---
title: "Basics"
url: "https://barrierefreihochzwei.de/en/blog/basics"
language: "en"
description: "What digital accessibility is, who it helps and how the WCAG are structured."
published: "2026-10-15T09:42:16+02:00"
updated: "2026-10-15T09:42:16+02:00"
---

# Basics

What digital accessibility is, who it helps and how the WCAG are structured.

Category

# Basics

What digital accessibility is, who it helps and how the WCAG are structured.

[ ](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/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.