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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?
Barrier-free Strengthening 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 sets out 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 Strengthening Act covers:
- Manufacturers of products
- Distributors and importers of products
- Providers of services
Micro-enterprises (less than ten employees and no more than 2 million euros in annual turnover) that provide services are exempt from the law. However, micro-enterprises that place products on the market are covered by the BFSG.
- Computers, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, mobile phones
- ATMs, ticket and check-in machines
- Televisions with internet access
- E-Book Readers
- Router
- Telephone
- E-Books
- Messenger services
- services offered on mobile devices (including apps) in inter-regional passenger transport
- Banking
- electronic commerce
- 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 persons with disabilities from fully enjoying their rights and freedoms.
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The Accessibility Strengthening Act is to be applied from 28 June 2025 , i.e. from this date, the products and services mentioned in the Act must be barrier-free.
Is your website not yet accessible?
Then it's best to get in touch right away and have your own homepage checked free of charge with a BITV/WCAG quick test.
Free website check according to WCAG/BITV
Together for a barrier-free Internet - that's what we stand for. Simply enter your information in the adjacent form. You will receive your test report automatically via e-mail.
Why accessibility at all?
Our software services prepare you perfectly for the Barrier-Free Accessibility Act.
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- Real-time WCAG checking software for online systems
- Automated testing of over 100 test steps
- Test report export
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Eye-Able® Report
- Scans entire system for WCAG compliance
- Become barrier-free up to 50% faster
- Regular conformity tests
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- 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 digital accessibility provider.
Therefore, in addition to software services, we also offer tests according to BITV and WCAG as well as training courses and workshops on the topic of digital accessibility.
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Benefits of complying with the Accessibility Strengthening Act
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Increasing the range
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Avoid penalties:
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Improving the user experience
By applying the requirements of the BFSG, companies improve the usability of their offers 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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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. With demographic changes and the increasing number of older consumers, the provision of accessible products and services can be a market advantage.
- Companies that provide accessible services are future-proof: they tap into a wider clientele and can compete directly with those companies that are subject to the provisions of the BFSG.
- There is a possibility that the scope of the BFSG will expand in the future to include additional products and services.
The BFSG at a glance. With just one click!
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