Declaration on accessibility
We (Cologne Graduate School for Ageing Research) as the website operator endeavor to design the website in accordance with the relevant accessibility regulations. The following legal provisions apply to us:
Law of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen - BGG NRW) and Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance North Rhine-Westphalia (BITVNRW)
Website
This declaration on accessibility applies to the website www.ageing-grad-school.de
Feedback and contact details
Have you noticed any shortcomings in the accessibility of content on our website or do you have any comments or questions about accessibility? Please feel free to contact us at:
Cologne Graduate School for Ageing Research
c/o
Excellence Cluster CECAD at the University of Cologne
Albertus Magnus Platz
50923 Cologne
Phone 0221-478 89532
E-Mail: cga-coordination[at]uni-koeln.de
Contact form:
https://www.cmmc-uni-koeln.de/contact-services/contact
Status of compatibility with the requirements
This website is not compliant with the accessibility regulations that apply to us. In detail:
Incompatibility with accessibility legislation
The content listed below is not compliant with the relevant accessibility legislation:
- Color contrasts are sometimes too low
- Links are not underlined and only highlighted in color
- Some interface elements cannot be controlled via the keyboard and do not show a focus marker
- Some images do not have alternative texts
- There are no subtitles for videos
Accessible alternatives
We provide the following accessible alternatives for our non-accessible content:
- The videos are embedded via YouTube, which allows automatically generated subtitles to be activated.
Evaluation method
BITV self-test, carried out on June 2025.
Further measures to improve barrier-free access to our website
We are constantly striving to improve the accessibility of our website. We are currently doing the following:
A website relaunch is planned in later 2025. This will include significant improvements to accessibility. In order to pool resources sensibly, no further changes will be made to the existing website.
Enforcement procedure
If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of our website, you can contact the relevant enforcement body. You can reach them at:
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
Creation of this declaration on accessibility
This declaration was created on 23.06.2025.
The declaration was last reviewed on 23.06.2025.