Link collection
The following links to homepages and publications offer the opportunity to delve deeper into the topics mentioned and to find examples.
Overviews
Studying with disabilities | On the way to a "University for All" - Deutsches Studentenwerk |
Predominantly non-visible impairments | Studying with a disability, do I belong? - German Student Union |
Studying with a disability | Federal Employment Agency |
Handbook "Studying and disability" | Free information brochure - Deutsches Studentenwerk |
Legal basis
Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance NRW | Legal basis for universities in NRW |
EU directives | Directive on the accessibility of websites and apps of public institutions Clearly explained on the page: "Einfach für Alle" - Aktion Mensch |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) | Basis for the guidelines listed above German translation: Version 2.0 |
Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance of the Federal Government | German regulation (comparable to the EU directives) |
European Accessibility Act | European law on accessibility |
Accessibility
Barrier-free website | Aktion Mensch |
Barrier-free design of workplaces | Specialist portal - German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) |
Simulation of impairments
Simulation films of the week of seeing | Five films show the world with visual impairment |
Web Disability Simulator | How do people with disabilities experience a website? - Bielefeld University |
Accessible websites
Accessebility Developer Guide | The basis for getting started in accessibility for professionals and developers |
"How digital accessibility works according to EU 2016/2102" | Telekom MMS |
"Accessible web design - successfully implementing WCAG 2.0" | Lean DUS |
"Contrasts for websites - practice (Bayern Barrierefrei)" | Pfenningparade ChancenWerk |
"HTML5 and WAI-ARIA, developing correctly modern, barrier-free" | Multimedia meeting |
"Universities on the web" | Free and Open Source Software Conference e.V. |
"Testing websites and apps with VoiceOver" | www.netz-barrierefrei.de |
"How you can have websites read to you with Google Chrome!" | ava assistance |
Basics of digital accessibility | University Forum on Digitalisation |
Expertise and interesting facts about accessible web design | Accessible web design |
Guide: Alternative texts for graphics | Chemnitz University of Technology |
Practical guide to creating text-based alternatives for graphics | Inclusive vocational training without barriers |
Accessible website: Easier for all people | Aktion Mensch |
Time.com | Reading website content aloud with a good voice |
Accessibility features in Firefox | Support moz://a |
Permanently accessible | Siteimprove |
WebAIM | good, fast initial testing of a website |
Readable | Steps towards an inclusive communication design |
Colour Contrast Analyzer | Programme to test contrasts under Windows and macOS |
Siteimprove Accessibility Checker | App to test websites for accessibility |
BITV test | Test procedure for BITV |
Koa11y | Desktop app for detecting accessibility issues |
WCAG 2.1 Map | Visual map of accessibility guidelines for web content |