Accessibility

Declaration on Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to the DALIA websites available at dalia.education and search.dalia.education.

DALIA strives to make its websites accessible in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Disability Equality Act (BGG) and the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) as well as the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Status of compatibility with the requirements

The accessibility requirements are outlined in Sections 3 (1) to (4) of BITV 2.0, which was issued on the basis of Section 12 BGG. The review of compliance with the requirements (assessment according to the legal requirements in June 2025) has shown that the website partially meets the requirements mentioned before. Exceptions (including justification) are listed below:

• In a few cases it can happen that graphics are not yet provided with an alternative text (especially with older content).
• If the content is greatly enlarged, overlapping may occur in rare cases depending on the browser.
• The focus is not always clearly visible when navigating with the keyboard.
• Not all form fields have a label with which interactions (e.g. screen reader or clickability) are possible.
• Some embedded or linked video or audio content does not have refined subtitles. Furthermore, no audio descriptions or full text alternatives are available.
• The use of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, can lead to a deviating user experience, as not all expressions in other languages, enumerations and abbreviations as well as control elements are marked accordingly.

DALIA is working to gradually remove these barriers and continuously improve its services. New content will be created barrier-free. As the website is still under construction and is constantly being expanded, individual accessibility requirements cannot be guaranteed from the beginning. DALIA has no influence on the accessibility of linked resources, as these are hosted by external providers.

Preparation of this declaration

This declaration was prepared on 25.06.2025.

Feedback and contact

If you would like to draw our attention to existing barriers on our website or request information on the implementation of accessibility, please feel free to contact us:

RWTH Aachen University
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry
Landoltweg 1a
52074 Aachen
Germany

Phone: +49 241 80 93903
E-mail: contact@dalia.education

Arbitration process

If no satisfactory solution has been found after your feedback to the above-mentioned contact, you can contact the arbitration board in accordance with Section 16 BGG. The arbitration board has the task of supporting an out-of-court settlement of disputes between people with disabilities and federal public bodies on the subject of accessibility. The conciliation procedure is free of charge. The involvement of legal counsel is not required. Further information on the conciliation procedure and the options for submitting an application can be found at www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de.

Contact to the BGG arbitration board:
Conciliation Board under the Disability Equality Act at the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to People with Disabilities
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 18527 2805
E-mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de