Please use the following button to increase the display contrast and to activate further accessibility tools:

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 fully compliant with the accessibility regulations that apply to us. Specifically:

Incompatibility with accessibility legislation

The content listed below is not compliant with the relevant accessibility legislation:

• Some images in older posts do not have complete alternative texts
• A few graphics containing text do not have explanatory alternative texts
• Linked PDF files are not completely accessible
• Alternative content is not always available for embedded video content

Further measures to improve accessible access to our website

We are constantly striving to improve barrier-free access to our website. We are currently doing the following to achieve this:

To further improve accessibility, there is a contrast switch in the navigation bar that further optimizes the accessibility of the website. We are constantly striving to make our website as barrier-free as possible.

Evaluation method

BITV self-test, carried out on January 2026.
 

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 20.01.2026.

The declaration was last reviewed on 20.01.2026.