Accessibility

07.07.2025 Last update of the accessibility statement

10.09.2020 Initial creation of the accessibility statement

Information on the accessibility of these websites in accordance with § 9b NBGG and on contact options in this regard.

Clausthal University of Technology is continuously improving the accessibility of its websites and applications in accordance with legal requirements. This is accompanied by a working group that regularly exchanges information and reviews and implements digital accessibility based on the criteria of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Equality and encourages further improvements.

www.tu-clausthal.de already goes beyond the legally prescribed level of accessibility with numerous components and functions. Some of the most important improvements and adjustments since the introduction of digital accessibility include

• "Accessibility" menu, in which the functions for the accessible elements can be activated
• Read-aloud application (so-called screen reader)
• Subtitles for all videos on the TU Clausthal video server (new)
• High contrast ratios
• Images with text background (implementation not fully completed)
• Links with text background describing the purpose of the respective link (implementation not fully completed)
• Scaling of font sizes
• Navigability with keyboard
• Individual timing (stop function for slideshows)
• Visibility of submenus up to the 2nd level
• Visible button for printing the pages
• Accessibility of the TU Clausthal corporate design including a handout as a practical aid for employees and students for setting up web content.

Also currently being implemented:

• Continuous conversion of forms and documents to accessibility

This declaration on accessibility applies to:

1.) www.tu-clausthal.de and subdomains, but not to other websites and subdomains that are not offered via TU Clausthal's central web content management system.
These websites are largely compatible with the requirements of the harmonized European standard EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (08-2018).

2) Other uses and applications:
As Clausthal University of Technology provides a large number of online services and electronic resources from third-party providers on its websites, it has not yet been possible to fully complete the accessibility check of such online offerings.

Partially non-accessible content:

• PDF documents
• Special documents with special formats
• Alternative texts Graphics/links
• External content
• No use of sign language

The content listed is not accessible for the following reasons:

The website of Clausthal University of Technology is being adapted and optimized in accordance with EU Directive 2016/2102 on the implementation of accessible internet for public sector bodies. The identified deficits and shortcomings are in a continuous improvement process that is being successively worked through. In the case of documents provided electronically or online, frequently used and easily adaptable documents are prioritized.

Accessible alternatives

In the case of documents that are not accessible, please use the feedback/contact option below for information on accessible alternatives.

Creation of this accessibility statement

This statement was updated on 07.07.2025. The assessment is based on self-assessment.

Feedback and contact details

You can use the following contact to report deficiencies in terms of compliance with accessibility requirements and request non-accessible content in a format that is accessible to you:

Web-AG: webmaster@tu-clausthal.de

Enforcement procedure

If you have not received a satisfactory response to accessibility notifications or requests within six weeks, you can contact the arbitration board set up by the State Commissioner for People with Disabilities in Lower Saxony.

The arbitration board according to § 9 d NBGG has the task of settling disputes between people with disabilities and public bodies of the state of Lower Saxony on the subject of accessibility in IT. The arbitration procedure is free of charge. No legal assistance is required.

State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
Hannah-Arendt-Platz 2
30159 Hanover
http://www.behindertenbeauftragte-niedersachsen.de/
Tel.: 0511 120-4010
E-mail: schlichtungsstelle@ms.niedersachsen.de