www.seenland-oderspree.de

Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement 

[As of April 2025] 

Seenland Oder-Spree eV is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continuously improve user-friendliness for everyone and apply appropriate accessibility standards. 

This digital accessibility statement applies to the www.seenland-oderspree.de published website of Seenland Oder-Spree eV. 

As a public body within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, we endeavour to ensure that our website complies with the provisions of the Brandenburg Disability Equality Act (BbgBGG) and the Brandenburg Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BbgBITV) implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 accessible. 

According to Section 2 of the BbgBITV (German Act on Accessibility in the Information Society), websites and apps are assumed to be accessible if they meet the requirements of the harmonized European Standard (EN) 301 549 (in its current version). EN 301 549 refers to the requirements of the international standard Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) with conformity levels A and AA. These requirements form the core of the verifiable success criteria.

 

Efforts to support accessibility

The Seenland Oder-Spree eV takes the following measures to ensure accessibility: 

  • A contact person for accessibility issues has been appointed.
  • Accessibility is a cross-cutting issue at the strategic and operational levels and an important part of our work.
  • Continuous training on accessibility is offered to employees.
  • There are clear goals and responsibilities for accessibility within the company.
  • Formal methods for quality assurance of accessibility exist within the company.

 

State of compliance with the requirements

This website is partially in conformity with the harmonized European Standard due to the following exception (EN) 301 549 (in the current version). The exceptions are listed below.

 

Non-accessible content and functions

Despite our efforts, users may encounter some issues. This is a description of inaccessible content. Please contact us if you have encountered inaccessible content not listed here.

  • Videos: Video accessibility: Currently, the videos embedded on the website lack audio transcription and subtitles. We are working on providing the information in certain videos as text content. Additionally, some videos may not be easily refocusable for screen reader users.
  • PDF documents:
    • Not all PDF documents meet accessibility requirements.
    • Links to external PDF documents do not have an accessibility rating, as we have no influence on this.
  • iFrames: An iFrame without an accessible name represents a barrier. We have no influence on the accessibility of the iFrame content.
  • Alt texts: Not all images have alt text
  • Map applications on the website
  • cartographic widgets Outdooractive AG

 

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technologies

This website is designed to be compatible with all major browsers, both current and previous versions.

This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • JAWS Screen Reader

 

Technologies

The accessibility of this website depends on the following technologies to function:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • javascript

 

methods of evaluation.

Seenland Oder-Spree eV has assessed the accessibility of this website internally within the organization through self-assessment. 

 

Feedback and contact details

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. Please contact us using one of the following methods: 

 We will give you feedback within three weeks.

 

Enforcement Procedures

If you do not receive a satisfactory response or no response from the above-mentioned contact option within three weeks, you can contact the Enforcement Body for Digital Accessibility of the State of Brandenburg to review the information and measures stated in the accessibility statement. According to Section 4 (3) of the BbgBITV (BbgBITV), the Enforcement Body is responsible for enforcing citizens' rights to accessible websites and mobile applications vis-à-vis public bodies in the State of Brandenburg. 

The enforcement body examines the applicability of enforcement proceedings from a formal and substantive perspective and, in individual cases, orders a technical review of the website or mobile application by the Monitoring Body for Accessibility of Web and Application Technologies in the State of Brandenburg. The enforcement proceedings are free of charge. Legal counsel is not required. 

Contact:

Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection of the State of Brandenburg 
– State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities | Enforcement Agency for Digital Accessibility –
Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 2 – 13, House S 
14467 Potsdam 

Email: Enforcement.BIT@MSGIV.Brandenburg.de 
Phone: 0331-866504

 

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

Seenland Oder-Spree eV 
Angeline Piesche – Content/Project Management & Regional Scout Oderbruch