Barrier-free Accessibility
All of the Confederation’s Internet resources must be designed in such a way as to enable people with disabilities to use them without restrictions. The Federal Administration is committed to fulfilling the requirements of the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0” to conformance level AA.
Additional Information:
- Federal law on the equal treatment of people with disabilities (BehiG, in German)
- The Guidelines of the Confederation (P028, in German)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0
Best Practice
The following examples show how web content editors can improve the accessibility level of their website using simple measures.
Page Title
The "title" of the HTML document should contain the specific description of the page first, followed by the broader context of the page. The elements should be seperated by a comma.
Barrier-free Accessibility, Swiss Confederation Web Guidelines
<title>Barrier-free Accessibility, Swiss Confederation Web Guidelines</title>Multiple Languages on the Same Page
A single page can contain multiple languages. Every change in langugage should be announced to screenreaders using the "lang" attribute.
Barrierefreiheit ist einfach, nicht wahr?
Web content accessibility is easy, isn't it?
L'accessibilité aux contenus web est facile, n'est-ce pas?
<p lang="de">Barrierefreiheit ist einfach, nicht wahr?</p>
<p lang="en">Web content accessibility is easy, isn't it?</p>
<p lang="fr">L'accessibilité aux contenus web est facile, n'est-ce pas?</p>