BFSG obligations: Which websites are affected?
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The German Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG) for small businesses in plain terms: scope, micro-enterprises and first steps for your website.
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Make sense of BFSG, BITV, WCAG and the requirements in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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WCAG 2.2 AA: The practical checklist
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The most important WCAG topics for your website: clear text, contrast, keyboard, forms and the new requirements in WCAG 2.2.
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BFSG, BITV and WCAG: what is the difference?
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How the law, the ordinance and the technical standard fit together, with key questions for businesses and public bodies.
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Accessibility in Austria: the BaFG and website practice
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Which digital offerings Austria's BaFG covers and how to plan testing, implementation and the required information.
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Understanding digital accessibility in Switzerland
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Telling the BehiG, cantonal requirements and technical standards apart. A practical guide for Swiss website projects.
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Municipal accessibility: from web portal to citizen services
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How municipalities organise digital accessibility: state law, the statement, forms, documents and citizen services you can test.
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European Accessibility Act: from DACH to the rest of Europe
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What the EAA means for digital offerings and which additional questions matter when you enter further EU markets.
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BFSG: deadlines, inspections and fines
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What has applied in Germany since 28 June 2025, how market surveillance checks services, which fines the BFSG sets and which transition periods run until 2030.
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BFSG warning letters (Abmahnung): what you risk in Germany and how to respond
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Under German law: who may send a warning letter over missing accessibility, what it must contain, which costs and fines apply and how to respond.
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