Declaration of Accessibility

The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. endeavours to make its website accessible in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the Federal Disability Equality Act (L-BGG). This declaration on accessibility applies to the domain https://www.ifa.de/.

1. Status of compatibility with the requirements

This website is not compatible with § 10 paragraph 1 L-BGG. The incompatibilities (and/or exceptions) are listed below.

2. Non-accessible content

The following content is not accessible because it is not compatible with the underlying harmonised standard EN 301 549:

Some graphics do not have meaningful alternative text.
Many links have no or insufficient link text.
On several pages, links cannot be distinguished from the surrounding text.
On many pages, the contrast between text and background is too low.
Some control elements are not clearly labelled.
Some form fields do not have an accessible name.
The heading structure is not correct as H1 headings are partially missing and there are jumps in the structure.
Some videos cannot be stopped and are permanently displayed.
Navigation with the cursor keys does not work in the submenus.
Some content is not included in the page regions.
Not all pages have suitable and meaningful page titles.
The main language of the domain is not set correctly in some cases.

3. Provision of Eye-Able Assist for barrier-reduced viewing

This website uses Eye-Able® software from Web Inclusion GmbH to provide users with a barrier-reduced view of visual content. Eye-Able® helps to adapt the website to the individual needs of visitors.

The Eye-Able® range of functions includes

adaptive font enlargement
free adjustment of colour contrasts,
a read-aloud function with integrated keyboard navigation,
a blue filter,
a night mode,
an instant view for combining several functions,
compensation of colour weaknesses and
other functions for a customised view of the website, such as a larger mouse pointer, sans serif font and the ability to hide images, animations and sound.

The corresponding menu can be opened by clicking on the Eye- Able® icon or using the keyboard shortcut "ALT + 1". All functions can also be controlled using the keyboard (instructions via "ALT + F1"). You can find more information at: www.eye-able.com

Eye-Able has been tested in accordance with BITV/WCAG. A summary of the test report can be viewed at the following link: Eye-Able test report

4. Creation of this declaration on accessibility

This declaration was created on 07.08.2024. The declaration was created using the Eye-Able® technology of Web Inclusion GmbH. More information about Web Inclusion GmbH can be found at https://eye-able.com/ Web Inclusion GmbH has gone through all machine-verifiable test steps. 

5. Feedback and contact details

Do you have a comment or a notification about barriers on this website? Please get in touch with us. We will explain which barriers exist. You can find out what exceptions we have made. We will answer your questions as quickly as possible, but at the latest within the statutory period of six weeks. Thank you for your feedback. You can contact us at the following address:

ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.
Charlottenplatz 17
70173 Stuttgart
info(at)ifa.de
+ 49 711 2225-0

6. Arbitration centre

If you are of the opinion that this website is not accessible, you can inform our office or person named in section 4.

If we do not respond or do not respond satisfactorily within four weeks of receiving your enquiry, you can contact the arbitration board of the Accessibility Centre (LZ-BARR). You can contact the arbitration centre as follows

Accessibility Centre: Arbitration Board
Else-Josenhans-Straße 6
70173 Stuttgart
schlichtung(at)barrierefreiheit.bwl.de
+49 711 123 39375
https://barrierefreiheit-bw.de/

The arbitration procedure is free of charge.

Reference is made to the possibility of the right of association action pursuant to Section 12 (1) sentence 1 no. 4 L-BGG.