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Accessibility

The City of Jena endeavors to make its websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council. This directive was implemented in Thuringia by the Thuringian Act on Barrier-free Access to the Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Bodies (ThürBarrWebG) of July 30, 2019. The Thuringian Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (ThürBITVO) of April 28, 2020 also applies.

Status of compliance with the requirements

Due to the following incompatibilities and exceptions, these websites are partially compatible with the Thuringian Act on Barrier-free Access to the Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Bodies (ThürBarrWebG) and the Thuringian Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (ThürBITVO).

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:

Incompatibility with national legislation

  • Semantic mark-up is used for headings, but the nesting of the hierarchy levels is sometimes misleading.
  • Input fields that clearly refer to the user do not always convey the purpose of the respective field via a language-independent attribute.
  • Control elements change color when focused, the contrast to the previous color is less than 3:1 and there is no additional highlighting.
  • The color contrasts of some elements are not yet in the required ratio.
  • The text can be enlarged to 200% using at least one technique, but content is hidden.
  • Not every element (language switcher and search) can be accessed via the keyboard.
  • The mandatory field symbols for forms are not explained.
  • An accessible name cannot be determined programmatically for form elements.
  • The content in sign language is not yet available.

The City of Jena is making every effort to rectify these shortcomings quickly in order to achieve a high level of accessibility.

Creation of this declaration on accessibility

This declaration was created on 22.08.2025.

Method used: Self-assessment in the form of the BITV/WCAG test.

The declaration was last reviewed on 22.08.2025.

Feedback and contact details

If you notice any deficiencies or improvements with regard to compliance with the accessibility requirements, you can contact the Press and Public Relations Department of the City of Jena. We are always grateful for tips and suggestions for improvement. We will make every effort to implement corrections and suggestions as soon as possible.

City of Jena
Press and Public Relations Office
Am Anger 15
07743 Jena

Telephone: 0049 3641 49-2012
E-Mail: chefredakteur@jena.de(link sends e-mail)

Enforcement procedure

If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of jena.de or if we do not process your feedback to your satisfaction, you can contact the enforcement body under the ThürBarrWebG:

The Thuringian State Government Commissioner for People with Disabilities
Joachim Leibiger
Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße 6
99096 Erfurt

Telephone: 0049 3641 73811741
E-mail: vz_bmb@tmasgff.thueringen.de(link will send e-mail)