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DECLARATION ON ACCESSIBILITY

RWTH Aachen University endeavors to make the Coscine Documentation website https://docs.coscine.de/de/ accessible in accordance with the national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
The following declaration on accessibility documents the implementation status for the Coscine Dokumentation website in accordance with the Ordinance on the Creation of Barrier-Free Information Technology under the North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act.
The Coscine Documentation website is continuously checked by means of a self-test using random samples. Conformity can only be determined for individual pages.

Status of compliance with the requirements

Due to the following incompatibilities, the Coscine Documentation website is only partially compliant with the Ordinance on the Creation of Barrier-free Information Technology in accordance with the North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is not accessible:

  • The website contains many contrast errors.
  • Alternative texts are often missing for graphics or images.
  • Complex graphics often lack descriptions before or after the graphic.
  • Partner logos have no meaningful alternative text.
  • Videos on the website do not have subtitles.
  • The language settings per page / section are not set consistently.
  • Navigation via the ribbon on the left-hand side of the page is not consistent in the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Accessibility sections

We are currently working on fixing the barriers as soon as possible.

Creation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on 13.11.2024.

Feedback and contact details

Have you noticed any shortcomings in the accessibility of content on the Coscine Documentation website? Or do you have questions about accessibility? Then you are welcome to contact us. Please use the feedback form provided at:
https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Footer/Services/Kontakt/~boi/Feedback/?subject=Barrierefreiheit

You can also contact us by post, e-mail or telephone:

Abteilung 5.5 - IT-Strategie und IT-Organisation
Ursula Schwieren
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen
Telephone: 0241 80 94287
E-mail: ursula.schwieren@zhv.rwth-aachen.de

Enforcement procedure

If you have not received a satisfactory response to accessibility notifications or inquiries within six weeks, you can contact the ombudsman's office for accessible information technologyhttps://www.mags.nrw/ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-informationstechnik. It is assigned to the representative for the interests of people with disabilities in accordance with Section 11 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons Act. If you would like an ombudsman procedure, please complete the relevant application formhttps://www.mags.nrw/system/files/media/document/file/antrag_ombudsverfahren_bf.pdf and send it by post or e-mail to the ombudsman's office.

Ombudsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen bei der Landesbeauftragten für Menschen mit Behinderungen
Fürstenwall 25
40219 Düsseldorf
E-Mail: ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-it@mags.nrw.de