Accessibility


Declaration on accessibility


The Compliance/Internal Reporting Office of Bielefeld University endeavours to make its electronic whistleblowing system accessible in compliance with the requirements of the Ordinance on the Creation of Barrier-free Information Technology in accordance with the Disability Equality Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance of North Rhine-Westphalia - BITVNRW, implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council).


The following declaration on accessibility documents the implementation status for the electronic whistleblower system of the Compliance/Internal Reporting Centre www.uni-bielefeld-hinweisgeben.de in accordance with BITV NRW.


 


Status of compliance with the requirements


Due to the following incompatibilities, this website is only partially compatible with the Ordinance on the Creation of Barrier-free Information Technology in accordance with the North Rhine-Westphalia Disability Equality Act (BITV NRW) and EU Directive 2016/2102.


 


Content that is not accessible


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


- Individual pages are not fully accessible for editorial reasons


- Some aspects of the templates are not fully accessible


In cooperation with the ZAB (accessibility services (ZAB)), problems have been documented which the provider/contractual partner (Vispato) of the electronic whistleblowing system should rectify as quickly as possible.


 
Further information on accessibility at Bielefeld University


Accessibility services (ZAB)


The ZAB is the central contact point for all matters relating to accessibility and the active participation of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses at Bielefeld University.




Creation of this declaration on accessibility


This declaration was created on 21/02/2025.


Methodology of the audit: Self-assessment



Feedback and contact details


You can report deficiencies in compliance with the accessibility requirements of the electronic whistleblowing system to the Compliance department, internal reporting office at the following e-mail address


compliance@uni-bielefeld.de




Contact:


Compliance staff unit, internal reporting office




Enforcement procedure


If you have not received a satisfactory response to accessibility-related notifications or enquiries within six weeks, you can contact the ombudsman's office for accessible information technology. The ombudsman's office is assigned to the commissioner for the interests of people with disabilities and is legally anchored in §§ 10d, 10e BGG NRW and §§ 9 ff of the BITV NRW.


If you would like an ombudsman procedure, please complete the relevant application form and send it to the ombudsman's office by e-mail.




Contact ombudsman's office


Ombudsman's Office for Accessible Information Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia at the State Commissioner for People with Disabilities


Fürstenwall 25


40219 Düsseldorf