Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Our website should be usable for all groups. Here you will find information on how to use our website.

The Konz municipal administration is committed to making its digital services accessible to everyone. We adhere to the requirements of the German Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0). This statement applies to the websites at [website address]. www.konz.de and stadtbibliothek.konz.de .

Declaration on accessibility in accordance with the Rhineland-Palatinate Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV RP) of June 3rd, 2019

According to § 1 para. 2 BITV RP in connection with the implementation decision (EU) 2018/1523 of the Commission of the European Union of October 11th, 2018 (L256/105) the following is declared with regard to accessibility:

The

Konz Municipal Association Administration
At Market 11
54329 Konz

is striving to improve their website presence www.konz.d e and stadtbibliothek.konz.de to make it accessible in accordance with the BITV RP (German Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance).

Status of compatibility with accessibility requirements

The above websites are currently only partially compliant with accessibility requirements.

Our website offers the following options:

  • TEXT SIZE

    You can enlarge the text using the CTRL and + keys (far right of the number pad). The image adjusts itself automatically. With CTRL and – the text becomes smaller again.

  • NAVIGATE WITHOUT A MOUSE

    You can operate our menu not only with the mouse, but also with the tab key. Each click of the tab key takes you one step further in the navigation. When you reach the page you want to go to, press Enter. Please use the arrow keys to scroll.

  • HAVE READ OUT

    With the help of the ReadSpeaker, you can have the content of the website read aloud to you. With just one click, the text on a web page is read aloud and highlighted in color so that you can follow it easily - no matter where you are and what device you are using. As a user, you don't have to download anything. Start the ReadSpeaker by clicking on the Read button

    You can find the read button on every subpage of our website.

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    Simply click on the read button to have the content of the website read aloud.

    A control panel will appear and ReadSpeaker will automatically start reading the webpage.

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    With the control panel you can:

    • pause and resume reading
    • stop the reading function
    • regulate the volume
    • change the reading speed
    • close the control panel
    • Select "Settings" if you want to use or customize the advanced features - such as highlighting areas read aloud, downloading audio versions of the content, enlarging texts

    Listen to selected text

    Select part of the text and then click on the read button that appears next to the mouse pointer. When you click the Read Out Loud button, a panel will appear and ReadSpeaker will automatically start reading out the selected text.

Non-accessible content

The Konz municipal administration strives to make its content accessible to everyone. The pages are structured with headings, paragraphs, and other elements. The use of templates ensures a clear separation of structure, layout, and content. This structure allows users to access the website's content even with assistive devices such as screen readers. Contrasts are chosen to ensure sufficient contrast between the text and the background color.

Nevertheless, some elements may be missing, such as alt text for photos. We will add these gradually.

Due to disproportionate burden as defined in Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, the following content is not accessible:

  • PDF documents (mostly)
  • embedded maps of the Konz geoportal ( WebGIS Konz )
  • There is still no explanation of the main content of the website, information on navigation and the main content of the declaration on accessibility in German sign language and easy-to-read language.
  • Individual content/texts do not stand out with enough contrast and can therefore only be used to a limited extent without colors (requirement no. 1.4.1.a, 1.4.3.a, 1.4.11.a).
  • Documents provided by third parties (e.g. videos embedded via YouTube) are not barrier-free.
  • Alternative texts for images are missing, we are working on updating them step by step (requirement 1.1.1.b).
  • Documents from office applications (e.g. Office or older PDF documents) may not be accessible.
  • For newly released PDF documents available for download, we strive to provide an accessible version as soon as possible. If you require a specific PDF file that is not yet accessible, please contact us at digital@konz.de or at the address below. Please specify the format in which you require the file and the email/postal address to which we may send it.
  • Applications from third-party providers (e.g. citizen or council information systems) cannot currently be made available to us by these providers in a barrier-free manner.
  • Embedded maps from OpenStreetMap are accessible to the extent that they are provided.

The weighing procedure according to § 4 BITV RP and Article 5 Para. 2 of DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/2102 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of October 26, 2016 was carried out. The consideration showed that updating the functions of the currently existing website is largely uneconomical because this would result in high costs.

We are continuously working on reasonable and affordable measures to optimize accessibility.

We endeavor to gradually make important content available in a barrier-free manner and are continuously working to improve our website.

creation of this declaration

This declaration was created on September 3rd, 2020.

This declaration has been prepared on the basis of an actual assessment of the website's compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 in the form of a self-assessment carried out by the public body.

The statement was last reviewed on December 10, 2025.

Feedback/Contact Details

Feedback on the accessibility of the websites www.konz.d e and stadtbibliothek.konz.de Please enter the following information:

Konz municipality
Department 1 / Digitalization
At Market 11
54329 Konz
Tel.: 06501/83-104
Email: digital[at]lkonz.de

Enforcement Procedures

According to Section 3 (1) BITV RP, the state commissioner for the interests of disabled people in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is responsible for the enforcement procedure.

State representative for the interests of disabled people in Rhineland-Palatinate

Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Demography of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Bauhofstraße 9
55116 Mainz
Tel.: 0 61 31 / 16 53 42
Fax: 0 61 31 / 16 17 53 42
Email: lb[at]msagd.rlp.de