Accessibility

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EU Directive 2016/2102 requires public sector bodies to ensure that their websites and mobile applications are accessible. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you about how and when we checked the accessibility of our website, what weaknesses still exist and what improvements we are planning.

Scope of the declaration

This declaration applies to all websites that are offered in the central web CMS system of the University of Kassel.

Standard applied

The design of accessibility is based on the requirements of the Hessian Ordinance on Barrier-free Information Technology of September 16, 2019 and the Ordinance on the Creation of Barrier-free Information Technology in accordance with the Disability Equality Act (Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance - BITV 2.0).

Current status

The website of the University of Kassel has been checked several times for accessibility and is considered to be accessible with restrictions. The check was carried out as a self-assessment with support from third parties.

Content that is not accessible without barriers

  • The labels of the subheadings may not correspond to the specifications of the content hierarchy.
  • Alternative descriptions for images and tables may be missing for web content.
  • Alternative link identifiers may be missing for links.
  • Subtitles/transcriptions may be missing for embedded videos.
  • Documents may not be accessible.
  • Texts may not be formulated in plain language.
  • Explanations in sign language may be missing.
  • Maps or directions may not have a purely textual description.

Reason

The University of Kassel has a very extensive website with several thousand web pages, the majority of which were published before September 23, 2018. The website is currently being transferred to a new software version. As part of this process, the content and documents are being checked for accessibility and revised if necessary. This is not immediately possible for all content and documents.

Feedback

Please inform us of any deficiencies with regard to the implementation of accessibility: barrierefreiheit[at]uni-kassel[dot]de


Responsible for the enforcement procedure:

State Commissioner for Accessible IT
Prof. Dr. Erdmuth Meyer zu Bexten
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