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title: "Blog"
url: "https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog"
language: "en"
description: "Articles on digital accessibility: basics, the European Accessibility Act, contrast, forms, keyboard, alt text, plain language and testing."
published: "2026-10-15T09:42:16+02:00"
updated: "2026-10-15T09:42:16+02:00"
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# Blog

Practical articles on digital accessibility: basics, law, design and development, content and testing.

Articles

# Blog

Practical knowledge on digital accessibility – from the basics to the European Accessibility Act and screen reader testing.

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  [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/what-is-digital-accessibility) 13. Oktober 2026 ·Grundlagen 

##  [Digital accessibility: what it means and who it helps](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/what-is-digital-accessibility) 

Digital accessibility affects far more people than most teams assume. Learn what it really means, which myths keep hanging around and how to get started in a sensible way.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/germany-bfsg-accessibility-act) 10. Oktober 2026 ·Recht & Pflichten 

##  [Germany’s BFSG: What the Accessibility Act Asks of You](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/germany-bfsg-accessibility-act) 

Since 28 June 2025, Germany’s BFSG has made accessibility mandatory for many consumer-facing digital services. Who is covered, what is required and how to get started.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessibility-testing-tools-test-plan) 7. Oktober 2026 ·Testen & Tools 

##  [Accessibility Testing: Tools, Manual Checks and a Test Plan](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessibility-testing-tools-test-plan) 

Automated tools only catch part of the problem. Here’s how to combine tools, manual checks, user testing and formal audits into a test plan your team can actually follow.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/quick-screen-reader-test) 4. Oktober 2026 ·Testen & Tools 

##  [The 15-Minute Screen Reader Test: Listen to Your Website](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/quick-screen-reader-test) 

With NVDA, VoiceOver or TalkBack, you can uncover in fifteen minutes many barriers that automated tools miss. Here are the essential commands and a ready-to-use test routine.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessibility-statements-what-goes-in) 1. Oktober 2026 ·Recht & Pflichten 

##  [Accessibility Statements: What Goes In and What Often Goes Wrong](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessibility-statements-what-goes-in) 

Public sector accessibility statement or accessibility information under the EAA and Germany’s BFSG? How they differ, what’s mandatory and which mistakes to avoid.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessible-forms-labels-errors-logins) 28. September 2026 ·Design & Entwicklung 

##  [Accessible Forms: Labels, Error Messages and Logins Without Hurdles](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/accessible-forms-labels-errors-logins) 

Forms decide whether people check out, sign up or give up. Here’s how to build fields with clear labels, helpful error messages and a login that doesn’t lock anyone out.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/keyboard-focus-without-mouse) 25. September 2026 ·Design & Entwicklung 

##  [Keyboard and Focus: Making Your Website Work Without a Mouse](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/keyboard-focus-without-mouse) 

Not everyone uses a mouse. Learn how to make navigation, dialogs and custom components keyboard accessible, design a visible focus and use ARIA only where it actually helps.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/easy-read-and-plain-language) 22. September 2026 ·Inhalte & Sprache 

##  [Easy Read and Plain Language: Writing Content People Understand](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/easy-read-and-plain-language) 

Easy Read and plain language sound alike but serve different readers. Learn the difference and how to make your web copy, headings and links easier to understand.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/color-contrast-readable-design) 19. September 2026 ·Design & Entwicklung 

##  [Color and Contrast: Designing Interfaces Everyone Can Read](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/color-contrast-readable-design) 

Low contrast is the most commonly detected accessibility error on the web. Learn how to check text, buttons and charts, build a robust color palette and get dark mode right from the start.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/how-to-write-alt-text) 16. September 2026 ·Inhalte & Sprache 

##  [Writing Alt Text: Make Every Image Count](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/how-to-write-alt-text) 

Good alt text doesn’t describe what an image looks like – it says what the image is there to communicate. Here’s how to decide when an image needs text and what to write.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/how-people-use-assistive-technology) 13. September 2026 ·Grundlagen 

##  [Assistive technologies: how disabled people use the web](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/how-people-use-assistive-technology) 

Screen readers, magnifiers, voice control, switches: how disabled people actually use the web, and what that means for your design and your code.

   [ ](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/wcag-explained-principles-levels) 10. September 2026 ·Grundlagen 

##  [WCAG explained: principles, levels and what’s new](https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/wcag-explained-principles-levels) 

Four principles, 13 guidelines, 86 success criteria: here’s how WCAG is structured, what levels A, AA and AAA mean and what changed in WCAG 2.2.