PrintWelcome to the WebCC (Web Compliance Center)
The Web Compliance Center is part of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT).
"Let's see what I can find in the Internet", is often the first thought that comes across our mind, when looking for information about leisure, health issues, certain products or the like.
For many people, however, the information provided in the Internet is not accessible, because they cannot find their way around a Web site, or the assistive technology they need to use in order to access Internet-based information encounters barriers, and therefore the information cannot be conveyed to them. This is particularly true for older and handicapped people. By applying methods and techniques of barrier-free Web design, this can be avoided.
Web Compliance Center can support you in designing and implementing barrier-free Web sites with the following services:
- Evaluation of existing Internet services and applications.
- Consultancy during the process of (re-)designing your Internet service/application.
- Implementation of a barrier-free Internet service/application.
- Training for developers
- User studies
Web Compliance Center is not only offering consultancy to the industry and the public sector, but also carrying out research projects referring to e-accessiblity. Web Compliance Center is an active member of the Web Accessiblity Initiative (WAI) of the World Wide Web Consortium, which has developed internationally adopted recommendations and standards for barrier-free Web design. To foster communication and exchange of information about accessible Web design in Germany, Web Compliance Center is hosting the first German mailing list on this topic.
