Accessibility Statement

This declaration applies to content on: "https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net"

It does not apply to other content or websites on their subdomains or parent domains. These websites and their content have their own accessibility statements.

This website is managed by the University Library of Freie Universität Berlin. It should be accessible to as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

The following should be possible for all users:

  • zoom up to 200% without any problems
  • navigate a large part of the website using only the keyboard
  • navigate the majority of the website using a modern screen reader and voice recognition software (on their computer or phone)
  • This website is designed in accordance with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. It largely complies with level "AA" of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

Status of compliance with the requirements

This website partially complies with the technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 level AA. See "Non-accessible content" for more information.

The website was last tested on 4 July 2024 followed by the creation of this statement. The statement is based on the results of manual and automated testing of a representative sample of websites by an accessibility expert.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the website. Please let us know if you have any accessibility issues:

Telephone number: ‭+49 30 83853236
Email: 1914-1918-online@fu-berlin.de

When writing us, please do not include sensitive information, e.g. about your finances, health or other topics that are very personal.
We will reply as soon as possible.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technologies

The website is compatible with the following supporting technologies

  • the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers
    in combination with the
  • latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the website is supported by the following technologies and relies on a combination of web browser and assistive technologies or plug-ins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Non-accessible content

Despite our efforts to make the European Union website accessible, we are aware of various limitations that we are trying to address. Below you will find a description of the limitations we are aware of and potential solutions.Please let us know if you are experiencing an issue that is not listed.

Known limitations on this website:

  • Map visualization - keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues related to the display of the virtual maps via the keyboard (the selection of individual locations and their tooltips is not yet possible for technical reasons).
  • Image gallery - keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues related to the display of the image gallery via the keyboard (its yet not possible to navigate through the gallery / slides using the keyboard. We are working on this issue.