Accessibility Statement
(Status of this statement: 23 September 2020)
The Specialised Information Service for International and Interdisciplinary Legal Research (SIS intRecht, in German: FID intRecht) strives to make its web presence accessible. This digital accessibility statement is issued in accordance with the currently applicable versions of the German Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) and the Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG). Both regulations define the technical requirements for achieving digital accessibility.
This statement applies to the portal for international and interdisciplinary legal research, intRecht, available at https://intrecht.de and https://vifa-recht.de/.
This statement was created on 21 September 2020.
This service is largely accessible. Most of the BITV 2.0 requirements are met.
None of the portal’s content is provided in Easy-to-Read German or in German Sign Language. Given the exclusively academic target audience, translating the portal’s content into Easy-to-Read German has been deemed dispensable.
Accessibility of the embedded intRecht Discovery Service search engine cannot currently be guaranteed, as it is still under development.
Information on the accessibility level of the Open Access Repository intRechtDok can be found here.
Some HTML structural elements are only partially accessible, as the necessary Bootstrap classes are missing. A revision is in progress.
The embedded forms do not use autocomplete. The absence of the autocomplete attribute makes form completion more difficult. This functionality will be added in a future update.
Because the site’s structural layout was created before the adoption of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, the 4.5:1 contrast ratio is not consistently guaranteed. A solution is being developed.
When navigating by keyboard, the focus indicator is not always clearly visible. Focus-management improvements will be implemented in the next major site revision.
Form inputs are not always automatically validated before submission. This functionality will be added in the next major site revision.
All identified technical deficiencies will be rectified successively.
If you discover accessibility barriers on https://intrecht.de or https://vifa-recht.de, please let us know. Thank you. You can reach:
Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Potsdamer Straße 33
D-10785 Berlin
E-mail: intrecht@sbb.spk-berlin.de
Internet: https://intrecht.de or https://vifa-recht.de
If you believe you have been disadvantaged by insufficient accessibility on https://intrecht.de or https://vifa-recht.de, you may contact the Mediation Body under Section 16 of the Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG). The mediation procedure is free of charge and does not require legal representation.
On the Mediation Body’s website you will find all information on the mediation process, how it works, and how to submit an application. You may submit an application in Easy-to-Read German or in German Sign Language.
Schlichtungsstelle nach dem Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz
bei dem Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen
Mauerstraße 53
D-10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 18 527-2805
E-mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Internet: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
