The Duisburg-Essen University Library aims to make its websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and the Ordinance on the creation of barrier-free Information Technology under the North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act.

The following declaration on accessibility applies to the central websites of the University Library (www.uni-due.de/ub/...).

The central websites of the Duisburg-Essen University Library are partially compliant with EU Directive 2016/2102.

The declaration was created on 08.10.2020 and is based on a self-assessment carried out in accordance with BITV.

The contents listed below are not or only partially accessible:

Documents embedded in the website (pdf, doc/docx, ppt/pptx, xls/xlsx)
Documents that were uploaded before October 2020 may not be accessible. Due to the very large number of documents, it has not yet been possible to convert them completely into an accessible format. Subsequent processing will be carried out successively.

Videos embedded in the website (1.2.2 and 1.2.3)
The provision of videos (short trips, tutorials) with an audio description has not yet been realised.

Alternative texts for non-textual content (1.1.1 a-c)
Alternative texts for images and operating elements are missing in some cases. These will be added successively.

Forms (1.3.5. a)
Most of our forms do not use auto-completion. If you need a form that is not yet accessible, please contact us at information.ub@uni-due.de.

Our websites do not contain any information in sign language or plain language.
We aim to use language that is as simple as possible. Due to the complexity of the content, it is not always possible to use simple language ( for example, avoiding technical terms and abbreviations). Abbreviations are avoided wherever possible or at least introduced in full when the term first appears.

Please let us know if you come across any content on our website that requires clarification or is difficult to access. We appreciate your comments and specific suggestions for changes.

Please include the keyword accessibility in your message and tell us the URL of the website you are referring to.

Contact

Please use our contact form.
You can contact us by e-mail at information.ub@uni-due.de.

Our postal address is:

Duisburg-Essen University Library
Universitätsstr. 9 - 11
D - 45141 Essen

If you have not received a response to messages or enquiries about accessibility within six weeks, you can contact the
Ombudsman's Office for Accessible Information Technology of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is assigned to the representative for the interests of people with disabilities in accordance with Section 11 of the North Rhine-Westphalia Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons Act.

If you would like an ombudsman procedure, please complete the application form and send it to the ombudsman's office by e-mail (ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-it@mags.nrw.de).

Postal address:
Ombudsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
bei der Landesbeauftragten für Menschen mit Behinderungen
Fürstenwall 25  
D - 40219 Düsseldorf