Digital Accessibility with Substance Instead of Symbolism: What Makes axes4 Stand Out
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is reshaping the market: Suddenly, many organizations must not only take digital accessibility seriously, but implement it in practice. The requirements are complex, the market is confusing, and not every solution delivers on its promises. For more than ten years, axes4 has provided exactly what is needed: specialized software, lived standards, and real expertise.
Why axes4?
Because we are specialists.
Our products focus on one core format: PDF. This allows us to cover every step organizations need:
- Reliable testing of PDFs for accessibility (PAC)
- Creating accessible PDFs directly from Word or PowerPoint (axesWord, axesSlide)
- Professional remediation of non-accessible PDFs (axesPDF)
- Automated processing of large document volumes (axesFlip)
- Creation of accessible documents by our experts (axesService)
We share our expertise openly: with the PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC), we have been providing the community with a free, internationally recognized testing tool for more than 15 years.
Because we actively help shape standards.
axes4 is a founding member of the IAAP D‑A‑CH (International Association of Accessibility Professionals, German-speaking chapter) and is actively involved in several working groups of the PDF Association, contributing to the further development of open standards. We are also a co-founder of ADIS, the Alliance for Digital Inclusion Switzerland. This work has established axes4 as a recognized ambassador for digital accessibility.
Beyond that, we develop our solutions together with people with disabilities. We work closely with advocacy organizations and monitoring bodies such as the Hilfsgemeinschaft der Blinden und Sehschwachen Österreichs (Austrian Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired), the Stiftung Zugang für alle (Swiss foundation for digital accessibility), and the BFIT-Bund (German accessibility competence network).
The expertise gained from this collaboration flows directly into our committee work and the continuous development of our products.
Because our solutions work in practice.
Our solutions are used by more than 1,500 public and private organizations in 15 countries. Customers such as the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency), the Land Berlin (State of Berlin), and the Austrian Parliament rely on our products every day. What matters is trust in solutions that prove themselves consistently in real-world workflows. Our software delivers reliable results in productive use and is therefore adopted long term. Accessible PDFs are created consistently and at a high level of quality.
Because we accompany you, we don't just sell.
We offer free online seminars, practical text guides, targeted advice, and structured training courses on digital accessibility. We bring our well-founded professional knowledge and offer reliable support to our customers. Our aim goes beyond standard-compliant PDFs: it's about genuine digital participation.
Support with implementation
From proven software to tailored consulting: discover how we support organizations in implementing digital accessibility.
