Accessibility statement

The Saxon Switzerland National Park and Forest Administration (NLPFV) strives to make its websites www.nationalpark-saechsische-schweiz.de and www.nationalparkzentrum-saechsische-schweiz.de accessible to all users.

The legal basis for this is the Disability Equality Act (BGG), the Saxony Inclusion Act (SächsInklusG), the Saxony E-Government Act (SächsEGovG) and the Act implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public bodies (Barrier-Free Websites Act – BfWebG).

The benchmark for accessibility are the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA, which were published as a W3C Recommendation (web standard) (criteria of the European standard EN 301 549, version 3.2.1, and the further developed BITV 2.0 (Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance).

This statement was created on 4 June 2025 as part of the relaunch and is currently being updated based on the review conducted by the Monitoring Agency for Accessibility of Information Technology in the Free State of Saxony (BfIT Saxony). 

The review found that the website is not fully accessible. Of the 49 applicable requirements according to WCAG 2.1, 37 were met. Particularly critical deficiencies exist in areas such as alternative text, keyboard operability, focus guidance, semantic structuring and audio descriptions for videos.

The following content and functions are currently accessible only to a limited extent:

- Alternative texts for images, SVG and control graphics (to be fixed in the 3rd-4th Quarter of 2025 as planned)

- Video elements without verified subtitles and audio descriptions (scheduled to be fixed in the 4th Quarter of 2025)

- PDF documents not fully PDF/UA-compliant (scheduled to be fixed in the third to 4th Quarter of 2025)

- Use without a mouse (e.g. interactive map functions, filters) (scheduled to be fixed in 3rd 4th Quarter  of 2025)

- Insufficiently labelled link texts and form elements (scheduled to be fixed in 3rd Quarter of 2025)

- Incorrect or ambiguous focus order (scheduled to be fixed in 3rd 4th Quarter of 2025)

- Hidden content (e.g. navigation) cannot be closed using the keyboard (scheduled to be fixed in 3rd 4th Quarter of 2025)

- Partially insufficient colour contrasts and missing line breaks when enlarging text (scheduled to be fixed in the 3rd or 4th Quarter of 2025)

- Offers in easy language and German sign language (recommended – not currently planned)

A complete BITV test report is available on request. The revision to remedy the deficiencies is being carried out in stages and is scheduled to be completed by 31 December 2025. Content that is not currently accessible can be provided in an accessible form on request.

If you notice any remaining barriers on our website or require information about content that is not yet accessible, please send us an email. We will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible.

Email contact: kommunikation@smekul.sachsen.de

Telephone contact: +49(0)35022-900 625

If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of our website or have not received a satisfactory response from us to enquiries regarding the accessibility of the website, you can contact the following office:

Commissioner of the Saxon State Government for the Interests of People with Disabilities

Visiting address:

Albertstraße 10

01097 Dresden

Postal address:

Archivstraße 1

01097 Dresden

Telephone: +49(0)351 564-12161

Fax: +49(0)351 564-12169

Email: info.behindertenbeauftragter@sk.sachsen.de

Website: https://www.sk.sachsen.de/behindertenbeauftragter-der-saechsischen-staatsregierung.html