Accessibility statement

As part of our accessibility statement, we would like to provide you with an overview of the extent to which the service(s) described below comply with the statutory accessibility requirements, in particular the German Accessibility Strengthening Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz – BFSG).

Information about the service provider

ZENIT GmbH
Centre for Innovation and Technology in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bismarckstraße 28
45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr

Email:
Telephone: 0208 30004-0

Website: https://horizont.zenit.de/
Legal notice: https://horizont.zenit.de/impressum/

General description of the service

At https://horizont.zenit.de/, you will find information about Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the European Union’s framework programme for research and innovation.

Explanation of how the service is provided

At https://horizont.zenit.de/, we provide information about current and past events as well as our newsletter. ZENIT GmbH provides this information for North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the NRW.Europa project.

Compliance status

We are committed to digital accessibility and aim to design our website so that it is fully accessible to all users. We therefore continuously work to fully implement the requirements of the German Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG) and the Regulation on the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSGV).

Our website implements the requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG):

Our website has been reviewed and adapted in accordance with the requirements of the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standard. Keyboard navigation has been tested manually.

Keyboard accessibility: All content and functions are fully accessible using the keyboard, allowing users who do not use a mouse to navigate the website without restrictions.

Screen reader support and ARIA attributes: Our website supports screen reader functionality and uses ARIA attributes to facilitate use with screen readers.

Optimised contrast: We ensure sufficiently high colour contrast to improve readability.

Feedback option for reporting accessibility barriers

If you encounter any barriers when accessing content on our website, please let us know:

Email:
Telephone: 0208 30004-0

Competent market surveillance authority

Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States for the Accessibility of Products and Services (MLBF)
c/o Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Equality of Saxony-Anhalt
PO Box 39 11 55
39135 Magdeburg

Telephone: +49 (0) 391 567 6970
Email: