Who must comply with accessibility requirements for websites?

This particularly affects websites of public bodies, online stores, and companies that offer content online. Since June 28, 2025, the BFSG requires all accessibility barriers to be removed.

Which user groups benefit from accessible websites?

Accessibility benefits blind and visually impaired users who rely on screen readers and keyboard navigation, as well as people with motor or cognitive impairments who benefit from clearly structured content.

What exactly does easyMonitoring check?

easyMonitoring scans websites according to WCAG 2.2, BITV, and EU directives with a total of 132 individual technical checks. It detects issues such as missing alternative texts, insufficient contrast, and incorrect semantic structure.

How does the implementation of accessible pages work?

In four steps: automatic scanning and testing, reporting with score values and PDF reports, content optimization such as simple language and clear images, and ongoing monitoring through regular scans.

What are typical accessibility errors on the web?

Common errors include images without alt text, poor contrast, unusable buttons, forms that cannot be filled in via keyboard, missing language labeling, and confusing menu navigation.

Is a one-time check of the website enough?

No. Accessibility must be checked continuously, as new content can create new barriers. easyMonitoring enables regular scans and ongoing monitoring.

Who must comply with accessibility requirements for websites?

This particularly affects websites of public bodies, online stores, and companies that offer content online. Since June 28, 2025, the BFSG requires all accessibility barriers to be removed.

Which user groups benefit from accessible websites?

Accessibility benefits blind and visually impaired users who rely on screen readers and keyboard navigation, as well as people with motor or cognitive impairments who benefit from clearly structured content.

What exactly does easyMonitoring check?

easyMonitoring scans websites according to WCAG 2.2, BITV, and EU directives with a total of 132 individual technical checks. It detects issues such as missing alternative texts, insufficient contrast, and incorrect semantic structure.

How does the implementation of accessible pages work?

In four steps: automatic scanning and testing, reporting with score values and PDF reports, content optimization such as simple language and clear images, and ongoing monitoring through regular scans.

What are typical accessibility errors on the web?

Common errors include images without alt text, poor contrast, unusable buttons, forms that cannot be filled in via keyboard, missing language labeling, and confusing menu navigation.

Is a one-time check of the website enough?

No. Accessibility must be checked continuously, as new content can create new barriers. easyMonitoring enables regular scans and ongoing monitoring.

A man with a questioning look holds a laptop, with three yellow checkmark icons in the background symbolizing accessibility criteria

Accessibility for websites: What operators need to know & implement

Since June 28, 2025, the BFSG requires websites to be free of accessibility barriers. What operators must implement, technically and content-wise.

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Accessibility for websites: What operators need to know & implement

By SiteCockpit

• August 5, 2025 • Practice & Business • 7 mins read

Summary

The BFSG has required website operators, public bodies, and online stores to be accessible since June 2025. Blind, visually, motor-, and cognitively impaired users benefit most. SiteCockpit's easyMonitoring automatically checks against WCAG 2.2, BITV, and EU directives, running 132 individual technical checks covering contrast, alt text, structure, and more. Staying compliant long-term requires accessible content alongside the technical fixes, plus continuous monitoring.

Accessibility for websites: What operators need to know & implement

Digital accessibility is not a nice-to-have, but a legal requirement - especially for websites of public bodies, online stores or companies that offer content online. Since June 28, 2025, the German BFSG law has required that all accessibility barriers be removed. Operators must meet specific requirements - both technically and in terms of content.

With easyMonitoring from SiteCockpit, you can test these requirements automatically, detect violations and monitor implementation on an ongoing basis.

For which people, which disabilities?

Accessibility affects people with different disabilities - such as blind and visually impaired users who rely on screen readers and keyboard navigation. But people with motor or cognitive impairments also benefit when content in text and image form is clearly structured and accessible. The aim is to design websites for as many people as possible in such a way that there are no barriers to use.

What does easyMonitoring check?

easyMonitoring scans websites in accordance with WCAG 2.2, the BITV and EU directives. It detects typical errors in text, images, navigation or interactive elements and prioritizes them according to urgency:

✓ Missing alternative texts
✓ Insufficient contrast
✓ Missing signals for screen readers
✓ Incorrect semantic structure or incorrect guideline assignments
✓ And much more, a total of 132 individual technical checks

For each point where barriers exist, the system provides specific recommendations for implementation - including suitable examples for remedying them.

easyMonitoring dashboard showing domain details, progress bar, and accessibility check summary

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Implementation: How to design accessible pages

1. Scan & test: The automatic check records all technical requirements for accessible pages - including texts, contrasts, keyboard operability, ARIA labels, forms and responsiveness.
2. Report & history: Monitoring creates score values, traffic light systems and PDF reports for internal purposes or evidence under the law.
3. Designing content correctly: In addition to technical aspects, the content side is also crucial - well-structured texts, simple language, clear images, appropriate elements. For this purpose, easyMonitoring also shows all the necessary manual checks.
4. Permanent monitoring: Accessibility must be checked continuously. New content can create new hurdles. easyMonitoring enables regular scans and continuous monitoring - accessible, comprehensible, legally compliant.

Typical errors on the web

• Images without alternative text
• Poor contrast between text and background
• Buttons or interactive elements that cannot be operated
• Forms that cannot be filled in using the keyboard
• Screen readers do not recognize a meaningful structure
• Lack of language labeling or inconsistent terms
• Unclear or unfocusable menu navigation
• Complex content without examples or visual support

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SiteCockpit Solution

What website operators should do now

The area of digital accessibility is becoming increasingly important - especially in the public sector, e-commerce and educational institutions, where the implementation of legal requirements in the area of accessibility is crucial. Modern tools like easyMonitoring not only provide a complete overview of this area, but also ensure sustainable accessibility in all relevant sub-areas - from content to technical structure.

If you want to be on the safe side legally as a website operator, there is no getting around technical and editorial accessibility. The law requires more than just a symbolic declaration - it is about real accessibility for all users, especially for blind or impaired people. With easyMonitoring, all technical requirements can be tested automatically, violations made visible, content continuously optimized and made accessible.

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