Guides
Guides for accessible, secure and privacy-friendly websites
Practical explainers on the accessibility requirements of the BFSG and on the technical signals we check, written for website owners rather than lawyers or engineers.
01 Accessibility & BFSG
The BFSG guides
The German Accessibility Strengthening Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz, BFSG) has applied since 28 June 2025. These guides explain who is affected, which barriers matter and what to do about them, with dedicated pages for the industries that ask us most often.
Is your website affected?
Work out whether the BFSG applies to your website, which exemptions exist and what your next step should be.
BFSG check
The free instant check: test your website against WCAG 2.1 AA in seconds and see where it meets the requirements and where it does not.
Accessibility statement
The mandatory content of an accessibility statement, where it belongs on your site and a template structure you can adapt.
BFSG for online shops
Shops are expressly covered by the BFSG. The typical barriers in checkout, filters and product pages, and how to check yours.
BFSG for medical practices
Online appointment booking can bring a practice website into scope. What that means and which barriers matter most.
BFSG for hotels
Booking and ticketing services fall within scope. The typical barriers on a hotel site and how accommodation businesses can check theirs.
BFSG for tradespeople
Contact forms, reference galleries and simple booking functions: what craft businesses with a website need to look at.
02 Technology
Security and privacy explained
Two of the six dimensions in every scan, unpacked: what we look for, why it matters and how to fix the findings you get.
HTTP security headers
What each response header does, which ones your site should send and how to configure them correctly.
Privacy signals
Cookies, trackers and third-party requests: which signals we read from a page and what they say about your privacy setup.
03 Tool
Generate your accessibility statement
A guided form walks you through every mandatory field and produces a ready-to-adapt statement text block. The preview is free.
Ready to see where your website stands?
Run a free scan and get a plain-language report on accessibility, security, privacy, sustainability, SEO and performance.