The German Music Council strives to make its websites accessible, including the website www.bundesjugendchor.de. The website is designed to comply with national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament, the North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act (BGG NRW, Sections 10 to 10e) and the North Rhine-Westphalia Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITVNRW).

www.bundesjugendchor.de is largely accessible. We understand accessibility to be an ongoing process, which is why our website is constantly being reviewed and optimized. From a technical perspective, the requirements of BITV 2.0 are largely met.

The company Fixpunkt GmbH (https://www.fixpunkt.com) from Bonn carries out the technical review of accessibility. The aim is to significantly improve the result generated by the SaaS tool “Eye Able.” Fixpunkt also bases its optimization on the test steps of the BITV test. See here: https://bitvtest.de/tests-und-beratung/selbst-testen/bitv-selbstbewertung.

Which areas are not accessible?

• PDF documents are not always accessible. We are working to remove the remaining barriers.
• Not all videos embedded on the website www.musikrat.de have subtitles or a transcript. The problem is being gradually resolved. (BITV test step 9.1.2.2).
• Most images and graphics without an informative function include alternative text (BITV test step 9.1.1.1c).

Who can you contact if you have comments or questions about digital accessibility?
If you would like to contact the Federal Youth Choir, please feel free to send us an email with your comments, suggestions, and questions on the subject of accessibility. In particular, you can inform us of any shortcomings.

Your contact persons:
For the website www.bundesjugendchor.de: Dr. Caroline Wiese wiese@musikrat.de and Ms. Sabine Siemon siemon@musikrat.de

Contact the Ombudsman's Office for Accessible Information Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
If you have not received satisfactory answers to your messages or inquiries, you can contact the Ombudsman's Office for Accessible Information Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The ombudsman's office can be reached by phone at 0211 855 34 51 or by email.

Further information about the ombudsman's office can be found on the website of the Ministry of Labor, Health, and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Further notes and information on the topic
•    Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies
•    Tips on accessibility – Agentur Barrierefrei NRW
•    North Rhine-Westphalia Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance – BITVNRW

This digital accessibility statement applies to the website www.bundesjugendchor.de. 
This statement was created in December 2024.