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Declaration of Accessibility

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In the accessibility statement, we outline the status of implementation in the city portal and any connected instances. We give advice on the operating concept and enable contact with the project team in case questions or concerns arise.

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Declaration of Accessibility

For the creation of the websites

the Bremen Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act (Bremisches Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BremBGG), Directive (EU) 2016/2102 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 have been used. The accessibility requirements are based on the Harmonised European Standard EN 301 549.

The basic functions (layout, navigation, site structure, mobile view) were evaluated for accessibility throughout their creation process by the web development team of the bremen.online department of the WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH by making use of the WCAG test and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1.

Revisions are made on a constant basis during ongoing operations.

We aim to make this website as accessible as possible, regardless of technical capabilities and limitations. Therefore, we are constantly improving the user-friendliness of this webpage.

This statement was issued in August 2020 and last updated on June 24, 2025.

Feedback and Contact Details

If you encounter barriers on our webpages, please send an email with a detailed description to barrierefreiheit@bo-bremen.de. You may add screenshots and the complete URL as these are always helpful.

The web development department of bremen.online at WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH is working on barrier-free accessibility. Our trained employees are responsible for processing the feedback messages.

Information on the enforcement and arbitration procedure in accordance with § 16 of the Bremen Disability Equality Act

If you are affected by a lack of accessibility when using digital websites and services provided by public bodies, you can contact the Central Office for Accessible Information Technology as the enforcement body for Bremen if you have not received a satisfactory response within the deadline and the barrier still exists. In this case, please use the complaint form to initiate enforcement proceedings.

The following content and operating controls are currently not providing barrier-free access

We strive to make this website as accessible as possible. Nevertheless, it is possible that certain content may not be accessible due to software updates.

With existing technology, we are able to offer barrier-free access on a large scale. However, in rare cases we are not yet able to provide complete accessibility since such content is made available to us by third parties. Due to technical or copyright reasons we are limited in presenting content in an accessible manner. However, we aim to use low-barrier technology in these cases.

The following problems are currently known:

  • In many cases, the color contrasts are not sufficient for the level AAA according to section 1.4.x of the WCAG. In rare cases, the level AA cannot be fulfilled due to the corporate design. Solution approaches are currently lacking, but the problem is planned to be addressed.
  • The subtitles for videos in silent passages are not flawless. An optimization is currently being carried out to better meet the guidelines from section 1.2.2 of the WCAG.
  • Text alternatives of the audio files for the audio guide are currently not available. This matter will be fixed in order to correspond to the requirement from section 1.2.2 of the WCAG.
  • The markup language is inconsistent with respect to words in other languages but will be fixed to meet the requirement of section 3.1.2 of WCAG.
  • Mechanisms for identifying the expanded form of abbreviations and acronyms are lacking. The issue will be fixed in order to correspond to the requirement of section 3.1.4 of WCAG.
  • The level of accessibility of externally supplied PDF documents is not consistent, which contradicts various sections of the WCAG. Together with external suppliers the problem will be addressed to ensure accessibility in the future.
  • The level of accessibility of third-party content ("embeds") is not consistent. As several requirements of various sections of the WCAG are not met, the problem will be handled.
  • The map applications do not provide accessibility.
  • The 360-degree tours in the Town Hall, Schnoor and Vegesack, for example, are currently not barrier-free and are difficult to operate using a keyboard. This contradicts various sections of the WCAG. This is a limitation of the technology used for this application. In order to at least make the content understandable, the tours mentioned have been given an alternative description text. We are also in contact with the organisation that provides us with the applications. Together we are working on solutions to make the content more usable and tangible for other target groups.

There is currently an accumulation of inaccessible content in the tourism booking portal, which we want to eliminate in discussions:

  • The colour contrasts are not sufficient at certain points, which contradicts section 1.4.x of the WCAG.
  • It is not possible to manually enlarge the text in various places, a violation of section 1.4.4 of WCAG.
  • Keyboard operation is also not accessible in many places. This contradicts section 2.1.1 of the WCAG.
  • Messages about incorrect entries in form fields are not permanently displayed and may therefore not be easy to capture (section 2.2.3 of the WCAG).
  • The focus is missing completely in places or is lost in the course of use. This contradicts section 2.4.7 of the WCAG.
  • Not all form fields are labelled or they are not visible, a violation of section 3.3.2 and section 1.3.x of the WCAG.
  • A plausibility check is missing in various form fields. Impossible values can be entered here without error messages appearing. See section 3.3.3 of the WCAG.
  • Abbreviations, acronyms and words in other languages are not labelled accordingly; this contradicts section 3.1.x of the WCAG.
  • Links that lead to previous booking steps are not labelled (see section 2.4.4 of the WCAG).
  • When using a screen reader, status messages and various pop-up messages are not announced. A contradiction to section 4.1.3 of the WCAG.
  • There are currently no explanations in German sign language or easy language for the tourist booking portal. A violation of the BremBGG.

Operating Instructions

You can reach the individual sections of the collapsible list by pressing the tab key. To open or close a section of the list, please press the enter key once more.

You can access the individual sections of the accordion by pressing the tab key. To open or close an accordion section, please press the enter key.

Documents and in particular PDF files are generally accessible on the website. Exceptions to this rule may be documents and PDF files that have been made available to us by third parties, which represent an additional offer or whose content is also available as an HTML alternative.

A correct semantic structure has been implemented on the website. Headings are consistently used to subdivide and better structure the web pages. We have added descriptive names to web links in order to make their function understandable. Hidden text has been added to inform you when a link opens a new window or tab in your browser.

The website is equally optimized for different resolutions and provides an optimized display for mobile devices.

Alternatively, our web pages can be operated with the keyboard. To do so, use the following keys:

  • To select/deselect a control field, use the space bar.
  • To move forward between links, use the tab key.
  • To move backward between links, use the shift key and the tab key simultaneously.
  • To execute a command, select the corresponding button and press enter.

To change the display size, hold down the "Ctrl" key and move the scroll wheel on the mouse or hold down the "Ctrl" key and use the "Plus" key to increase the size or the "Minus" key to reduce it.

Alternatively, you can change the font size via the browser settings. Further explanations can be found in the help for your browser.

You can find the full text search at the top above the red menu bar. Tips for searching:

  • Umlauts (ö, ä, ü) are recognized.
  • If you enter more than one search word, they will be "and"-linked.
  • There is no distinction between upper and lower case.
  • After a successful search you can make use of different filters to limit the results.
  • To search for a coherent group of words, put expressions or names in quotation marks, e.g. "Freie Hansestadt Bremen".

Accessibility is provided for online forms in order to ensure unrestricted access to make requests, perform content searches, and carry out interactions.

We have added descriptive alternative text to all informative images (and images of text), while all purely decorative images (such as background images) are equipped with null alternative text to highlight that no alternative text is present.

We usually embed videos via YouTube. We also use our video content from platforms such as Instagram (Reels) and Tiktok. Accessibility cannot be guaranteed here. We endeavour to make this content accessible by labelling it accordingly. You can use the corresponding button on the YouTube player to show or hide existing subtitles or activate the functions of the respective platforms.

We offer an RSS feed that provides you with important information on various subjects.

More and more browsers offer integrated read-aloud functions that read the page aloud to you. In Microsoft Edge, you can have the content read aloud using the key combination CTRL+Shift+U.

There is also a reading mode on some subpages, the plastic reader. This is indicated by a book symbol at the end of the address bar in the browser. If you click on the book, you will see a different view of the main content of the page. You can now have this content read out to you. You can also switch to and from reading mode by pressing the F9 key on the keyboard.

Different image content is displayed in the slider. These images rotate and are changed through a swipe effect. Operating the slider is possible with the keyboard.

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