Fulda University of Applied Sciences endeavours to make its website www.hs-fulda.de barrier-free in accordance with the national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The technical requirements for barrier free access are set out in the Barrier Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV) 2.0.
This statement on digital barrier free accessibility applies to the offer of the website of the Fulda University of Applied Sciences www.hs-fulda.de.
Preparation of this statement
This statement on barrier free accessibility was first created on 01 October 2021 and last updated on 26 November 2025.
Status of compatibility with the requirements
This website is partially barrier free. It partially fulfils the requirements of the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV) 2.0.
Which areas are not barrier free?
- Barrier: Subtitles for audio files
Description: The automatically generated subtitles on external videos are not synchronised with the image material.
Measure: Depending on the format, videos are increasingly being produced with subtitles; there is also the option of generating subtitles automatically via the hosting platform. - Barrier: Audio files without alternatives
Description: Alternatives for audio files and silent videos only reproduce a small part of the content.
Measure: Newly produced podcasts and image-heavy videos are supplemented by a transcription. - Barrier: Videos without audio description and/or full text alternative
Description: Videos containing image-heavy passages require an alternative to the image, as the sound is insufficient for full comprehension.
Measure: Newly produced videos that are integrated via self-hosted platforms (Panopto) are increasingly being produced with subtitles and audio description for image-heavy passages.
For videos that are integrated via external hosting platforms, a concept will be written assignment in 2026 to offer audio description or full text alternatives. - Barrier: HTML structural elements for headings
Description: Although headings are available, they are incorrectly nested, sometimes only to create different font sizes and spaces.
Measure: Since 2024, a training course on the topic of barrier free accessibility has been offered to website editors at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. Editors are trained in the correct use of HTML structural elements for headings. - Barrier: HTML structural elements for lists
Description: Some elements that should be structured as a list are not.
Measure: Since 2024, a training course on the topic of barrier-free accessibility has been offered to website editors at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. The editors are trained to use HTML structural elements for lists correctly. - Barrier: Link texts are not always meaningful.
Description: In some cases, the link texts do not always contain all the necessary information.
Measure: Since 2024, a training course on the topic of accessibility has been offered to website editors at Fulda University of Applied Sciences. The editors are trained to write meaningful link texts. - Barrier: Some words and sections in other languages are not labelled.
Description: Some English words are not labelled with the "lang" attribute.
Measure: In November 2025, a language selection was created in RTE fields with which words and sections in other languages are labelled with the "lang" attribute. In the course of 2026, the editors will be trained with regard to language labelling. - Barrier: The syntax of the HTML markup is partially incorrect.
Description: Partially incorrect nesting in the HTML
Action: The syntax of the HTML markup will be corrected by January 2026.
Feedback and contact options
If you have any questions regarding compliance with barrier free requirements or if you have noticed any defects in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact us. Send us an email to website-support@hs-fulda.de or contact us by post:
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda
Phone: +49 661 9640-0
Fax: +49 661 9640-1229
Contact the enforcement centre
The State Commissioner for Barrier Free IT of the State of Hesse has an enforcement office in accordance with § 16 BGG. The Enforcement Centre has the task of resolving conflicts between people with disabilities and federal public bodies. You can contact the enforcement body if you are not satisfied with the answers you receive from the above-mentioned contact option.
You can contact the Enforcement Body at the following address:
Prof. Dr Erdmuthe Meyer zu Bexten
Regierungspräsidium Gießen
Landgraf-Philipp-Platz 1-7
35390 Gießen
Tel.: +49641 303-2901
Fax: +49611 32764-4036
Email: Durchsetzungsstelle-LBIT(at)rpgi.hessen.de
Further information on the State Commissioner for Barrier Free IT can be found on the Barrier Free IT Hessen website.