Accessibility statement in accordance with Section 12b of the German Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (BGG)
The Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) endeavors to make the learning management system EVZ Academy– online platform accessible and usable for all. The digital accessibility statement is prepared in accordance with the BBG. The accessibility requirements are based on Sections 3 (1) to (4) and 4 of the current Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0), which was enacted on the basis of Section 12d BGG. This accessibility statement applies to https://academy.stiftung-evz.de.
Status of compliance with legal requirements
The learning management system offering is only partially accessible, as it only partially meets the requirements of the current BITV. The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:
Barrier: Learning modules / learning management systems
Description:
Measures: Training of employees and service providers to make new content accessible and to redesign existing content to be accessible where possible.
However, making all content completely accessible would constitute a disproportionate burden within the meaning of Section 12a (6) BBG.
Barriers are being gradually reduced on an ongoing basis.
Alternative: Contact persons and contact details are provided.
Barrier: Documents
Description: The documents provided for download by the EVZ Foundation on the EVZ Academy platform are not always accessible. This applies in particular to PDF documents, brochures and studies.
Measures: Provision of content as HTML content as an alternative, as well as for selected PDF documents. Commissioning of service providers to provide accessible documents.
Alternative: Contact persons and contact details are provided.
Barrier: Videos
Description: The embedded videos of the EVZ Foundation and its project partners on the EVZ Academy online platform are not always accessible.
Measures: Training of employees and commissioning of videographers to provide accessible videos in future.
Alternative: Contact persons and contact details are provided. Where possible, scripts of the videos are made available.
Barrier: Images
Description: The embedded images, illustrations and graphics of the EVZ Foundation and its project partners on the EVZ Academy online platform are not always accompanied by alternative text or image descriptions.
Measures: Insertion of alternative text as a short description of the image content for screen reader users and detailed image descriptions for complex graphics, maps or diagrams.
Alternative: Contact persons and contact details are provided.
Preparation of the accessibility statement
This statement was issued in September 2025. The statement was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by the EVZ Foundation.
Feedback and contact details
If you notice any accessibility issues or require information on non-accessible content, please contact us using the following details:
Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ)
Friedrichstraße 200
10117 Berlin
Communications Team
Tel.: +49 (0)30 259297-24
Email: kommunikation@stiftung-evz.de
We will respond within one month and endeavour to provide you with the information in an accessible format as soon as possible.
Arbitration procedure
Have you reported a barrier? But are you dissatisfied with the solution offered by the EVZ Foundation? Then you can contact the BGG conciliation body. The aim is to find a solution to the problem together and out of court with the help of the BGG conciliation body.
The arbitration procedure is free of charge. Legal assistance is not required.
You can find all the information you need about the conciliation procedure on the BGG conciliation body's website. There you can read about how a conciliation procedure works and how to submit a request for conciliation: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
You can contact the BGG arbitration board directly at: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
*This English translation is for information purposes only. In the event of any discrepancies or contradictions, the German version shall prevail.
