Declaration on accessibility

This declaration on accessibility applies to the website of TU Darmstadt which can be accessed via the homepage link https://www.tu-darmstadt.de.

TU Darmstadt endeavours to make its website fully accessible in accordance with national regulations regarding the implementation of the Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Both the national regulations and the Directive require that websites and mobile applications provided by public bodies are fully accessible.

Preparation of this declaration on accessibility

This declaration was prepared on 01 July 2021.

Our website has been checked in accordance with WCAG 2.1 by an independent third party of Academic Hero using a BITV test. You can read the complete test on which this declaration is based here (opens in new tab) (in German).

The declaration was last checked on 01 July 2021.

Status of compliance with the requirements

This website is partially compliant with the Behindertengleichstellungsgesetze (Acts on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities) on federal and state level (BGG & LGG), Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV – accessible information technology ordinance) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

Explanatory note

TU Darmstadt has a very extensive web presence of several hundred webpages. Most of these webpages were published before 23 September 2018. We have not yet managed to redesign our entire web presence in such a way to be fully accessible in accordance with the federal and state legislation on equal opportunities for persons with disabilities (BGG & LGG) due to the extent of modifications necessary. However, technical modifications are being carried out successively.

Feedback and contact data

TU Darmstadt endeavours to eliminate existing inaccessibilities.

Should you

  • come across inaccessibilities when using our website;
  • identify contents that are difficult to access;
  • come across contents that violate the recommendations on accessibility or do not comply with WCAG;
  • identify content that is ambiguous or unclear and that should be presented or formulated differently;
  • have other questions regarding the implementation of accessibility,

please do not hesitate to send an email to:

Your feedback and inquiries will be forwarded to the competent office.

Enforcement procedure

Should we not respond to your feedback to your satisfaction, you can contact the Arbitration Service at the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities. The Arbitration Service is responsible for seeking solutions to disputes between persons with disabilities or their associations and federal public bodies and for settling them out of court.

Contact:

Arbitration Service according to the German Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities at the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin

Phone: +49 – (0)30 18 527-2805

Fax: +49 –(0)30 18 527-2901

Email:

Internet: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de