Note on Accessibility

This note on accessibility applies to the domain dl.min.uni-hamburg.de.

University Hamburg strives to ensure digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Our goal is to provide a fully accessible website in keeping with the provisions of the Hamburg regulation on establishing accessible information technology for people with disabilities (Hamburgische Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung HmbBITVO) dated 10 September 2019.

Status of Compatibility with the Requirements

The accessibility requirements come from Section 1 HmbBITVO in conjunction with Section 3 subsections 1–4 and Section 4 of the federal accessible information technology regulation (Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung, BITV), adopted on the basis of Section 11 of the Hamburg act on equal treatment for disabled persons (Hamburgisches Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, HmbBGG).

Verification of compliance with the requirements is based on an evaluation from 01.–05. March 2021 in accordance with HmbBITVO / BITV 2.0 / EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1.

According to this evaluation, the website is only partially compliant due to the following inconsistencies and exceptions.

Result: In many areas, the website is already accessible for all users. However, as it currently stands, the website is not entirely BITV compliant. As part of a technical reworking of the website, the following incompatibilities should be considered:

Non-accessible Content

1. Our tutorials are embedded on our websites using eLearn.js. Unfortunately, this product is currently only partially accessible to use. As part of the technical revision of eLearn.js, it will be designed to be accessible.

2. Video and audio files embedded on our web pages are currently only partially available with subtitles, audio descriptions, or transcripts. We are striving to add subtitles to all newly uploaded videos as quickly as possible.

3. Live video and audio embedded on our web pages are currently not available with subtitles, audio descriptions, or transcripts.

Feedback and Contact

Have you noticed any grave issues with accessibility for the content of the dl.min.uni-hamburg.de website?

Let us know by mail or email:

Universität Hamburg
MIN Deanery
Digitization in Teaching
Max-Brauer-Allee 60
22765 Hamburg

Tel.: +49 40 42838 3391
E-mail: dl.min@uni-hamburg.de

Arbitration Procedure

If you are unable to find a satisfactory solution, even after providing feedback to the address provided above, you may contact the ombudsperson’s office provided for in Section 13a HmbBGG (German: Schlichtungsstelle HmbBGG). This ombudsperson is tasked with fostering an extrajudicial resolution for conflicts between persons with a disability and public offices. The arbitration procedure is free. Legal counsel is not required.

Contact

Schlichtungsstelle HmbBGG
℅ Öffentliche Rechtsauskunft- und Vergleichsstelle (ÖRA)
Dammtorstraße 14
20354 Hamburg

E-mail: schlichtungsstelle-hmbbgg@soziales.hamburg.de
Tel: +49 40 42843 3056