{"id":5177,"date":"2023-12-08T15:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/ueber-die-jgu\/?page_id=5177"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:30:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:30:38","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/universitaet.uni-mainz.de\/en\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<jgu-base-pageheader react-props=\"{\n    &quot;items&quot;: [\n        {\n            &quot;box&quot;: {\n                &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n                &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Accessibility&quot;,\n                &quot;link&quot;: {\n                    &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n                    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;learn more&quot;\n                }\n            },\n            &quot;color&quot;: &quot;dark&quot;,\n            &quot;image&quot;: {\n                &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n            },\n            &quot;imgCredit&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n            &quot;useVideo&quot;: false,\n            &quot;video&quot;: false\n        }\n    ],\n    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;small&quot;,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;full&quot;,\n    &quot;quicklinks&quot;: {\n        &quot;show&quot;: false,\n        &quot;selects&quot;: []\n    },\n    &quot;useBreadcrumb&quot;: false\n}\">\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n<jgu-base-section react-props=\"{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;wide&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"jgu-bgsection bg bg-white \"><div class=\"content padding-medium\">\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is committed to making the websites of its domain &#8220;uni-mainz.de&#8221; as accessible to all users as possible. The legal basis for this is the State Law on Equality, Inclusion and Participation of People with Disabilities (<em>Landesinklusionsgesetz, InklG RP<\/em>) and the Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities of Rhineland-Palatinate (<em>Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung Rheinland-Pfalz<\/em>, <em>BITV RP<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">This statement was created on&nbsp;<strong>September 23, 2020<\/strong> and updated on July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;,\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;Current conformity with the requirements of the BITV RP&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">The websites of the domain &#8220;uni-mainz.de&#8221; are currently designed to be as accessible as possible within the scope of technical feasibility. During the upcoming university-wide website relaunch, the aim will be to further adapt the layout and ensure accessibility for all. Earlier adjustments to the design of the website than that planned would represent a disproportionate burden on Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as defined in Art. 7 Para. 3 LGGBehM, thus making it currently exempt from the obligation to provide the accessibility specified in Art. 7 Para. 1 LGGBehM.<\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;,\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;Feedback and contact&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">If you have any concerns relating to website accessibility, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Professor Franz Rothlauf<\/strong><br>Chief Information Officer<br>Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz<br>55099 Mainz<br>email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cio@uni-mainz.de\">cio@uni-mainz.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<jgu-base-heading react-props=\"{\n    &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;,\n    &quot;tags&quot;: {\n        &quot;htmlTag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;,\n        &quot;classTag&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n        &quot;tag&quot;: &quot;h2&quot;\n    },\n    &quot;heading&quot;: &quot;Office responsible for enforcement&quot;,\n    &quot;textAlign&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,\n    &quot;anchor&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;color&quot;: &quot;red&quot;\n}\"><\/jgu-base-heading>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">If you still consider yourself disadvantaged after the university&#8217;s response to your feedback, you may contact the State Representative for the Concerns of Disabled Persons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\"><strong>Ellen Kubica<\/strong><br>State Representative for the Concerns of Disabled Persons<br>Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitalization in Rhineland-Palatinate<br>Bauhofstra\u00dfe 9<br>55116 Mainz<br>phone: +49 6131 16-5342<br>fax: +49 6131 16-175342<br>email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:durchsetzungsstelle@mastd.rlp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">durchsetzungsstelle@mastd.rlp.de<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/behindertenbeauftragte.rlp.de\/landesbeauftragte\/aufgaben-1\">https:\/\/behindertenbeauftragte.rlp.de\/landesbeauftragte\/aufgaben-1<\/a> [in German]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/jgu-base-section>    <div style=\"display: none\">\n            <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset='UTF-8' \/><\/head><body class='GF_AJAX_POSTBACK'><p class=\"gform_not_found\">Oops! 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The legal basis for this is the State Law on Equality, Inclusion and Participation of People with Disabilities (<em>Landesinklusionsgesetz, InklG RP<\/em>) and the Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities of Rhineland-Palatinate (<em>Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung Rheinland-Pfalz<\/em>, <em>BITV RP<\/em>).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"has-big-font-size\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">This statement was created on&nbsp;<strong>September 23, 2020<\/strong> and updated on July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:jgu\/heading {\"index\":\"\\u003cbr\\u003e\",\"tags\":{\"htmlTag\":\"h2\",\"classTag\":\"\",\"tag\":\"h2\"},\"heading\":\"Current conformity with the requirements of the BITV RP\"} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"has-big-font-size\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-big-font-size\">The websites of the domain \"uni-mainz.de\" are currently designed to be as accessible as possible within the scope of technical feasibility. 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