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Take part in the Barrier-Fasting! Duration from to
Barrier-fasting: improve websites code line by code line!
Digital accessibility is still a marginal topic in the education of developers if it is even covered in studies and training. Accordingly, only individuals who are interested in delving into this complex and extensive topic learn about it.
At the same time, in a society that is becoming older and more diverse, there is a growing need for websites that think and implement usability, accessibility, and technical accessibility together. With your accessible online presence, you show that social responsibility and economic efficiency are not contradictory.
Of course, a truly accessible website is at its best when conceived, designed, and implemented inclusively from the start. Often, however, it's just a few lines of code in HTML or the choice of the right units and values in CSS that make the difference between 'not at all' and 'at least rudimentarily accessible.'
But between all the user stories from the backlog, when should the team even care about tackling this 'epic topic' accessibility?
This is where the barrier-fasting program comes into play:
During Lent, between Ash Wednesday () and Maundy Thursday (), the accessibility of a website of your choice will be improved a little bit every day.
For this, the participating teams and developers receive a daily task to optimize a line of HTML or a thematic area in CSS. This only takes between 5 and 30 minutes. Teams can choose between the generic set of tasks based on the most common mistakes made, or have their site pre-screened to receive custom tasks tailored to their current state.
Cost to participate in barrier-fasting
The six-week program costs 159,66 € plus 19 % VAT (190 € brutto). You can get an invoice for your convenience.
If you are located outside of Germany in the EU, please remember your sales tax identification number for the reverse charge program.
As a special bonus, you can participate in the first week without any registration and see how this program works.
Reasons for participating in barrier-fasting
Contribute to digital participation and better reach people with and without disabilities in the future - with as little effort as possible!
You are simultaneously making your team and your website fit for the year 2025 when the EAA - the European Accessibility Act - no longer applies only to public bodies, but to all companies that do not fall under the definition of 'SMEs with fewer than 10 employees or less than €2 million in turnover'. Or do you want to leave the competitive advantage of an accessible website to your competitors?