Insights barrierefreies Webdesign mit Joomla aus Bonn

Open Source Matters (OSM) is the non-profit organization behind the popular open-source project Joomla. The role of OSM is to manage the legal, financial, and organizational aspects of Joomla, ensuring that the project remains transparent, sustainable, and forward-looking. OSM takes care of everything from strategic direction and governance to coordinating the community and developer teams.

“I’m really happy to have been awarded the J!Otto 2025 this year – the prize for outstanding Joomla! websites – and even twice.”

I am a creative spirit – I have been working with and on the web for more than 25 years: My daily work includes things like digital communication concepts, design, and content strategy, as well as front-end and back-end development, CMS integration, and accessibility. I enjoy this diversity – and I connect people, ideas, and technology with a great deal of empathy.

Übergangsfrist ist vorbei – und warum jetzt der Hype?

Das Europäische Barrierefreiheitsgesetz – offiziell Richtlinie (EU) 2019/882 – ist ein Gesetz der EU, das Menschen mit Behinderungen den gleichberechtigten Zugang zu digitalen Produkten und Dienstleistungen ermöglichen soll. Es wurde bereits 2019 beschlossen, aber seit dem 28. Juni 2025 müssen sich viele Unternehmen verpflichtend daran halten. Ziel ist, dass digitale Angebote für alle Menschen nutzbar werden – unabhängig von körperlichen oder kognitiven Einschränkungen.

How readable a text is often determines whether it actually gets read. The contrast between foreground and background colors plays a significant role in this. In June 2025, WebKit integrated support for a new CSS function called contrast-color() into its engine as a feature flag. Unfortunately, no other browsers support this method yet.

When I read the news that Meta used many books and scientific papers from an illegal online library like LibGen to train its AI model “Llama 3” (It mimics human cognitive abilities by recognizing and ordering information from input data.), I was not surprised.

I just read an article by Noah Davis in which he argues that breadcrumbs have lost their relevance in modern, non-linear and context-driven web environments. Instead, dynamic and personalized navigation systems are coming to the fore, which respond better to users' expectations and adapt individually to their needs. This means that navigation is no longer linear, but purely context-related and needs-oriented. Breadcrumb navigation isherefore useless.

You probably know this: You're using Google Maps and enter a tunnel. Suddenly, it gets dark around you. The previously bright view of the maps on your phone display changes. The application switches to  Dark Mode. A big advantage: Your display remains pleasantly dimmed, without dazzling you with bright light. Many people prefer this view, as they find the contrast more comfortable.

For over 25 years, I have been dedicated to building accessible websites. Next year (2024), the EU Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications will come into force. It aims to ensure that everyone has equal access to online services and information. Read more …

Der JOtto-Award ist ein Joomla! Community-Award, der für innovative, kreativ gestaltete und technisch gut umgesetzte Joomla-Webseiten verliehen wird. 2023 habe ich ihn für die Umsetzung der Website der Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle (EFK)  in der Kategorie  "Große Website" erhalten.

Ich habe mich über diese Auszeichnung sehr gefreut, vielen Dank.