Why accessibility is crucial now
Let your company not the target of legal action A lack of or inadequate accessibility on your website is increasingly leading to warnings. Act now – before it's too late.
Have you received a warning letter? Act quickly!
Lack of digital accessibility can have legal consequences. If you have already received a warning or fear a letter, quick and correct action is crucialWe review your website, identify specific risks, and help you correct any violations immediately – legally secure, practical and straightforward.
Cooperation: LinkITUp × Spirit Legal
Digital accessibility is available from 2025 legal requirement – and affects almost every website that targets consumers. LinkITUp ensures the technical implementation and certification. Our partner Spirit Legal Attorneys takes over the legal review, documentation and defense in the case of warnings.
Goal: Accessible websites that meet legal requirements – both technically and legally.
- Legal requirement from 2025: Violations of the Accessibility Improvement Act (BFSG) can result in fines and warnings.
- Search engine ranking: Google prefers accessible and technically clean websites.
- Brand image: Accessible websites stand for inclusion, quality and sustainability.
- Data protection and IT security: By closely coordinating BFSG and GDPR requirements, your website is doubly protected.
Digital accessibility & legally compliant websites
The legal obligation to digital accessibility From 2025 onwards, this will affect almost all companies that offer digital products or websites to consumers. Accessibility Improvement Act (BFSG) obliges website operators to design their online presence technically and content-wise in such a way that they accessible and usable for all people are – even for people with disabilities.
Anyone who ignores the legal requirements risks Warnings, fines and reputational damage.
LinkITUp and the IT law firm Spirit Legal together offer a complete solution: technical accessibility, legal review and professional defense against cease and desist letters – all from a single source.
Technical implementation & legal protection
The agency LinkITUp ensures the technical implementation of accessibility according to WCAG 2.2 and BITV 2.0, including code optimization, color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, accessible PDFs and forms. This ensures that your website meets the minimum legal requirements of the BFSG and can be easily operated by all users.
The Spirit Legal Law Firm, with locations in Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main and Dresden, takes over the legal review of accessibility compliance and creates a written test report as proof to authorities or third parties. In addition, the specialist lawyers for IT, data protection and technology law on topics such as GDPR compliance, data protection declarations, cookie management, contract drafting and legally compliant web presence.
Goal: An accessible website that is technically functional and legally unassailable.
Warning about accessibility issues? We provide immediate relief
More and more often, companies receive a Warning due to lack of accessibility or for violation of the Accessibility Strengthening ActIn these cases, quick action is crucial.
Spirit Legal examines the legal grounds for the warning, assesses the chances of success and, if requested, takes over the out-of-court defense.
LinkITUp At the same time, it ensures technical improvements and creates a BFSG-compliant action protocol, which proves that the website has been verifiably implemented in an accessible manner.
This means that warnings can usually without trial and without fine be averted.
Our services at a glance
LinkITUp – Technical Accessibility
- Complete accessibility audit according to WCAG 2.2 and BITV 2.0
- Review of the website, PDFs, forms and plugins
- Customization of HTML, CSS, ARIA labels and structural elements
- Preparation of a technical test report with recommendations for action
- Accessibility certificate for verified websites
Spirit Legal – Legal Review & Legal Certainty
- Legal assessment according to the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG)
- Examination of whether and to what extent the website falls under the law
- Preparation of an audit-proof BFSG report
- Advice on data protection, GDPR and technology law
- Support with warnings and fines
- Contract review for service providers, agencies and operators
Together we offer the most comprehensive solution for digital accessibility in Germany – from technical implementation to legal protection.
Accessibility testing packages
Basic package – online shops & B2B websites
- Check whether your website falls under the BFSG
- Written exam result by Spirit Legal
Analysis – Booking sites with offline payment
- Detailed BFSG examination
- report
Full analysis – information & non-profit sites
- Legal assessment by Spirit Legal
- Catalogue of recommendations for technical implementation
All packages can be combined with technical implementation by LinkITUp.
About our partner law firm Spirit Legal
Contact person:
Tilman Herbrich (CIPP/E) – Partners, Data & Technology
Manja Hauschild (CIPP/E) – IT & data protection law, BFSG expert

Manja Hauschild
Manja Hauschild ist Rechtsanwältin im IT- und Datenschutzrecht bei Spirit Legal sowie zertifizierte Datenschutzexpertin (CIPP/E). Sie unterstützt Mandanten insbesondere bei der Erstellung und Verhandlung datenschutzrechtlicher Rechtstexte, insbesondere von Verträgen, Datenschutzinformationen sowie Löschkonzepten. Darüber hinaus begleitet sie datenschutzrechtliche Behördenverfahren und unterstützt Mandanten mit ihrer Expertise bei der Umsetzung der Anforderungen des Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetzes.

Tilman Herbrich
Tilman Herbrich (CIPP/E) ist Rechtsanwalt und Partner im Bereich Data
& Technology bei Spirit Legal. Als Spezialist für Advertising Technology und Cloud Services berät er Technologieanbieter bei der Produktentwicklung, unterstützt Werbungtreibende in den Bereichen Procurement, Kundenmanagement & Risk Mitigation beim Einsatz neuer Technologien und leitet die Division Privacy Litigation. Er wurde 2024 von dem internationalen Branchenmagazin BestLawyers in der Rubrik Data Security & Privacy Law als „Ones to Watch“ ausgezeichnet.
We support companies in technical implementation of accessibility, the GDPR optimization and the structure legally compliant websites with SEO performance.
Together with Spirit Legal, we offer tested, documented, and legally compliant accessibility solutions for companies, public bodies, and organizations.