Clubs, associations and non-profit organisations
Make taking part possible – on your club website too
People want to understand what you offer, get in touch and take part. Accessonaut gives you a manageable way into checking your public website and maintaining understandable information.
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Where everyday barriers arise
Little time and changing editors
When volunteers change, advice on headings, link texts and image descriptions is easily lost. Use concrete findings as the basis for simple editorial agreements.
Registrations run through several tools
Event calendar, membership application and an external donation or ticketing system each have their own workflows. Check the most important journeys from the perspective of someone who takes part without a mouse.
Important information is hidden in files
Your statutes or an invitation must also be findable and readable. Prefer well-structured web content and also check the documents you offer for download.
These journeys should work for people
Simplify the path to membership
Check your offer, contact details and membership application together. Look for understandable requirements, labelled fields and feedback that can be recognised without visual cues.
Announce events accessibly
Provide dates, venues and ways to get in touch as text. Also check the booking, error messages and possible time limits instead of relying on the calendar overview.
Keep club information transparent
Add known barriers and available alternatives to a reviewed statement and keep it up to date.
A workflow your team can carry on
Choose one important way to take part
Start with a specific goal such as registration or getting in touch. Clarify who looks after the website and embedded services, and which offerings need a separate legal assessment.
Start with a small sample of pages
Use the free check or a Free project for a clearly limited start. Note automated findings and add open questions about forms and documents.
Test practical tasks together
Check keyboard operation and comprehensibility with test data. Involve feedback from members and fix shared templates or content at their source.
Record knowledge for the next editorial team
Document the actual testing status, responsible contacts and remaining barriers. Repeat the affected checks when new tools or events are added.
Tools for your next steps
Start for free
Run a first technical sample of your public website.
WordPress integration
Deliberately activate the reading-aid widget on your existing website.
Check forms
Check labels, errors and workflows in practice.
Publish your testing status
Maintain a reviewed version with known barriers and ways to get in touch.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Which framework applies depends on the country, the operator and the specific service. The following notes help you find the right original sources and next testing steps. The linked official sources are in German.
Germany
In Germany, being a registered association (Verein) does not automatically make you a federal public body. Check whether you count as public, which specific services you offer and any additional requirements under state law.
Austria
In Austria, non-profit status alone does not decide whether the BaFG applies. Check whether you offer a covered service and whether a statutory exemption applies.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, check the specific service and any public tasks of your association. The limited coverage of private services in the BehiG is not a blanket EU website obligation.
What you also need to check
Free and Standard each include one website project with up to 5 and 25 pages per scan respectively. Standard costs €9, Pro €19 for 3 projects and Business €49 for 10 projects per month. All prices are final prices in euros. As a small business under § 19 of the German VAT Act (UStG), we do not charge VAT. Scheduled scans, automatic alt text and the browser assistant are included from Pro. With limited resources, a clear testing scope is especially important. Reading aids, technical samples and AI drafts do not replace a full usability check or a legal assessment of your association’s offerings.
Frequently asked questions
Are non-profit associations generally exempt from requirements?
A blanket answer would be wrong. What matters are the country, the operator, any public tasks performed and the specific services. A membership, ticketing or booking service must also be assessed on its own.
Is the Free plan enough to get started?
Free and Standard each include one website project with up to 5 and 25 pages per scan respectively. Standard costs €9, Pro €19 for 3 projects and Business €49 for 10 projects per month. All prices are final prices in euros. As a small business under § 19 of the German VAT Act (UStG), we do not charge VAT. Scheduled scans, automatic alt text and the browser assistant are included from Pro. Choose one important way to take part first. The limited page sample is a starting point and says nothing about all subpages, documents or external tools.
How do we deal with old scanned statutes?
Scanned pages are often just an image to screen readers. Also provide the most important content as structured web text and carefully compare any recognised text with the original, especially with old typefaces or poor scan quality.
Ready for the first step?
The scanner also works without an installed widget. Start by checking an important page of your website.
Scan for freeCreate a free projectA concrete first step
Start with a page that matters to people.
The free check shows barriers that can be detected automatically. With a free account you can collect your checks in one place and record your next steps.