Accessible websites promote social participation and help to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities to use information and participate in digital life. Digital accessibility ensures that people with physical or cognitive impairments can also access all the content and functions of a website. To achieve this, the appropriate guidelines must be taken into account when designing and developing websites. These guidelines are defined by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) in the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines" (WCAG) and categorised into three conformance levels (A, AA, AAA).
WACA is an independent Austrian testing and certification body for web accessibility that carries out audits in accordance with the conformance levels of the W3C guidelines and awards certificates in three grades: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
In spring 2024, the entire Münze Österreich website was redesigned and subjected to a fundamental accessibility audit. Following a multi-stage audit process, the Münze Österreich website was awarded the WACA Bronze certificate, meaning that the website fulfils the accessibility requirements of WCAG 2.1 - AA to a very good degree, including on a technical level.
An accessible website is not just an expression of an open, fair and inclusive society, it also has economic benefits for Münze Österreich. The main benefits are:
