Accessibility Statement

The content and functions listed below are not currently fully accessible. For these areas, a temporary exemption is claimed under § 9 para. 4 of the Bavarian Disability Ordinance (BayDiV) on the grounds of disproportionate burden.

• Forms
  Some forms contain CAPTCHA checks that are currently not fully accessible and therefore present a barrier to access for some user groups (WCAG 3.3.7).
• Chatbot
  The chatbot currently in use cannot be fully operated using a keyboard, which therefore limits its accessibility for some user groups. It is not certainly usable with screen readers in all cases (WCAG 2.1.1, 4.1.2), either.
• Documents
  Some documents provided on the website (e.g. PDF documents) are not currently fully accessible. This relates in particular to a lack of structuring, insufficient tagging information or limited screen reader compatibility (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1).
• Multimedia content
  Not all embedded videos currently have subtitles or audio descriptions (WCAG 1.2.1, 1.2.3).
• Integration of YouTube videos
  For data protection reasons, embedded YouTube videos are only loaded after users have actively consented. The button used to activate the service can generally be operated using the keyboard. However, screen readers might only be able to access the content to a limited extent (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 4.1.2).
• Alternative text for images
  In some cases, images might not have sufficient or meaningful alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1).
• Content structure (heading hierarchy)
  In certain sections of the website, the semantic heading hierarchy might not consistently be implemented correctly (WCAG 1.3.1).
• Link texts
  In some cases, the text used in links is not worded unambiguously or is only understandable in context (WCAG 2.4.4).

Reason:
As a university, we operate a very extensive and diverse website involving different target groups, content and technical components, which is maintained on a decentralised basis by many different editors. Despite continuous efforts, individual barriers can therefore not be entirely avoided.

The social media content embedded or linked on this website (e.g. from external platforms such as Instagram or LinkedIn) does not fall within the scope of the applicable legal provisions on accessibility, as it is third-party content over the design and accessibility of which we have no influence.