The German Heart Centre of the Charité endeavours to make its website accessible. The declaration on digital accessibility is required by the Berlin Act on Accessible Information and Communication Technology (BIKTG Bln). The technical requirements for accessibility are set out in the current BITV.

What is already accessible?

• Our website is optimised for all end devices (responsive design).
• The contrast level can be switched by a button on all subpages.
• The font size can be adjusted using a switch on all subpages.
• We do not use flashing elements.
• We do not use frames (frame constructions).
• We endeavour to have a clear page structure and a clear separation of content, structure and design.
• We endeavour to use language appropriate to the target groups.
• We endeavour to provide alternative texts and image descriptions for images and forms.
• We endeavour to display all videos embedded on the website with subtitles.
   

Status of compliance with the requirements

The websites are not yet fully compliant with the above guidelines. The incompatibilities are listed below.
The content listed below is not barrier-free:

• PDF documents could not yet be converted to an accessible format.
• Not all videos embedded in the website have subtitles.
• Graphics or images contained in the pages have not yet been fully supplemented with text descriptions.
• The Easy Language feature has not yet been integrated into the website.

This statement was last revised on 14/08/2024

Feedback and contact details

The Inclusion Officer at Charité - Universitätsmedizin is happy to receive feedback and will liaise with the relevant departments within Charité.

• Please provide us with the web address of the affected page and
• send us an e-mail to digitale-barrierefreiheit(at)charite.de.

Enforcement procedure

Contact the office responsible for the enforcement procedure:

Berlin State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility

Link to the homepage: https://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/moderne-verwaltung/digitale-barrierefreiheit/landesbeauftragte/

The Governing Mayor - Senate Chancellery
State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility

Postal address:

Jüdenstraße 1, 10178 Berlin
Office building: Martin-Hoffmann-Str. 16, 12435 Berlin

T: +49 30 90223-1515

Contact person: Mrs Müller

State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility(at)senatskanzlei.berlin.de