Accessibility Statement

This is an English convenience translation. The legally binding version is the German original.

The Universität Mannheim strives to make the web application entitlements.uni-mannheim.de (HPC Entitlements Service) accessible in accordance with § 10(1) LBGG BW (State Disability Equality Act Baden-Württemberg) and BITV 2.0 (Accessible Information Technology Regulation).

I. Compliance Status

This web application is partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The content listed below is not fully accessible.

II. Non-Accessible Content

The following limitations are known:

Limitation	WCAG Criterion	Explanation
PDF documents (compliance declaration) are not fully tagged	1.3.1, 4.1.2	PDF files uploaded by users may not contain semantic tags for screen readers.
Some status messages are communicated via page transitions	4.1.3	Not all dynamic state changes are announced via ARIA live regions.
Contrast ratio of some interactive elements	1.4.3	Some disabled form elements and informational texts may not meet the 4.5:1 contrast ratio.

These limitations will be addressed progressively as part of ongoing development.

III. Preparation of This Statement

This statement was prepared on 15 March 2026. The assessment is based on a self-evaluation.

The following were tested: keyboard navigation, focus order, semantic HTML structure, alternative texts, colour contrasts, and screen reader compatibility (VoiceOver).

IV. Feedback and Contact

If you notice accessibility barriers on this web application, please contact us:

Email: hpc-support@mailman.uni-mannheim.de

We will endeavour to respond to your enquiry within two weeks.

V. Enforcement Procedure

If you do not receive a satisfactory response after contacting us, you may contact the conciliation body pursuant to § 14 LBGG BW:

Landes-Behindertenbeauftragte Baden-Württemberg
Else-Josenhans-Straße 6 · 70173 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 279-3360
Email: poststelle@bfbmb.bwl.de
Web: www.behindertenbeauftragter-bw.de

Last updated: March 2026