Compliance status

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to everyone, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstances or abilities.

To achieve this, we strive to adhere as closely as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at Level AA. These guidelines explain how web content can be made accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Following these guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to everyone: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairments, cognitive impairments, and more.

This website uses various technologies to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We use an accessibility interface that allows people with certain disabilities to adapt the website's user interface to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website uses an AI-based application that runs in the background and continuously optimizes its accessibility. This application fixes the website's HTML, adapting its functionality and behavior for screen readers used by blind users and for keyboard functions used by people with motor impairments.

If you have found an error or have suggestions for improvement, we welcome your feedback. You can contact the website operators by using the following email address: herrmann@digelite.de

Screen reader and keyboard navigation

Our website implements ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attribute technology, along with various behavioral changes, to ensure that blind users visiting with screen readers can read, understand, and enjoy the website's features. As soon as a user with a screen reader enters your website, they will immediately be prompted to enter their screen reader profile so they can effectively browse and use your site. Here's how our website addresses some of the key requirements for screen readers, along with console screenshots of code examples:

1. Optimization for screen readers: We run a background process that learns the website's components from top to bottom to ensure ongoing compliance, even during website updates. In this process, we provide meaningful data to screen readers using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for active icons (social media icons, search icons, shopping cart icons, etc.); validation hints for form entries; and element roles such as buttons, menus, modal windows (pop-ups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all website images and provides an accurate and meaningful descriptive alternative based on image object recognition as an ALT tag for images that are not described. It also extracts text embedded in the image using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology. To activate screen reader adaptations at any time, users simply need to press Alt+1. Screen reader users also receive automatic prompts to activate screen reader mode as soon as they enter the website.

   These adjustments are compatible with all common screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.

2. Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adapts the website's HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website keyboardable. This includes the ability to navigate the website with the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, use the arrow keys to manipulate dropdown lists, close them with Esc, activate buttons and links with the Enter key, navigate between radio buttons and checkboxes with the arrow keys, and fill them in with the spacebar or Enter key. Additionally, keyboard users will find quick navigation and content skip menus, which are always available by pressing Alt+1 or as the first elements of the website when navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered pop-ups by immediately shifting keyboard focus to them as soon as they appear, preventing focus from drifting outwards.

   Users can also use keyboard shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (headings), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons) and "G" (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Supported disability profiles on our website

• Epilepsy-safe mode: This profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures caused by flashing animations and risky color combinations.
• Mode for the visually impaired: This mode adapts the website for users with visual impairments such as declining eyesight, narrowing of the visual field, cataracts, glaucoma, and others.
• Mode for cognitive impairments: This mode offers various support options to help users with cognitive impairments such as dyslexia, autism, stroke sequelae, and others to more easily focus on the essential elements of the website.
• ADHD-friendly mode: This mode helps users with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders to more easily read, browse and focus on the main elements of the website, while significantly reducing distractions.
• Blindness mode: This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer or smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
• Keyboard navigation profile (motor impairment): This profile enables people with motor impairments to navigate the website using the Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter keys. Users can also use keyboard shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (headings), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons), and "G" (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Additional UI, design and readability adjustments

1. Font adjustments – Users can increase and decrease their size, change their family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
2. Color adjustments – Users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Furthermore, users can swap color schemes for titles, text, and backgrounds using over seven different color options.
3. Animations – People with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. User interface-controlled animations include videos, GIFs, and CSS lightning transitions.
4. Highlighting content – Users can choose to highlight important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only focused or hovered elements.
5. Audio mute – Users with hearing aids may experience headaches or other problems due to automatic audio playback. This option allows users to mute the entire website instantly.
6. Cognitive disorders – We use a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary so that people with cognitive impairments can decipher the meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and other terms.
7. Additional features – We offer users the ability to change the cursor color and size, use a print mode, activate an on-screen keyboard, and many other features.

Browser and assistive technology compatibility

We want to support the broadest possible range of browsers and assistive technologies so that our users can choose the best tools for them with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to support all the major systems that account for over 95% of the user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, JAWS, and NVDA (screen readers).

Notes, comments and feedback

Despite our best efforts to enable everyone to adapt the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of being made accessible, or lack a suitable technological solution to make them accessible. Nevertheless, we are continuously improving our accessibility by adding, updating, and enhancing options and features, as well as developing and adopting new technologies. All of this aims to achieve the optimal level of accessibility, in line with technological advancements. For any support, please contact herrmann@digelite.de

Notes, comments and feedback

Despite our best efforts to make the website accessible to everyone, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of making them accessible, or for which no suitable technological solution is currently available. Nevertheless, we are continuously improving our accessibility by adding, updating, and enhancing options and features, as well as developing and adopting new technologies. All of this aims to achieve the optimal level of accessibility, in line with technological advancements. For any support, please contact herrmann@digelite.de