Accessibility

This website is largely compliant with the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV). Attention was paid to “good accessibility” in accordance with WCAG conformity level AA during the design and reprogramming in 2024. A test during development was carried out in September 2024 using AccessScan and is repeated at regular intervals. The last test procedure took place in September 2024.

Explanation

The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig endeavours to make the website www.idiv.de accessible in accordance with the Saxon Inclusion Act (SächsInklusG) and the Barrier-free Websites Act (BfWebG) in conjunction with the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0). These laws are drafted in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

Scope of application: This declaration on accessibility applies to the central website of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig (www.idiv.de).

Creation of the declaration: This declaration was created on 01.11.2024. We continuously determine the status of accessibility through our own testing. A test accompanying the development was carried out using AccessScan (https://accessibe.com/accessscan) and is repeated at regular intervals. The last test was carried out in September 2024.

Accessibility status

Accessibility is based on the internationally valid Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) at conformity level AA and the European standard EN 301 549, version 3.1.1. For PDF documents, the international standard PDF/UA-1 is also observed.

This website is only partially accessible in accordance with the above-mentioned guidelines.

Feedback and contact details

If you notice any accessibility issues on our website or if you require information on non-accessible content, please contact us.
We will endeavour to rectify the reported deficiencies or provide you with inaccessible information in an accessible form.

Media and Communications Department
Puschstraße 4, 04155 Leipzig, Germany
Telephone: +49 341 9733154
E-mail: presse@idiv.de

Enforcement procedure

If no satisfactory solution can be found to your enquiry about the accessibility of our websites using the contact details above, you can contact the Saxony Enforcement Office. The Enforcement Centre supports out-of-court dispute resolution when conflicts arise between public bodies in Saxony and people with disabilities. This arbitration procedure is free of charge. It is not necessary to involve a legal adviser. You can reach the enforcement centre using the following contact details:

Representative of the Saxon State Government for the interests of people with disabilities
Archivstraße 1, 01097 Dresden, Germany
Telephone: +49 351 56410715
Fax: +49 351 56410999
E-mail: info.inklusionsbeauftragter@sk.sachsen.de
Website: https://www.sk.sachsen.de/landesinklusionsbeauftragter.html