Universität Hamburg strives to ensure digital accessibility for people with disabilities. Our goal is to provide a fully accessible website in keeping with the provisions of the Hamburg regulation on establishing accessible information technology for people with disabilities (Hamburgische Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung, HmbBITVO) dated 10 September 2019.
The website uses the “WP Accessibility Helper (WAH)” plug-in to enable adjusting to various accessibility needs. Best efforts are made to make the website as accessible as possible.
The verification of compliance with the requirements laid out in EN 301 549 is based on a self-assessment performed by Kaja Scheliga on 16.06.2023. Based on the review, the site is partially to non-compliant with the previously stated requirements due to the following incompatibilities:
Non compliance:
Partial compliance:
We are working on these issues and expect them to be resolved by 1 September 2023.
If you have noticed any significant accessibility issues in the content of this website please let us know by mail or email:
EPOC Project Management Office
Institute of Oceanography
Universität Hamburg
Bundesstr. 53
20146 Hamburg
Email: info@epoc-eu.org
If you are unable to find a satisfactory solution, even after providing feedback to the address provided above, you may contact the ombudsperson’s office provided for in Section 13a HmbBGG. This ombudsperson is tasked with fostering an extrajudicial resolution for conflicts between persons with a disability and public offices. The arbitration procedure is free. Legal counsel is not required. The Senate Chancellery is currently performing the role of ombudsperson until such time as the office has been established:
ombudsstelle.barrierefreie-it(at)sk.hamburg.de
This statement was created on 20.06.2023 and last reviewed on 20.06.2023.
EPOC is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.