Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Philipps-Universität Marburg is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the provisions of the Hessian Act on Equality for Persons with Disabilities (Hessisches Behinderten-Gleichstellungsgesetz, HessBGG) and the Hessian Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (Hessische Verordnung über barrierefreie Informationstechnik, HVBIT), which implements Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

This accessibility statement applies to the Philipps-Universität Marburg website, available at www.uni-marburg.de/de and www.uni-marburg.de/en, but not to other websites offered outside the central content management system of Philipps-Universität Marburg.

Compliance status

The accessibility requirements arise from § 3, paragraphs 1 to 4, and § 4 of the HVBIT, which was enacted on the basis of § 14 of the HessBGG. Compliance with these requirements has been assessed by means of a self-assessment.

Non-accessible content

Based on this assessment, this website, including its mobile web views, is partially compliant with the aforementioned requirements due to the following exceptions.

Non-compliance with the HVBIT

The content listed below is non-compliant with § 3, paragraph 1 of the HVBIT and is not accessible for the following reasons:

Alternative text for images, graphics, maps, and controls is partly missing.
Embedded YouTube videos have no audio description, and transcripts are not available. Not all videos have subtitles. In some cases, edited, complete subtitles can be displayed instead of automatically generated ones.
Videos may contain flashing or flickering sequences.
For some videos, no alternatives are offered, or only incomplete ones.
Links may be unclear.
Heading hierarchy is not always maintained.
Some tables are not correctly marked up, or are used for positioning content.
Some lists have only one entry or are not correctly marked up.
Some pages are not presented in a single language. Sections and words in other languages are not technically marked as such, which can lead to incomprehensible pronunciation by screen readers.
Quotations set as standalone sections are sometimes not correctly marked up.
Some color combinations in headings, icons, and backgrounds do not meet minimum contrast requirements. Accessible alternative: the website can be switched to a high-contrast version (by clicking the contrast icon in the service navigation).
In sliders and tables, some content runs off the page in the mobile view.
It is not always possible to close displayed content without shifting focus.
Not all elements can be reached and operated using the Tab key.
On some pages, footer elements are overlapped by a right-aligned floating button (e.g. live chat).
Some form entries lead to unexpected changes of context, e.g. when result lists are generated.
Form field labels are not always positioned before the input fields.
Not all documents (e.g. PDF files) are available in an accessible format.
The homepage does not yet provide information in German Sign Language or Easy Language.

Reason for non-compliance

Philipps-Universität Marburg has a very extensive and diverse web presence, maintained and edited in a decentralized manner by around 1,500 editors from various organizational units. Despite raising awareness of the topic in our CMS training sessions and providing central support, for example prior to the launch of new sections, editorial oversights cannot be entirely avoided.

The website provides a large number of documents (office application file formats, e.g. PDF files), most of which were created before 23 September 2018. Given the volume, only a portion of these documents has been converted so far. We are working to progressively convert them into an accessible format. Some documents are supplied by third parties and are not available in accessible form.

Measures

Progressive conversion of existing documents into an accessible format, in some cases as a web form.
Improvements to keyboard operability.
Revision of the floating button that partially covers footer content.
Adjustments to the labeling of form fields.
Review of how result lists are generated.
Creation of information in German Sign Language and Easy Language. Information already available from the Service and Advice Centre for Inclusive Studies in sign language and spoken language

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 27 August 2020 and last reviewed and updated on 8 January 2026.
Assessment method: self-assessment

Feedback and contact regarding digital accessibility

Philipps-Universität Marburg is working to remove existing barriers. If you encounter any barriers while using the website, you can report them via the "Report a barrier" link in the footer of the site. Alternatively, you can contact us by email at cms-barriere-melden@uni-marburg.de, stating the problem and providing a link to the affected page.

Enforcement procedure

Philipps-Universität Marburg endeavors to respond to your inquiries within six weeks. If, after your feedback to the contact listed above, no satisfactory solution has been found, you can contact the Enforcement and Monitoring Body for Accessible Information Technology. After a period of six weeks has elapsed, you have the right to contact the enforcement and monitoring body directly. Involving all parties concerned, the ombuds office attempts to determine the circumstances of the lack of accessibility so that the responsible body can remedy it.

The following body is responsible for the enforcement procedure:

Enforcement and Monitoring Body for Accessible Information Technology
Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration
Seat: Regierungspräsidium Gießen
Prof. Dr. Erdmuthe Meyer zu Bexten
Commissioner of the Hessian State Government for Accessible IT and Digital Participation
Head of LBIT – State Competence Centre for Accessible IT
Head of the Enforcement and Monitoring Body
Head of the Market Surveillance Body under the BFSG (Accessibility Strengthening Act)
Landgraf-Philipp-Platz 1-7
35390 Gießen
Phone: +49 641 303 - 2901
Email: Durchsetzungsstelle-LBIT@rpgi.hessen.de
Request enforcement

Further information and support services

High priority has been given to web accessibility standards in the development of the Philipps-Universität Marburg website. Development was therefore also supported by external expertise; accompanying measures have included, among others, training for CMS editors as well as taking accessibility into account in the internal editorial guide.

Students with disabilities are supported by the Service and Advice Centre for Inclusive Studies (SBS) of Philipps-Universität Marburg, reachable by email at sbs@verwaltung.uni-marburg.de.