Accessibility
EURwanda Handcraft Foundation eV
Declaration on digital accessibility
– STATUS 07 I 2025
Our digital accessibility statement (according to the Federal Act on Digital Accessibility) was last updated on July 5, 2025. It provides information on how you can contact us for assistance if you encounter accessibility issues. It also contains information about the current accessibility status of our website. We are constantly working to make our website accessible to people with disabilities.
What accessibility means on the web
An accessible website enables visitors with disabilities to browse the website with the same or similar level of effort and enjoyment as other visitors. This can be achieved using the capabilities of the system running the website and assistive technologies.
Accessibility adjustments on this website
We have adapted this website to comply with WCAG guidelines for assistive technologies such as screen readers and keyboards. As part of this effort, we have also:
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uses the Accessibility Wizard to find and fix potential accessibility issues
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ensured that all functions can be fully recognized and operated using the keyboard without having to resort to a mouse or touchscreen, and that users can use Braille displays and screen readers to navigate our website barrier-free
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the content on our website is arranged in such a way that it is clearly legible when zoomed up to 150%
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the language of the website is set
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the order of the pages is determined
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a clear header structure is defined on all pages of the website
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Jump links to the main content of the website ensure that users who use a keyboard to navigate can quickly find the content relevant to them
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Added alternative text to images, purely decorative vector graphics and icons
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Color combinations integrated that meet the required color contrast of at least 4.5:1 or at least 3.0:1 for text on a colored background
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reduces the use of movements on the website
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Links are highlighted in color or underlined in the text for better visibility
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all text content is presented semantically correctly on our website so that users with disabilities can better understand our content
Contact form for feedback on accessibility
Please contact us if you notice any accessibility issues. We will endeavor to resolve any issues as quickly as possible. Please use the contact form or call us at +49 160 978 106 25.
Martins Kipens ( contact via email ) is responsible for barrier-free accessibility and for processing messages received via the contact form.
Enforcement proceedings
If you have reported a barrier to us and we have not provided you with a satisfactory response within one month in accordance with the requirements of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Act on Equality, Inclusion, and Participation of People with Disabilities (State Inclusion Act) of December 17, 2020 (InklG RP), you can contact the Ombudsman's Office of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate. You can reach the Ombudsman's Office using the contact details provided below for the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Accessibility.
Ombudsman for Accessible Information Technology
To ensure effective compliance with the regulations, an enforcement office has been established in Rhineland-Palatinate. Unresolved complaints can be reported to this office so that any barriers can be addressed on a case-by-case basis and removed as best as possible. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ombudsman's Office is located within the State Government Commissioner for Disabled Persons . Upon request, independent ombudspersons address existing barriers to enforce compliance with the new regulations.
Contact:
Mail: durchsetzungsstelle(at)msagd.rlp.de
Phone: +49 (0)6131 16 5342
Status of compliance with the requirements
The accessibility requirements for our website arise from the applicable ordinance of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Act on Equality, Inclusion, and Participation of People with Disabilities (State Inclusion Act) of December 17, 2020 (InklG RP). Compliance with these requirements is verified based on a self-assessment conducted between July 3, 2025, and July 5, 2025, using the WIX Wizard on accessibility. These websites are largely compliant with the aforementioned requirements due to the following incompatibilities and exceptions. The incompatibilities and exceptions are listed below.
Declaration of partial compliance with the standard due to third-party content:
The accessibility of certain pages of the website depends on content that does not belong to the organization, but rather to Wix.com and YouTube. The silent videos embedded in the strips, as well as the YouTube videos posted in the video galleries, cannot be provided with alt text and do not contain subtitles or audio transcriptions. On the "Projects" page, the icons of the UN Sustainable Development Goals are displayed in an animated, non-accessible image gallery. Therefore, we do not declare full compliance with the standard for the "Projects" and "Rwanda" pages. However, the animated image gallery and the videos are purely decorative; therefore, this non-accessible content is not relevant to the website's intended purpose.
Non-accessible content
The following content/functions are not accessible and are currently being developed:
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Skippable areas: Various content areas cannot be skipped by users of assistive technologies.
Creation of this Accessibility Statement
This declaration was created on 05.07.2025.