Explanation of Accessibility

The Regional Computing Center of the University of Hamburg and the developers of frentix GmbH are working to make the website www.openolat.uni-hamburg.de as accessible as possible. The legal basis for this is the Hamburg Law on the Equal Treatment of Disabled Persons (HmbGGbM) and the Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).

To ensure OpenOlat meets these requirements, the initiative OOAccessibility has been launched. OpenOlat aims to support the four principles of accessibility (perceivability, operability, understandability, and robustness). In 2022, OpenOlat underwent an extensive evaluation from the perspective of participants by the agency “Access for All” (www.access-for-all.ch). The first Accessibility Audit created a current assessment of OpenOlat in relation to the WCAG success criteria. In a second step, the findings were discussed, and appropriate solution approaches were chosen. The goal of the OOAccessibility initiative is certification according to WCAG 2.1. The necessary adjustments will be gradually implemented in OpenOlat in the upcoming releases. Numerous improvements have already been implemented with version 17.2. Further adjustments are being made with each update.

The two OpenOlat partners, VCRP and the University of Hamburg, are actively participating in OOAccessibility.

This statement was created on September 22, 2020, and updated on June 9, 2023.

Contact

If you notice deficiencies regarding the barrier-free design of www.openolat.uni-hamburg.de, you can contact the ServiceLine of the Regional Computing Center of the University of Hamburg:

Regional Computing Center
University of Hamburg
Schlüterstr. 70
20146 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: +49 40 42838-7790
Email: rrz-serviceline"AT"uni-hamburg.de

Mediation Process

In the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, an ombudsman office has been established to receive hints and complaints about existing barriers, act as a neutral mediation office, and develop solutions with the parties involved. You can reach the ombudsman office at ombudsstelle.barrierefreie-it@sk.hamburg.de.