Help with forms and applications
Read aloud, high contrast, a readable font and visible keyboard focus support every form field.
For public bodies, municipalities and agencies
Public services everyone can use, however well they see or read.
Citizens must be able to use your website, however well they see or read. The friendlyuse widget helps with forms and applications, the free scan shows barriers on individual pages.
From €19 a month · no credit card · live in minutes
What changes
Applications and information that get through.
Many people visit your website exactly when they need to get something done: an appointment, an application, a change of address. The widget gives them aids they switch on themselves.
Check single pages for free
The free scan checks one page against WCAG A and AA and emails you the report.
One input for your statement
The scan report can be one of several inputs for your accessibility statement, nothing more.
The aids that matter here
Aids for people who need to get something done.
For older people, people with visual impairments or reading difficulties, and everyone using a second language.
Read aloud
Notes and form text are read aloud, at an adjustable speed.
Read aloudSpeedVolume
High contrast
Black and yellow, dark or sepia mode for people with low vision.
High contrastDark modeSepiaNight mode
Readable font
Larger text, more spacing and a clearly distinguishable typeface lower the barrier for applications.
Font sizeLine heightLetter spacingReadable font
Keyboard focus
A clear focus ring shows which field is active in every form.
Highlight focusKeyboard navigationLarge cursor
Free scan and usage statistics
First pointers on where to start.
The free scan checks one page against WCAG A and AA and emails you the report. It can be one of several inputs for your accessibility statement, but it does not replace a full assessment. The dashboard shows which aids are used.
- Free scan of one page against WCAG A and AA
- Report by email, as one input for your documentation
- Usage statistics: which aids citizens use
Web Accessibility Directive
Public bodies have clear duties. A widget does not meet them alone.
EU Directive 2016/2102 requires public sector websites to be accessible. In Germany it is implemented by the BITV 2.0 for federal bodies and by state laws for states and municipalities. Required are an accessible website, an accessibility statement and a feedback mechanism. friendlyuse supports this work, but it replaces neither accessible development nor the statement.
Terms in the glossary →Federal level
BITV 2.0
German ordinance on accessible IT for the websites and apps of federal public bodies.
States and municipalities
2016/2102
The EU directive is implemented in state laws. The yardstick is the standard EN 301 549.
Statement and feedback
Required
Every public body publishes an accessibility statement that includes a feedback mechanism.
What friendlyuse does
- Read aloud, contrast, readable font and focus aids on every page
- Free scan of individual pages against WCAG A and AA
- Usage statistics in the dashboard
What stays with you
- Fix barriers in code and documents
- Write and maintain the accessibility statement
- Offer a feedback mechanism and handle reports
- Have the whole website assessed, manually too, for example with a screen reader
Integration
One line of code. No relaunch.
The script goes into the page template of your CMS. The website stays in your hands and those of your agency.
- Add your domainYour token only works on your domain.
- Insert the scriptIn the page template or header field of your CMS, once for all pages.
- Scan pagesCheck key pages such as forms with the free scan.
index.html<head>
<script src="https://app.friendlyuse.com/widget/widget.js" data-token="…" defer></script> - TYPO3
- Drupal
- WordPress
- Joomla
- Custom build
Questions
Questions from public bodies.
More on the EAA, BFSG and WCAG 2.2 in our knowledge section.
Does the widget make us compliant with the BITV 2.0 or the directive?
No. The rules require a website that is accessible in itself, an accessibility statement and a feedback mechanism. The widget gives citizens additional aids; the free scan gives first pointers to barriers on individual pages.
Does friendlyuse write our accessibility statement?
No. The free scan report can be one of several inputs, for example for the list of known barriers. As the public body, you write the statement and are responsible for it.
Does the widget run in TYPO3, Drupal or WordPress?
Yes, and in custom builds too. All it takes is adding a script to the page template, in agreement with your IT team or agency.
What about data protection?
Visitor settings stay locally in the browser. For statistics friendlyuse counts unique visitors via a hash, without storing raw IP addresses. A data processing agreement (DPA) is available.
Does the scan check PDF documents?
No. The free scan checks one web page at a time against WCAG A and AA. Further pages, PDFs and other documents need to be checked separately.
More help for citizens. Starting today.
Add the widget, 14 days free. Questions about procurement? We are happy to answer by email.