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Declaration on Accessibility

Please note that the legally binding version of this declaration is the version in German, to be found under Barrierefreiheit. The English version is for informational purposes only.

The Centre for East Belgian History (ZOG) strives to make its websites and applications accessible. The declaration on digital accessibility is required by the Decree on individual and public electronic communication of the authorities of the German-speaking territory (legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council).

This accessibility statement applies to the website geschichte.be.

a) State of compliance

The website has undergone a simplified audit procedure by the competent control body, in which the following WCAG 2.1 success criteria (level AA) are checked

  • 1.1 Non-text content
  • 3.1 Info and relationships
  • 4.3 Contrast
  • 1.1 Keyboard
  • 2.1 Timing customisable
  • 2.2 Pause, end, hide
  • 4.1 Bypass blocks
  • 4.2 Add title to page
  • 4.7 Focus visible
  • 1.1 Language of the page
  • 1.2 Language of parts
  • 2.2 On input
  • 1.1 Syntax analysis
  • 1.2 Name, role, value

At the time of review, this website fully complies with these criteria and is therefore considered partially compliant with the WCAG 2.1 success criteria (level AA).

b) Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on the basis of an automated audit using the BOSA Accessibility Auditing Tool dated 7 June 2024

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c) Non-accessible content

No statement can be made about compliance with the non-audited criteria.
The documents made available for download do not fully fulfil the accessibility criteria.

d) Suggested alternatives

Any visitor to the website can contact the Centre for East Belgian History (ZOG) in person at any time on +32 (0)87/26 69 83 or by email at info@geschichte.be to obtain information that is not accessible to this visitor online.

e) Feedback and contact details

Any questions or comments about the accessibility of this website can be sent by email to info@geschichte.be or in writing to the Centre for East Belgian History (ZOG).

Our aim is to write articles in such a way that they can also be understood by visitors who are not or only superficially familiar with the topic in question. We are happy to take your suggestions on board if you think an article makes the content to be conveyed unnecessarily complicated.

f) Enforcement procedure

If you do not receive any feedback, you can contact the competent ombudsman service with complaints regarding this website and the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council:

Ombudsman Service of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
Square of the Parliament 1
4700 Eupen
beschwerde@dg-ombudsfrau.be
0800 987 59 (free of charge)

g) Plans for improvement

Due to the large number of pages, modules, programmes, etc. to be managed, full compliance with all WCAG 2.1 success criteria cannot be achieved in a single step. The implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 is therefore carried out by continuously improving existing error messages.

This declaration was created on 07 June 2024.

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