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Accessibility Reinforcement Act (BFSG)
- Websites must be accessible from mid-2025
- For websites with electronic services
- Mandatory for private providers & public bodies
Is your website already accessible? Find out what the law means and what consequences it has for your website here.
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What does digital accessibility mean?
Accessibility Reinforcement Act (BFSG)
The Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) is the German law implementing the European Accessibility Act (EAA). It obliges many companies to make their websites accessible and must be implemented by 2025. Almost 10 percent of Germans are unable to use websites due to a disability.
What exactly does the law say about improving accessibility?
The law lays down specific provisions to promote equality and accessibility when it comes to products and services. This includes, for example, the obligation to create barrier-free access, the provision of barrier-free information and means of communication, the adaptation of workplaces and services and the promotion of the participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society.
Who is affected by the BFSG?
The Accessibility Improvement Act covers:
- Manufacturers of products
- Retailers and importers of products
- Providers of services
Micro-enterprises (fewer than ten employees and no more than EUR 2 million in annual turnover) that offer services are exempt from the law. However, micro-enterprises that put products into circulation are subject to the BFSG.
- Computers, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, cell phones
- ATMs, ticket machines and check-in machines
- Televisions with Internet access
- E-book readers
- Router
- Telephone services
- E-Books
- Messenger services
- Services offered on mobile devices (including apps) in interregional passenger transport
- Banking services
- electronic business transactions
- Passenger transport services (for urban, suburban and regional transport services only interactive self-service terminals)
What are the goals of the BFSG?
The main objective of the BFSG is to remove obstacles and barriers that prevent people with disabilities from fully exercising their rights and freedoms.
Deadlines
The Accessibility Reinforcement Act must be applied from June 28, 2025, which means that the products and services mentioned in the Act must be accessible from this date.
Is your website not yet accessible?
Then it's best to contact us right away and have your own website checked free of charge with a BITV/WCAG quick test.
Free website check according to WCAG/BITV
Together for an accessible Internet - that's what we stand for. Simply enter your information in the adjacent form. You will receive your test report automatically by e-mail.
Why accessibility at all?
Our software services prepare you perfectly for the Barrier-Free Accessibility Act.
Eye-Able® Audit
- Real-time WCAG testing software for online systems
- Automated testing of over 100 test steps
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Eye-Able® Report
- Scans entire system for WCAG conformity
- Becoming barrier-free up to 50% faster
- Regular conformity tests
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Ally AI assistant
- Detailed reports and suggestions for improvement in real time
- Intuitive operation without saving personal data
- Support through AI-supported consulting
Eye-Able® is a holistic provider of digital accessibility.
This is why, in addition to software services, we also offer tests in accordance with BITV and WCAG as well as training courses and workshops on the subject of digital accessibility.
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Advantages of complying with the Accessibility Improvement Act
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Increasing the range
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Avoid penalties:
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Improving user-friendliness
By applying the requirements of the BFSG, companies improve the usability of their offerings for all customers. An intuitive and accessible design increases customer satisfaction and promotes a positive user experience.
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Strengthening the brand
Over 10,000 websites are already prepared for the BFSG,
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FC St. Pauli, 2nd German Bundesliga
The University of Illinois, Chicago
"Eye-Able® enables all users to use the Blackboard system effectively by providing various visual adaptations, access to voice output and many other accessibility solutions."
Questions about the Barrier-Free Accessibility Improvement Act (BFSG)
Services that are offered exclusively in the B2B (business to business) sector are therefore not affected by the BFSG.
- Accessibility benefits everyone. Given demographic changes and the increasing number of older consumers, providing accessible products and services can be a market advantage.
- Companies that provide accessible offerings are future-proof: they tap into a broader customer base and can compete directly with those companies that are subject to the provisions of the BFSG.
- It is possible that the scope of the BFSG will be extended in the future to include additional products and services.
The BFSG at a glance. With just one click!
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