4) LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY
As an online store, this website is classified as a “service in electronic commerce” and features electronic ordering and payment options.
It is subject to specific legal requirements regarding accessibility.
In general, this website must provide features and procedures that are tailored to the needs of people with disabilities and enable usability with digital assistive technologies.
The online store features of this website must be
- perceivable
- operable
- understandable, and
- robust.
Perceptibility means that the information and components of the online store are presented in such a way that they can be easily perceived by all users.
Operability requires that the functions of the online store can also be used by users with mobility or cognitive impairments.
Comprehensibility requires that the information and functions of the online store are logically structured, easily recognizable, and unambiguously labeled.
Finally, robustness requires that the content and functions of the online store can be used reliably and without restrictions, even when users employ digital assistive technologies.
If the online store offers products for sale that are subject to its own accessibility requirements, information on accessible use must be provided for such products—where available.
5) ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES
This website meets accessibility requirements through the following measures:
- Alt text for images: Images in the online store include alternative text that provides a brief description of the image and can be processed by screen readers.
- Adjustable font size: The font size of the page content can be adjusted via settings to ensure optimal readability for every user.
- Adjustable color contrast: The color contrast of page elements is adjustable. It can be increased or decreased.
- Accessible CAPTCHAs: To ensure that user inputs are made by humans, so-called “CAPTCHAs” may be used. These CAPTCHAs can be completed not only by visual recognition but also by solving simple puzzles.
- Mouse and Keyboard Usability: The online store functions can be operated using both a mouse and a keyboard. The mouse pointer can be moved and clicked within the online store using the keyboard’s arrow keys.
- Browser-Independent Page Display: The content and functions of this website are available in an identical layout, orientation, and resolution regardless of the browser used.
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): A programming language is used that separates the presentation of page content—including layout, color, and design—from its structural organization. This allows assistive technologies to use their own visibility schemes to display the page content.
- Verified HTML Code Validity: All HTML code is continuously checked for functionality to prevent malfunctions and ensure accessibility for digital assistive technologies.
- Adequate Spacing Between Characters: Characters are displayed with sufficient spacing between them so as not to impair readability.
- Compatibility with screen readers: The online store’s content is compatible with all common screen readers and can be read and processed by them.
- Responsive design (adaptation to different screen sizes): The dimensions of content, elements, and functions automatically adjust to the size of the screen being used.
- Scalability (visibility when zoomed in): Page elements and content remain legible in high resolution even when zoomed in.
- High color contrast: A high contrast between text and background colors is set by default to ensure optimal visibility of page elements.
- Text prompts when input fields are left blank: If required input fields are left blank, a text prompt appears in addition to a color-coded highlight. This prompt specifies which information is missing from the input field.
6) COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
The following authority is responsible for monitoring accessibility on this website:
Marktüberwachungsstelle der Länder für die Barrierefreiheit von Produkten und Dienstleistungen (MLBF)
State Market Surveillance Agency for the Accessibility of Products and Services
Carl-Miller-Str. 6
39112 Magdeburg
Germany
Phone: +49 391 5676970
Email: [email protected]