The accessibility checklist for your website

What is in the checklist

1. 1

   Find out whether the law applies to you 3 checks

   The BFSG and the European Accessibility Act cover certain services for consumers. Start by finding out whether yours is one of them.

2. 2

   Test what can be measured automatically 3 checks

   Automatic rules find errors such as missing text alternatives, poor contrast and form fields without a label. They test 23 of the 55 criteria at levels A and AA, in whole or in part.

3. 3

   Check what only a person can judge 20 checks

   A machine cannot tell whether an alt text makes sense or whether the checkout works with the keyboard. These checks cover the rest of the criteria. Each says how to test it.

4. 4

   Document the work and publish it 5 checks

   Service providers have to explain how their service meets the requirements, in their terms or in another clearly visible way.

Step 1 in full: Find out whether the law applies to you

• You offer consumers in the EU a service the law names: e-commerce such as an online shop or booking portal, consumer banking, electronic communications, e-books, or parts of passenger transport.
• Your business is not a microenterprise. Microenterprises that provide services, with fewer than ten employees and either an annual turnover or a balance sheet total of no more than €2 million, are exempt.
• You know which parts of the website belong to the service: product and service pages, search, basket, checkout, customer account, contact and booking forms.

Or start with step 2 right away

Check your homepage for free and see which errors the automatic rules find. It takes under a minute.