The German Institute for Human Rights is committed to making its website accessible without barriers in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Disability Equality Act (BGG) and the Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
This accessibility statement (as of July 1st, 2024) applies to the version of this website (www.dimr.de/en) currently accessible on the Internet and developed in accordance with valid Internet standards.
This website is compliant with the following standards and requirements:
- the requirements of BITV 2.0 and the harmonised standards mentioned therein,
- valid CSS,
- valid HTML code.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
We are committed to offering all new PDF documents in an barrier-free format. This means that screen readers will read content correctly aloud. We are, however, unable to fix or revise older PDFs which are often non barrier-free. PDFs by other providers that we link to on our website are also often non barrier-free. Non barrier-free documents linked on our website are usually labelled accordingly.
Some video and audio files in our YouTube media centre are currently without subtitles or transcriptions. Automatically generated subtitles offered by YouTube may not always be entirely accurate in reflecting the content.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
If you find any problems in accessing the content on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, contact us, detailing the barrier you encountered and indicating exactly where you encountered it:
Mail: web[at]dimr.de
Arbitration Service
If after your feedback to the contact above no satisfactory solution could be found, you can complain to the conciliation board pursuant to Section 16 of the German Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (BGG). The BGG conciliation board is tasked with supporting out-of-court settlement of disputes between persons with disabilities and public institutions in issues of accessibility.
The dispute settlement process is free of charge. No legal representation is required.
For further information on the arbitration process and on how to submit a complaint please visit the conciliation board’s website or send an email to the BGG conciliation board at info[at]schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de.
The contents of this website is also available via web reader, in German Easy Language, and in German Sign Language.
You can reach the conciliation board under the following postal address:
Schlichtungsstelle nach dem Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz
bei dem Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin
Mail: info(at)schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Phone: +49 30 185 272 805
Fax: +49 30 185 272 901
Alternatively, you can submit a complaint by using an online form (in German).
It is also possible to contact the conciliation board using SQAT (Signing Question and Answer Tool in German).
