Accessibility
Accessibility Statement
The alliance of the Rhine-Main Universities strives to make its website and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the provisions of the Hessian Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons Act (HessBGG) and the Hessian Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (HVBIT), implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102.
This accessibility statement applies to the website at https://www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/ as well as https://www.rhein-main-universitaeten.de/en. It does not cover additional pages hosted outside the alliance's central content management systems.
Present State of Compatibility with Regulations
The website currently complies only partially with the Hessian Ordinance on Accessible Information Engineering – BITV HE 2019.
Explanation
The Alliance of Rhine-Main Universities is currently undergoing an extensive website relaunch, which is not yet complete and involves design adjustments to improve accessibility.
Measures
- Adjustment of color contrasts in the main navigation
- Adjustment of color contrasts in isolated design elements
Incompatibility with the HVBIT
The content listed below is currently not barrier-free:
- Weak color contrast of the active markings in the main navigation (font/background)
- Weak color contrast of isolated, additional design elements (font/background)
Preparation of this Declaration on Barrier-Free Access
This declaration was prepared on 8 January 2026 based on a self-assessment.
This declaration and was last reviewed and updated on 4 February 2026.
Feedback and Requests on Barrier-Free Access
The Alliance of Rhine-Main Universities is taking steps to ensure that existing barriers are removed.
If you encounter barriers while using the website, identify content that is difficult to access or violates general accessibility recommendations, or have other questions about the implementation of accessibility, you can contact us by email at gs@rhein-main-universitaeten.de.
Enforcement Procedures
If no satisfactory solution has been found after you have sent your feedback to the above contact address, you can contact the Enforcement and Monitoring Agency for Accessible Information Technology. With the involvement of all parties concerned, the ombudsman's office will attempt to determine the circumstances of the lack of accessibility so that the responsible body can remedy the situation.
Responsibility for enforcement procedures lies with
Hessian Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration
Seat: Giessen Regional Council
Professor Erdmuthe Meyer zu Bexten
State Commissioner for Accessible Information Technology in the State of Hesse
Head of the Enforcement and Monitoring Unit
Head of the State Competence Center for Accessible IT
Landgraf-Philipp-Platz 1-7
35390 Gießen
Phone: +49 641 303 - 2901
Email: Durchsetzungsstelle-LBIT@rpgi.hessen.de
