Since 28 June 2025 the European Accessibility Act applies across the EU, implemented in Germany as the BFSG. It obliges many companies to make their digital products and services accessible. The benchmark is EN 301 549 and with it WCAG at Level AA.
Among those affected are online shops, banking and insurance services, passenger transport, e-books and telecommunications. Microenterprises with fewer than ten employees and no more than two million euros in annual turnover are exempt when providing services.
An automated checker is not a legal assessment and not proof of conformance. What it does give you, in seconds, is a clear signal whether your website has obvious problems, which makes it a sensible first step.