Accessibility statement of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

This accessibility statement applies to the online platform Mirakl which is operated by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media at https://kulturpass-de.mirakl.net/.  

The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media is striving to make its websites and mobile applications accessible in line with the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (Gesetz zur Gleichstellung von Menschen mit Behinderungen, BGG) and the Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung, BITV 2.0).

 

Level of compliance with the requirements of the BITV

The accessibility requirements for websites are laid down in
section 3 (1) to (4) and section 4 of the Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology, which was issued on the basis of section 12d of the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.

Compliance with these requirements was tested through an evaluation carried out on 20 April 2023.

 

Non-accessible content

The online platform Mirakl is partially accessible. Many of the requirements set out in BITV 2.0 have been met.

The following areas are only partially accessible:

  • Not all information can be read by a screen reader.
  • The position of the keyboard focus is not always clear.
  • Not all of the requirements for contrast have been met.
  • When the text is enlarged or windows are resized down to a width of 320 CSS pixels, some content is lost and some text overlaps.
  • Not all of the functions can be carried out using a keyboard.  
  • There is no mechanism for skipping repeated content that appears on every page of the platform.

The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media is striving to remove these barriers to accessibility incrementally.

 

Creation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on 5 June 2023.

 

Feedback and contact information

If you are aware of any additional shortcomings in the accessibility of the content of the online platform Mirakl or have any comments or questions, feel free to contact us at:

Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
Köthener Straße 2
10963 Berlin, Germany
Email: Poststelle@bkm.bund.de
Telephone: +49 30 18 681- 44355

 

Arbitration

If no satisfactory solution has been found after you have informed the contact listed above, you can refer to the Arbitration Service set up in accordance with section 16 of the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. The task of the Arbitration Service is to provide support for out-of-court dispute resolution in cases of conflicts regarding accessibility between persons with disabilities and federal authorities. The arbitration procedure is free of charge. The proceedings do not require that you have legal representation. Additional information on the arbitration process and how you can apply for arbitration is available on the  website of the Arbitration Service..

The Arbitration Service can be contacted at the following address:

Schlichtungsstelle nach dem Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz bei dem Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin, Germany
Telephone: +49 30 18 527-2805
Fax: +49 30 18 527-2901
Email: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Internet: https://www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de