Accessibility Statement

We (Zweckverband Ferienregion Laacher See), as the website operator, strive to design the website in accordance with the relevant accessibility regulations. We are subject to the following legal provisions:

the State Law on Equality for People with Disabilities (LGGBehM) and the Rhineland-Palatinate Regulation on Accessible Information Technology (BITV RP)

Website

This accessibility statement applies to the website
https://www.vulkanregion-laacher-see.de

Website Publication Date

This website was published on June 10, 2025.

Feedback and Contact Information

Have you noticed any issues with accessible access to content on our website, or do you have comments or questions regarding accessible access? Please feel free to contact us at:

Kapellenstr. 12
56651 Niederzissen
Phone: 02636-19433

https://www.vulkanregion-laacher-see.de/kontakt 

Status of Compliance with Requirements

This website is not fully compliant with the accessibility regulations applicable to us. Specifically:

Non-compliance with accessibility regulations

The content listed below is not compliant with the relevant legal regulations on accessibility:

Images and graphical controls do not consistently have unambiguous alternative text.

The programmatically detectable heading hierarchy sometimes differs from the page’s content structure.

The focus order is not consistently traceable.

Not all PDF documents are accessible.

The HTML syntax is not consistently valid.

The name, role, or state of not all controls can be determined by assistive technologies (e.g., screen readers).

When navigating with a keyboard, not all areas can be accessed, or they do not consistently have focus.

The graphical controls for navigating the carousels and lists are only partially keyboard-accessible.

Disproportionate burden

The following content is not made accessible because doing so would impose a disproportionate burden on us:

We strive to make our website accessible to all users. However, our site does not yet fully comply with legal requirements for digital accessibility.

We would like to inform you that we will be replacing the current website with a completely new site in the coming months. As part of this redesign, accessibility will be a priority from the very beginning to ensure optimal and unrestricted use for everyone. We thank you for your understanding.

Evaluation Method

This website was evaluated using the W3C Easy Checks. This method serves as an initial, quick check of the basic aspects of digital accessibility.

Please note that the Easy Checks do not constitute a comprehensive or detailed technical review in accordance with the full Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). A more in-depth and technically complex analysis is required for a complete

conformity assessment, a more in-depth and technically complex analysis is required.

Enforcement Procedures

If you believe that you are being disadvantaged by the insufficient accessibility of our website, you may contact the competent enforcement authority. You can reach them at:

State Commissioner for the Interests of People
with Disabilities Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor, Health, and Demography of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
Bauhofstraße 9
55116 Mainz

Phone: 06131 165342
Fax: 06131 16175342
Email:
lb@msagd.rlp.de

Creation of this Accessibility
Statement This statement was created on June 5, 2025.
The statement was last reviewed on September 19, 2025.

Source:
eRecht24

We (the Laacher See Holiday Region Association) have integrated the TOSC5 website widget from feratel media technologies AG for booking accommodations.

Accessibility Statement

feratel media technologies AG strives to make the TOSC5 website widget accessible in accordance with the Accessibility Act (BaFG), as amended, for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 28, 2025, on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications.

This accessibility statement applies exclusively to the TOSC5 website widget (booking and information widget) integrated on this website.

Status of Compliance with Requirements

Due to the following non-conformities and exceptions, the TOSC5 website widget is partially compliant with Conformity Level AA of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1" and with the applicable European Standard EN 301 549 V 3.2.1 (2021-03).

Non-accessible content

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

a) Non-compliance with the BaFG

C.9.1.1.1 - For some non-textual content presented to you, there is no equivalent textual alternative that serves the same purpose;
C.9.1.3.1 - In some cases, information, structures, or relationships conveyed through the presentation of pages cannot be programmatically determined (or are not available via text);
C.9.1.3.2 - In some cases where the order in which content is presented affects its meaning, this is conveyed only visually and not structurally;
C.9.1.4.3 - The visual presentation of text and images containing text does not always meet the required minimum contrast ratio, apart from the exceptions provided for in the guidelines (e.g., for logos);
C.9.1.4.10 - Content that does not require a two-dimensional representation (e.g., data tables or maps) is not rearranged when resized;
C.9.2.1.1 - Some features cannot be activated via the keyboard (or a similar input interface);
C.9.2.2.2 - Some animations, flashing, sliding, or self-updating information start automatically, last longer than five seconds, or are presented alongside other content; there are no mechanisms to stop or hide them;
C.9.2.4.3 - On some web pages that can be navigated sequentially and where the navigation order affects meaning and functionality, some objects that can receive focus do not receive it in an order that preserves their meaning and functionality;
C.9.2.4.6 - Headers and/or labels do not sufficiently clarify the content or functionality;
C.9.3.3.2 - In some cases, no labels or instructions are provided when the content requires user input;
C.9.4.1.2 - In some cases, the components of the user interface (including: form elements, links, and script-generated components...) are not correctly named, assigned a role, set to a status, or have their properties and values set, or the user and their assistive technologies are not notified when these change;
C.9.4.1.3 - In some cases, status messages are not presented to the user in a way that allows assistive technologies to interpret them without shifting focus;
 

b) Undue Burden   

Making the PDFs contained in the TOSC5 website widget accessible and creating the accessibility statement in plain language currently constitutes a disproportionate burden. They therefore constitute an exception.

c) The content does not fall within the scope of applicable legal provisions

A version in sign language is not mandatory.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on June 3, 2025.
The assessment of the TOSC5 website widget’s compliance with the BaFG for the implementation of the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/882 was conducted in the form of a review according to WCAG 2.1 at Conformity Level AA in May 2025.

This statement was updated on June 3, 2025.

Feedback and Contact Information

The offerings and services provided via the TOSC5 website widget are continuously improved, updated, and expanded. Usability and accessibility are of great importance to us.
If you encounter any barriers that prevent you from using our TOSC5 website widget—such as issues not described in this statement or deficiencies regarding compliance with accessibility requirements—please notify us via email. We will review your inquiry and contact you as soon as possible.
Please send all messages and suggestions to info@vulkanregion-laacher-see.de. Please describe the problem and provide the URL(s) of the affected website or document.
Contact:
● Email: info@vulkanregion-laacher-see.de
● Phone number: +49 2636 19433

Enforcement Procedure

If you do not receive a satisfactory response via the contact information above, you may file a complaint with the Social Ministry Service of the Upper Austria Regional Office.
Contact:
● Gruberstraße 63, 4021 Linz
● Tel: 0732/7604-0
● Fax: 0732/7604-4400
● Email: post.oberoesterreich@sozialministeriumservice.at
The Social Ministry Service reviews complaints to determine whether they pertain to violations of the provisions of the Accessibility Act, particularly failures to comply with accessibility requirements, by the federal government or an institution under its jurisdiction.
If the complaint is justified, the Social Ministry Service must issue recommendations for action to the federal government or the relevant legal entities and propose measures aimed at rectifying the existing deficiencies.