Please use the following button to increase the display contrast and to activate further accessibility tools:

We (CECAD University of Cologne), as website operators, strive to design the website in accordance with the relevant accessibility regulations. We are subject to the following legal provisions:

Law of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Equality of People with Disabilities (North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act - BGG NRW) and North Rhine-Westphalia Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITVNRW)

Website

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.cecad.uni-koeln.de.

Feedback and contact details

Have you noticed any shortcomings in the accessibility of content on our website, or do you have any comments or questions about accessibility? Please feel free to contact us at:

CECAD Cluster of Excellence at the University of Cologne
Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 26
50931 Cologne
Tel.: 0221-478-84043
Email: cecad-info@uni-koeln.de

Contact information:
www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/about-cecad/address-contact

Status of compliance with requirements

This website is not fully compliant with the accessibility regulations that apply to us. Specifically:

Non-compliance with accessibility regulations

The content listed below does not comply with the relevant accessibility regulations:

• Some images in older posts do not have complete alternative texts
• Some graphics containing text do not have explanatory alternative texts
• Linked PDF files are not completely accessible
• Alternative content is not always available for embedded audio content

Further measures to improve accessible access to our website

We are constantly striving to improve barrier-free access to our website. We are currently doing the following to achieve this:

To further improve accessibility, there is a contrast switch in the navigation bar that further optimizes the accessibility of the website. We are constantly striving to make our website as barrier-free as possible.

Evaluation method

BITV self-test
Performed on December 8, 2025

Enforcement procedure

If you believe that you are disadvantaged by the insufficient accessibility of our website, you can contact the responsible enforcement agency. You can reach them at:

Ombudsman's Office for Accessible Information Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia at the State Commissioner for People with Disabilities 
Fürstenwall 25 
40219 Düsseldorf

Email: ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-it[at]mags.nrw.de

Creation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on December 8, 2025.

The statement was last reviewed on December 8, 2025.