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Accessibility
Digital products for everyone – with WCAG, the European Accessibility Act and plenty of practice.
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Accessibility
Why Accessibility Is More Than Contrast and Font Size
Contrast and font size are just the tip of the iceberg. Why real accessibility starts with semantics, keyboard access and clear language, and why it benefits everyone in the end. -
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The BFSG in Practice: What Germany’s Accessibility Act Means for Websites and Apps
Since June 2025, Germany’s BFSG also applies to online stores, banking apps, and booking platforms. Who is affected, what’s technically required, and how your team can get started. -
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Screen Reader Testing: How to Check Your Website with VoiceOver and NVDA
Screen reader users move through a page by headings, landmarks and links. How to turn on VoiceOver and NVDA and test your own website in 20 minutes. -
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Alt Text That Actually Helps: How to Describe Images for Everyone
Good alt text does not describe what an image shows but what it does in that spot. How to handle decorative, informative, functional and complex images, and which myths you can safely forget. -
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Easy Language or Plain Language: What’s the Difference?
Easy Language and Plain Language sound almost the same, but they serve different people and follow their own rules. Here’s how they differ and when your product needs which. -
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Test Your Website with the Keyboard in 15 Minutes
Put the mouse aside and press Tab: this five-round test lets you check focus, order, menus, dialogs and keyboard traps on your website in 15 minutes, without any tools. -
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WCAG Explained Simply: The Four Principles at a Glance
What the WCAG are, how the guidelines are structured and what perceivable, operable, understandable and robust mean in practice. A clear introduction with everyday examples, no prior knowledge needed. -
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Color Blindness in UX Design: Guidelines and Tools
How to design interfaces so that information isn't conveyed by color alone – the basics, guidelines, and tools for color-blind-friendly design. -
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Accessibility Testing: Tools and Methods for UX Designers
A crucial step toward making digital products accessible to everyone: automated tools and manual methods for accessibility testing – and what the German Accessibility Strengthening Act means from 2025 on.