This accessibility statement applies to the Wine Campus Neustadt website, which can be accessed via the link https://www.weincampus-neustadt.de/ .

Wine Campus Neustadt is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

Accordingly, Wine Campus Neustadt strives to make its websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with national laws implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications.

The following content is not yet accessible

• The cookie banner is difficult to access.
  • The keyboard focus is not indicated.
  • Information about settings cannot be opened.
  • The checkboxes are not labeled at the code level
  • The contrast for text and icons on buttons is insufficient
• Some PDF documents do not comply with EN 301 549 or PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1)
• Content is not provided in plain language
• Some image content lacks an alt attribute
• Some videos do not have understandable captions
• Some videos do not have audio descriptions
• Some headings are not consistently marked with H elements
• Quotes are not marked up with the BLOCKQUOTE element
• Table headings are not marked up with TH elements
• The scope for table headings is not defined
• LABEL elements in forms lack a FOR attribute and are not linked via an ID
• Forms do not have an autocomplete attribute
• Active menu items are not sufficiently highlighted without colors
• The minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 is not met in all text, nor is the 3:1 ratio met for larger text
• Not all content is provided via text information
• The minimum contrast ratio of 3:1 is not guaranteed for some graphics and control elements
• Keyboard accessibility for some functions is not always guaranteed
• Drop-down menus cannot be closed using the keyboard (ESC)
• Keyboard accessibility for slide shows is not guaranteed
• No skip links to skip sections of the page
• Some document titles are not descriptive
• Some links are not descriptive
• Note and selection fields in forms lack visual labels
• Slide shows and accordion elements are not fully semantically optimized
• The minimum contrast ratio of 3:1 when the keyboard focus is active is not guaranteed
• HTML syntax does not follow W3C recommendations on all pages
• The accessibility documentation does not meet all criteria of EN 301 549.

Creation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was created on December 2, 2024.

Our website was independently tested by a third party, Academic Hero, using the BITV test in accordance with WCAG 2.1. You can view the complete test report on which this statement is based here.

The statement was last reviewed on December 2, 2024.

Status of Compliance with Requirements

This website is partially compliant with the Federal and State Laws on Equal Access for People with Disabilities (BGG & LGG), the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV), and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

Explanation

Wine Campus Neustadt maintains a very extensive website consisting of at least several hundred web pages. However, due to the disproportionate burden under federal and state accessibility laws, the website is not yet fully accessible. Technical implementation is being carried out gradually.

Feedback and Contact Information

The Wine Campus Neustadt is working to eliminate existing barriers.

If

• you encounter barriers while using the website
• content that is difficult to access,
• content that violates general accessibility guidelines or is not WCAG-compliant,
• or content that is unclear and should be rephrased or reworded,
• or if you have other questions regarding the implementation of accessibility,

please contact us by email at:
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Alternatively, you can contact us by mail:

Wine Campus Neustadt
Breitenweg 71
67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Enforcement and Mediation Procedures

If a satisfactory solution has not been found even after you have provided feedback to the contact listed above, you may contact the Mediation Office for Accessible Information Technology. The Conciliation Board is tasked with facilitating out-of-court dispute resolution in conflicts regarding accessibility between people with disabilities and public agencies. The conciliation process is free of charge. Legal representation is not required.

Contact Information
Matthias Rösch State Commissioner for the Interests of People with Disabilities Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitalization of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate

Bauhofstraße 9, 55116 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 16 5342
durchsetzungsstelle(at)mastd.rlp.de

5. enforcement procedure

In order to ensure that these web pages comply with the requirements described in Section 7 paragraph 1 LGGBehM, you can contact the Wine Campus Neustadt web team and provide appropriate feedback. The contact details can be found in section 4 of this declaration.

The supervisory authority responsible for the Wine Campus Neustadt is the State Commissioner for Matters relating to Disabled Persons in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Matthias Rösch
State Commissioner for People with Disabilities
Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Demography of Rhineland-Palatinate
Bauhofstraße 9
55116 Mainz
Phone: 0 61 31 / 16 53 42
Fax: 0 61 31 / 16 17 53 42
Email:  lb 

You can find the contact details of your local representative for the interests of people with disabilities on the website of the city or district in which you have your permanent residence.

Reference is made to the possibility of the right to bring an action against associations in accordance with § 10 LBBGehM .