1A Access

Accessibility Consulting and Inclusion Services1a-zugang.de

1a Zugang (1A Access) is a German non-profit gGmbH in the Stuttgart region that delivers accessibility consulting, Easy Language translation, digital and architectural accessibility services, inclusive education, media production, job coaching, and EUTB participation counseling to people with disabilities, companies, and public institutions within the Campus Mensch network.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
HeadquartersGärtringen, Germany
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

What 1A Access does

1a Zugang gGmbH (trading as 1A Access) is a certified, German non-profit limited company (gemeinnützige GmbH) headquartered in the Stuttgart region (Gärtringen/Baden-Württemberg) that provides accessibility consulting, Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) translation, digital and architectural accessibility services, media production, inclusive education and e-learning, and social services including job coaching and EUTB participation counseling. The company operates across five service pillars: Bildung + E-Learning, Mediengestaltung + Digitale Lösungen, Soziale Dienste + Jobcoaching, EUTB + Teilhabeberatung, and the capito Stuttgart sub-brand, and it serves three primary customer segments — people with disabilities, companies/employers, and public institutions — with the Leicht Lernen App representing its primary digital product.

The company differentiates itself through a lived-experience operational model: it employs people with disabilities in its inclusion departments, positioning it as both a service provider and a demonstration of inclusion in practice. It is a member of the Campus Mensch network alongside affiliated organizations (GWW, FEMOS, Stiftung Campus Mensch, Campus Mensch Industrie), which provides cross-referral, co-delivery, and shared services infrastructure across education, work, living, and day structure for people with disabilities. Named clients include Landkreis Böblingen (an inclusion podcast project) and Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (workshops under the 'Kurswechsel Kultur' program).

1a Zugang generates revenue through professional services (consulting, workshops, EUTB counseling, job coaching, media production) delivered via direct sales and project-based engagements with regional enterprise, government, and individual customers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has no venture capital or private equity ownership, is structured as a non-profit within the Campus Mensch foundation ecosystem, and has received the Premium Inklusionspartner 2025 recognition from Campus Mensch. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or external funding rounds in the available data.

1A Access firmographics

Firmographics

Name: 1A Access
Legal name: 1a Zugang gGmbH
Website: https://1a-zugang.de
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: 1a Zugang (1A Access) is a German non-profit gGmbH in the Stuttgart region that delivers accessibility consulting, Easy Language translation, digital and architectural accessibility services, inclusive education, media production, job coaching, and EUTB participation counseling to people with disabilities, companies, and public institutions within the Campus Mensch network.
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1A Access industry classification

Industry

Product category: Accessibility Consulting and Inclusion Services
NAICS: Educational Support Services (611710)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry: Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services (EDAGAKAJ)
akta.pro secondary industries: Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Digital Content (EDAGAEAJ), Assistive Technology (AT) & Accessible Learning Tools (EDALAGAB), Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH)

Keywords

Accessibility consulting services
Digital accessibility solutions
Inclusive education programs
Easy language translation
Supported employment services

Where 1A Access is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Gärtringen
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

1A Access business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services for digital, linguistic, and physical accessibility, including EUTB (Ergänzende Unabhängige Teilhabeberatung) counseling services.
Education and Training: Educational offerings, workshops, and e-learning programs on accessibility and inclusive communication.
Media Production: Video production, graphic design, and digital solutions including apps like Leicht Lernen App and ReZa.
Jobcoaching and Social Services: Supported employment services including job coaching, inclusion support, and assisted employment programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

1A Access product offering

Product offering

Core offering

1a Zugang gGmbH is a certified consulting and education service provider that develops and produces media products and advises on linguistic, digital, and architectural accessibility. Its portfolio spans inclusive education and e-learning, media production (video, graphic design, digital solutions), social services and job coaching, EUTB participation counseling for people with disabilities, and capito Stuttgart Easy Language and accessibility services.

Product overview

1a Zugang (1A Access) is a certified consulting and education service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of accessibility and inclusion services. The company operates as a multi-service platform organized around five core areas: (1) Bildung + E-Learning providing inclusive education and the Leicht Lernen App mobile application; (2) Mediengestaltung + Digitale Lösungen offering video production, graphic design, and custom digital solutions; (3) Soziale Dienste + Jobcoaching delivering social services, psychological support, and supported employment; (4) EUTB + Teilhabeberatung for participation counseling; and (5) capito Stuttgart, a sub-brand specializing in Easy Language translation (LL-Leicht Lesen), digital accessibility consulting, architectural accessibility assessments, and accessibility workshops. The company employs people with disabilities in inclusion departments to demonstrate inclusion in practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

capito Stuttgart: Services for easy language (Leichte Sprache), digital accessibility, and building accessibility consulting
Leicht Lernen App
ReZa
EUTB
Jobcoaching
E-Learning und Web-Seminare

Products and services

Bildung + E-Learning (Education and E-Learning) Inclusive education and e-learning service line covering Bildungsangebote, e-learning courses, web seminars, and the Leicht Lernen App, targeted at learners with disabilities, companies, and public institutions.
Mediengestaltung + Digitale Lösungen (Media Production and Digital Solutions) End-to-end media production and digital solutions offering including video production, greenscreen studio work, graphic design, and custom digital solutions, delivered primarily for accessible and inclusive communications.
Soziale Dienste + Jobcoaching (Social Services and Job Coaching) Social services line providing professional consulting, psychological services, job coaching, supported employment programs (Inklusion live, Unterstützte Beschäftigung), and KoBV services for people with disabilities entering the general labor market.
EUTB + Teilhabeberatung (Participation Counseling) Independent participation counseling under the EUTB (Ergänzende unabhängige Teilhabeberatung) framework, advising people with disabilities on participation, rehabilitation, and inclusion options.
capito Stuttgart (Easy Language and Accessibility Services) Certified capito Stuttgart service line delivering Easy Language translation (LL-Leicht Lesen), digital accessibility consulting, architectural accessibility assessments, and accessibility workshops for organizations and public institutions.
Leicht Lernen App Standalone mobile application providing accessible and easy-language learning content for inclusive education use.
ReZa Specialized education and career support program supporting participants in education and career development.

Companies that use 1A Access

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

1A Access technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

1A Access partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

Campus Mensch NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner1a Zugang is a member of the Campus Mensch network, which includes GWW (Werkstätten), FEMOS (employment services), Stiftung Campus Mensch (foundation), and Campus Mensch Industrie (industry). The network provides comprehensive support across education, work, living, and day structure for people with disabilities.
Landkreis BöblingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced an inclusion podcast titled 'Barrieren brechen, Chancen schaffen, Ideen sammeln' for the county, demonstrating collaborative content creation around inclusion topics.
Badisches Staatstheater KarlsruheminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered for workshops on accessibility and inclusive communication as part of the 'Kurswechsel Kultur – Netzwerk. Richtung. Inklusion.' program focused on inclusive public relations in cultural institutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

1A Access competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Aktion Mensch e.V. Germany's largest private funding organization for inclusion, financing projects in education, employment, accessibility, and disability services. While not a direct service competitor, it shapes the funding landscape and policy environment that drive demand for 1a Zugang's services and supports many similar service providers through grants.
Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe e.V. Germany's largest advocacy and service organization for people with intellectual disabilities, providing education, supported employment, housing, and family services nationwide. Comparable to 1a Zugang's social services, job coaching, and inclusion counseling offerings, but at significantly larger national scale with a broader advocacy-driven mission.
Level Access (Vispero): US-based digital accessibility solutions provider offering consulting, training, and technology across the accessibility lifecycle. Operates in the same digital accessibility consulting space as 1a Zugang's capito digital accessibility services, but at much larger scale, broader geographic scope, and with deeper enterprise software capabilities.
Siteimprove A/S: Danish-headquartered digital governance and web accessibility SaaS platform. Competes with 1a Zugang's capito digital accessibility consulting in the audit and remediation space, though Siteimprove operates at much larger scale via a software-led recurring-revenue model.

Direct peers

capito (network/franchise, e.g., capito Austria, capito Berlin): Capito is the broader Easy Language and accessibility service franchise operating across multiple German-speaking markets. 1a Zugang operates capito Stuttgart as a quality partner under this network, making it directly comparable in Easy Language translation (Leichte Sprache), digital accessibility consulting, and accessibility training services.
Tingtun AS: Norwegian Plain Language (Klarspråk/Lettlest) consultancy that translates complex texts into easy-to-read formats for public and private organizations. Directly comparable to 1a Zugang's capito Easy Language service in offering, customer base, and methodology, though operating in a different national market.

Emerging players

AccessiBe Ltd. Israel-based AI-driven web accessibility platform offering automated remediation overlays. Represents an emerging tech-led alternative to 1a Zugang's manual digital accessibility consulting, potentially disrupting the human-led audit and remediation service model over time.
UserWay Inc. Digital accessibility widget and AI remediation provider competing in the same web accessibility market as 1a Zugang's capito digital accessibility services. Relevant as a tech-enabled emerging competitor in the digital accessibility segment where 1a Zugang currently leads with human consulting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

1A Access financial estimates

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1A Access leadership team

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1A Access funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

1A Access M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about 1A Access

What does 1A Access do?

Is 1A Access a public or private company?

1A Access is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was 1A Access founded?

1A Access was founded in -1. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is 1A Access based?

1A Access is headquartered in Gärtringen, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does 1A Access make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Consulting and Advisory Services are the primary driver. The others are education and Training, media Production and jobcoaching and Social Services.

Who are 1A Access's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Aktion Mensch e.V., Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe e.V., Level Access (Vispero) and Siteimprove A/S. Direct peers are capito (network/franchise, e.g., capito Austria, capito Berlin) and Tingtun AS. Emerging players are AccessiBe Ltd. and UserWay Inc..

Does 1A Access have an API?

No public API is recorded for 1A Access.

What industry is 1A Access in?

1A Access's product category is Accessibility Consulting and Inclusion Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAGAKAJ, Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) & Inclusive Content Services, with a secondary code of EDAGAEAJ, Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Digital Content. Its NAICS code is 611710 and its SIC code is 8200.