Accessibility Statement

1. Introduction

We are pleased about your visit to our website and thank you for your interest. Below you will find information on the accessible usability of our online services.

We inform you about:

  • Which offerings and functions you can expect on this website
  • How you can use these offerings and functions
  • Which options for accessible use are available to you
  • Which authority is responsible for monitoring accessibility on this website.

2. Explanations on the Use of the Services and Functions

2.1 Virtual Buttons

This website can be operated via virtual buttons.

2.2 Home, Overview, and Detail Pages

On the homepage, you will find in the central area a selection of offered products and services. By interacting with a product presentation, you are taken to the product detail page.

In the header menu, you can navigate between the various categories. After selecting a category, you are taken to an overview page in which all information of this category is presented.

3. Legal Requirements for Accessibility

This website is classified as a so-called “service in electronic commerce.” Special legal requirements for accessibility apply to it.

In general, this website must provide functions and procedures that are tailored to the needs of people with disabilities and that enable operability with digital assistive tools.

The functions of this website must therefore be

  • perceivable
  • operable
  • understandable and
  • robust

designed accordingly.

Perceivability means that the information and components of the website are presented in such a way that they are easily perceivable by all users.

Operability requires that the functions of the website can also be used by users with limitations in mobility or cognition.

Understandability presupposes that the information and functions of the website are logically structured, easily recognizable, and clearly labeled.

Robustness finally requires that the content and functions of the website can be used reliably and without restrictions, even when users employ digital assistive tools.

4. Available Aids for Accessible Use

This website meets the accessibility requirements through the following measures:

  • Alt texts for images: Images on the website are provided with alternative texts that give a short description of the image and can be processed by screen readers.
  • Adjustable font size: The font size of the page content can be adjusted via a setting option to make it optimally perceivable for each user.
  • Operability via mouse and keyboard: The website functions can be operated both via mouse and keyboard. Using the control keys on the keyboard, the mouse pointer can be moved and activated.
  • Browser-independent page output: Content and functions of this website are available in identical arrangement, orientation, and resolution, regardless of the browser used.
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): A programming language is used that separates the presentation of page content in layout, color, and design from its content structure. This makes it possible for digital assistive tools to apply their own visibility schemes to display the content.
  • Verified correctness of HTML codes: All HTML codes are continuously checked for their functionality in order to avoid functional failures and the inability of digital assistive tools to capture them.
  • Sufficient spacing between characters: Characters are displayed with sufficient spacing from each other to avoid impairing readability.
  • Responsive design (adaptation to different screen sizes): The content, elements, and functions automatically adjust in their dimensions to the size of the screen used.
  • Scalability (visibility when enlarged): Page elements and content remain high-resolution and legible even when enlarged.
  • Strong color contrast: A strong contrast between text colors and backgrounds is preset to ensure optimal visibility of page elements.
  • Textual hints when input fields are not filled in: If mandatory input fields are not filled in, in addition to a color marking, a textual hint is given. This hint clarifies which information is missing in the input field.

5. Responsible Supervisory Authority

The Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States for the Accessibility of Products and Services (MLBF) is responsible for monitoring accessibility on this website:

MLBF
c/o Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Equality of Saxony-Anhalt
P.O. Box 39 11 55
39135 Magdeburg
Phone: (+49) (0) 391 567 4530
Email: MLBF@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de