who is affected, which deadlines apply, and what first steps are needed. Praxis & Umsetzung Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/wcag-22-new-criteria/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/wcag-22-new-criteria/ WCAG 2.2 introduces nine new success criteria. Focus Not Obscured, Dragging Movements and Redundant Entry explained with practical guidance. Praxis & Umsetzung Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-checkout-e-commerce/ https://www.bfsg-experte.de/en/blog/accessible-checkout-e-commerce/ Accessible checkout process: Usable payment forms, error handling, address fields and progress indicators for online shops. Praxis & Umsetzung Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT