Accessibility ¶

By June 28, 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) must be implemented in all 27 EU member states and Switzerland.

The European Accessibility Act (EAA ) regulates the accessibility of products and services for people with disabilities. It obliges companies to make a range of products and services accessible in order to promote social inclusion and equal opportunities for all citizens.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 (W3C Recommendations 12 /2024)

eCH-0059_V3.0_Accessibility Standard.pdf (e-Government Standard)

This eCH standard applies primarily to all information and services provided by the public sector and licensed companies. It enables public institutions and licensed companies in general, as well as other providers of online information and services, to implement their offerings on the Internet, intranet and extranet according to uniform criteria and thus simultaneously fulfill their legal mandate.

In order for WSL and SLF to comply with this EAA, all editors who integrate and upload media in TYPO3 must apply these editorial requirements with immediate effect.

These requirements are not new and have also helped your website to generate good search results in Google. Even limited users can better understand your texts and Links by applying these rules.

1. Link texts are self-explanatory, i.e. understandable on their own or via the context. A link text should describe which link is hidden behind it.
   How not to do it:
   "More information can be found here" -> "here" does not describe where I end up after clicking.
2. Informative graphics have an alternative text that provides equivalent information. " Instructions on how to enter and check the alternative texts in TYPO3
3. 1 target = 1 link: different Links (e.g. a headline, a graphic and an additional text link) do not point to the same target.
4. Headings and labels (e.g. in input fields, for buttons, etc.) describe the assigned web content clearly and are sufficiently informative and correct; there are no identical headings or labels on a page.
5. Lists with only one entry are not lists and are formatted as continuous text

Source: Checklist

Further Links:

• Accessibility requirements of the Canton of Zurich
• Aids for accessible digital communication (Federal Office for the Equality of Persons with Disabilities EBGB)
• eCH-0059Accessibility Standard (e-Government Standards)

Internet accessibility means that websites, applications and other digital content are designed in such a way that they can be easily used by people with disabilities, but also by older users or people with learning difficulties. The aim is to ensure equal participation in digital life by removing potential obstacles.

What exactly is barrier-free on the internet?

• Accessible: All content should be accessible to all users, regardless of their abilities or limitations.

• Understandable : Contents should be understandable and easy to understand, even for people with cognitive disabilities.

• Usable : Websites and applications should be designed in such a way that they can be operated by people with motor disabilities using a keyboard, mouse or other input device.

• Perceivable : Contents should also be perceptible for people with visual or hearing impairments.

• Disability-specific: Accessibility takes into account the needs of people with different types of disabilities, such as visual impairments, hearing impairments, motor impairments, cognitive impairments and more.