{"id":158665,"date":"2026-03-26T16:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/presse\/digital-inclusion-over-90-of-websites-fail-the-accessibility-check\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:40:56","slug":"digital-inclusion-over-90-of-websites-fail-the-accessibility-check","status":"publish","type":"presse","link":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/presse\/digital-inclusion-over-90-of-websites-fail-the-accessibility-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital inclusion: Over 90% of websites fail the accessibility check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bucking the negative trend: European signature expert sproof shows how to make complex form processes accessible to everyone.<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>Salzburg, November 26, 2025 &#8211; While according to the current Digital Trust Index 2025 around 93% of European websites fail when it comes to accessibility, sproof is sending a clear signal for digital inclusion: a recent evaluation of <em>sproof Fastlane<\/em> by the Digital Accessibility Competence Center at HdM Stuttgart confirms that the application already achieves a high degree of compliance with central accessibility requirements. This underlines the company&#8217;s quality claim to make digital signatures accessible to everyone. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A hybrid solution for digital signature processes<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>sproof Fastlane<\/em> was specially developed for mass use in signature processes with end customers. It is a maximally simplified digital workflow that obtains legally valid electronic signatures and form data without barriers. The strength of Fastlane lies in its flexibility: the solution can be placed exactly where digital approvals are needed &#8211; on site via QR code, via documents sent by post, via a link in emails or text messages or embedded in existing web portals. Signatories are intuitively guided through the process with just a few clicks, without the need for complicated registrations. Despite this simplification, the solution remains 100% legally compliant and GDPR-compliant.    <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Versatile in use<\/h3>\n\n<p>The sproof Fastlane is already being used successfully in practice. For example, the solution supports universities in the digital enrolment of new students &#8211; without paper chaos and without long waiting times. Companies and associations also use the solution to obtain SEPA direct debit mandates quickly and in compliance with the law. In addition, a wide variety of declarations of consent &#8211; for example on data protection, conditions of participation or information releases &#8211; are digitally recorded and documented in an audit-proof manner with just a few clicks. This makes processes that previously tied up a lot of time and resources efficient, transparent and much simpler for everyone involved.    <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility as a prerequisite for broad digital participation<\/h3>\n\n<p>All of these use cases have one thing in common: they are aimed at large, heterogeneous user groups. Accessibility is a must here &#8211; because this is the only way to make digital administrative processes truly inclusive. But the market reality is different: Even after the European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into force in June 2025, around 93% of European websites continue to fail accessibility tests, according to recent studies such as the Digital Trust Index. Interactive elements such as forms and checkouts are particularly critical.   <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The optimal user-friendliness and accessibility of our solution was our top priority right from the start,&#8221; emphasizes Dr. Fabian Knirsch, CEO and co-founder of sproof. &#8220;Fastlane&#8217;s excellent performance in the independent accessibility audit confirms this course. It motivates us to continue working consistently on digital accessibility &#8211; so that really everyone can simply sign digitally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Based on the current evaluation, further improvements are now being implemented to make digital processes even more inclusive and self-determined.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release November 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":157949,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-158665","presse","type-presse","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/presse\/158665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/presse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/presse"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-staging.sproof.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}