Declaration of Accessibility

The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. endeavours to make its website accessible in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the Federal Disability Equality Act (L-BGG). This declaration on accessibility applies to the domain https://qantara.de/en. 

1. Status of compatibility with the requirements 

This website is not compatible with § 10 paragraph 1 L-BGG. The incompatibilities (and/or exceptions) are listed below. 

2. Non-accessible content 

The following content is not accessible because it is not compatible with the underlying harmonised standard EN 301 549: 

  • The order of navigation in the main menu is sometimes illogical and difficult to understand for screen reader users. 
  • Many linked graphics have no alternative text that is not accessible to screen readers. 
  • The main menu cannot be closed by pressing the ESC button. 
  • Some content is not included in the page regions. 
  • The structure of the headings is not correct, as there are jumps in the hierarchy. 
  • Some headings are empty and contain no text. 
  • When selecting a language, Arabic is only displayed as a pure link, without clear labelling. 
  • Some links do not have a meaningful name and only show the URL. 
  • The heading structure is sometimes unclear and difficult for users to understand. 
  • Some form fields do not have descriptive labels that are accessible to screen readers. 
  • Some content is located outside the designated page areas. 

3. Creation of this declaration on accessibility 

This declaration was created on 13.08.2024. The declaration was created using the Eye-Able® technology of Web Inclusion GmbH. More information about Web Inclusion GmbH can be found at https://eye-able.com/ Web Inclusion GmbH has gone through all machine-verifiable test steps. 

4. Feedback and contact details 

Do you have a comment or a notification about barriers on this website? Please get in touch with us. We will explain which barriers exist. You can find out what exceptions we have made. We will answer your questions as quickly as possible, but at the latest within the statutory period of six weeks. Thank you for your feedback. You can contact us at the following address: 

ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. 
Charlottenplatz 17 
70173 Stuttgart 
info(at)ifa.de 
+ 49 711 2225-0 

5. Arbitration centre 

If you are of the opinion that this website is not accessible, you can inform our office or person named in section 4. If we do not respond or do not respond satisfactorily within four weeks of receiving your enquiry, you can contact the arbitration board of the Accessibility Centre (LZ-BARR). 

You can contact the arbitration centre as follows: 

Accessibility Centre: Arbitration Board 
Else-Josenhans-Straße 6 
70173 Stuttgart 
schlichtung(at)barrierefreiheit.bwl.de 
0711 123 39375 
barrierefreiheit-bw.de

The arbitration procedure is free of charge. 

Reference is made to the possibility of the right of association action pursuant to Section 12 (1) sentence 1 no. 4 L-BGG.