Accessibility Statement

The accessibility requirements arise from Paragraph 3(1) to (4) and Paragraph 4 of the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance NRW (BITV NRW), which was adopted on the basis of Paragraph 10e of the Disability Equality Act (BGG NRW).

The verification of compliance with the requirements shall be based on:

• an assessment carried out by the Competence Centre for Accessible IT (KBIT) at the Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW) in the period from 25.09.2024 to 07.10.2024 on the basis of the inspection scheme of the KBIT. The test steps are based on EN 301 549 and the international standard WCAG.

Partially compliant

• Test step 9.1.1.1 Non-text content
  Not all controls, graphics and objects have alternative texts. There are also some empty alt attributes for layout graphics.

• Test step 9.1.3.2 Significant order
  Labels of radio buttons, among other things, are output twice.

• Test step 9.1.4.3 Contrast (minimum)
  In certain constellations, it happens that colored placeholders, characters, numbers, labels and error messages have too little contrast distance to the white or colored background.

• Change the text size of test step 9.1.4.4
  The cookie banner is not fully visible.

• Test step 9.1.4.13 Shown content when hovering over or focusing
  It may happen that content such as the associated label is covered by displayed elements.

• Test step 9.2.4.2 Page with title
  There are pages that are not labeled enough. It is then not recognizable which website the users are on.

• Test step 9.2.4.7 Focus visible
  Due to problems with focusing as well as the contrast distance to the background, the information may not be clearly perceptible.

• Test step 9.3.2.2 When entering
  Occasionally, the focus may not be set optimally.

• Test step 9.3.3.2 Labels or instructions
  It is possible that the marking of mandatory fields is not explained or information on the required format is not available for input fields.

• Check step 11.7 User preferences
  Logos and search fields may be unrecognizable or unrecognizable.

rather non-compliant

• Test step 9.1.3.1 Info and relationships
  There are some errors in HTML structure elements for headings, lists, and quotes. It is not excluded that content is incorrectly structured and that the labeling of form elements is programmatically insufficiently detectable.

• Test step 9.1.4.10 Automatic changeover (reflow)
  There is a possibility that texts do not break optimally, which can lead to comprehension problems.

• Test step 9.1.4.11 Non-text contrast
  Contrast distances are sometimes too small.

• Test step 9.2.4.3 Focus order
  Failure to set the focus can lead to problems navigating the page.

• Test step 9.3.3.1 Error identification
  In some cases, error messages cannot be read by the screen reader.

non-compliant

• Test step 9.2.1.1 Keyboard
  There are buttons and other controls that cannot be controlled with the keyboard.

• Test step 9.4.1.2 Name, role, value
  Errors can cause problems with the screen reader, control, understanding information, and detecting links and other elements.

This statement was prepared on 28.09.2020 and last updated on 14.07.2025.

Would you like to tell us about existing barriers or ask us for information on the implementation of accessibility? For your feedback and any further information, please contact our responsible contact persons via the [accessibility form] (https://service.wirtschaft.nrw/accessibility-report/). We will review the reports and, if possible, correct them or list them here.

If no satisfactory solution has been found after your feedback to the above contact, you can contact the conciliation body according to § 10d Disability Equality Act NRW (BGG NRW). The conciliation body BGG NRW has the task of supporting out-of-court dispute resolution in conflicts concerning accessibility between persons with disabilities and federal public bodies. The conciliation procedure is free of charge. No legal assistance is required. Further information on the conciliation procedure and the possibilities of submitting an application can be found at: https://www.mags.nrw/ombudsman barrier-free information technology

You can contact the arbitration board BGG NRW directly at ombudstelle-barrierefreie-it@mags.nrw.de