Accessibility declaration for Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
The European Parliament stipulated in the guidelines EU 2016/2102 that public organisations in the European Union must ensure accessibility for their websites and mobile applications. The North Rhine-Westphalian government passed these guidelines into law with the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG NRW, in particular § 10 to § 10e) and the IT Accessibility Ordinance (BITV NRW), both of which are binding for all public organisations and responsible bodies for public concerns in the state.
Scope of application
Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (HSRW) is committed to making its online presence accessible to all users in line with BITV NRW and BGG NRW.
This accessibility declaration applies to our website: www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de
Status of compliance with accessibility requirements for information technology
Our website is partially compliant with the accessibility standards set forth in BITV NRW 2.0.
HSRW is currently working to improve the accessibility of its website.
Non-accessible content
Our website www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de is not always compliant with the following criteria of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard:
- 1.3.1 HTML structural elements for headings
- The heading structure is not yet semantically correct
- Required child elements are missing for parent elements
- A heading has no content
- The element (data cell) is not assigned to a table header
- 1.4.3 Text contrast is sufficient
- Text contrast is not always sufficient.
- 2.1.1 Keyboard
- Missing accessible name for region
This will be rectified as soon as possible.
- Missing accessible name for region
- 2.5.3 Labels
- For buttons and links, the accessible name is not yet fully visible.
- 3.1.1 HTML structural elements in headings
- The language set does not match the page language
- Missing accessible name for region
- 3.1.2 Language of sections
- An invalid language code has been set
- 4.1.2 Name, role and value available
- Links do not have understandable link text
- Buttons do not have an accessible name
- ARIA roles are missing attributes
- ARIA value or attribute not supported
- Form fields have an accessible name
- The element has hidden focusable child elements
All of the points mentioned above will be improoved as soon as possible.
Some PDF documents published on our website do not comply with accessibility requirements. Due to the sheer number of uploaded documents, addressing this issue will take some time.
Some videos integrated into our website do not have subtitles. We strive to add subtitles to all new videos produced by HSRW and apologise for not including subtitles in earlier videos.
If you would like access to specific content that does not currently comply with accessibility standards, please contact us at marketing(at)
Date of preparation
This declaration was prepared on 27 August 2026.
It is based on a self-assessment carried out using the ‘Eye-Able Audit’ accessibility checking tool.
This declaration was last updated on 27 August 2026.
Contact and feedback
Accessibility issues for content published on www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de can be reported to us at any time. Please send your accessibility-related questions, comments or feedback to marketing(at)
Arbitration
If you feel that your questions, comments or feedback regarding the accessibility of www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de were not sufficiently addressed after contacting us via the email address above, you can turn to the ombudsperson for IT accessibility in North Rhine-Westphalia for further assistance. The ombudsperson is tasked with supporting the out-of-court arbitration process between individuals with a disability and public organisations in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The arbitration process is free of charge. No legal assistance is required to participate.
The ombudsperson is North Rhine-Westphalia’s designated representative for the interests of individuals with a disability in accordance with § 11 of the Equal Rights for Persons with a Disability Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz) and can be contacted via the following means:
Send an email to the ombudsperson for IT accessibility
Telephone: (0211) 855-3451.
For more information on the ombudsperson for IT accessibility NRW, visit: further information about the Ombudsman’s Office for Accessible Information Technology in North Rhine-Westphalia (in German)