Public body / scope of application

Tegel Projekt GmbH

This declaration on digital accessibility applies to the website https://www.berlintxl.de/.

We endeavor to make our website barrier-free. This is based on the law on barrier-free information and communication technology in Berlin (BIKTG Bln) and the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This declaration was prepared or revised on October 31, 2025.
The statements in this declaration were last reviewed on October 31, 2025.

The review of digital accessibility was carried out by the monitoring body for digital accessibility of the public authorities of the State of Berlin.
(Testing body: The Governing Mayor of Berlin – Senate Chancellery, Competence Center for Digital Accessibility)

How barrier-free is the offer?

This website is partially accessible. The requirements of BITV 2.0 are only partially fulfilled.

Which areas are not barrier-free?

The areas listed below are not barrier-free for the following reasons:

Incompatibility with BITV 2.0

1. lack of sign language

a) Description: Content in German Sign Language (DGS) is currently not available at .

b) Measures: Provision of central information and an introduction to German sign language.

c) Timetable: January 2027

d) Barrier-free alternative: Currently no alternative available.

(Additional criteria: German sign language)

2. easy language

a) Description: Texts on navigation, content and declaration on accessibility are not available in plain language.

b) Measures: Creation of a summary of the main content and navigation in easy language.

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None currently available.

(Additional criteria: Easy language)

3. missing or unclear page titles

a) Description: Some pages have unclear or meaningless titles. This makes it difficult for users to find their way around.

b) Measures: Assign clear and meaningful page titles that reflect the content of the page .

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None.

(EN 301 549: 9.2.4.2 Pages with titles)

4. lack of semantic structure and heading logic

a) Description: Parts of the website do not have a consistent heading structure (missing <h1>, illogical hierarchies, incorrectly labeled content areas).

b) Measures: Revision of the HTML structure and adaptation of the heading hierarchy.

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None.

(EN 301 549: 9.1.3.1 Info and relationships; 9.2.4.6 Headings and labels)

5. automatically playing content (videos)

a) Description: Some embedded videos start automatically when the page is loaded, without users being able to control playback.

b) Measures: Deactivation of automatic start and provision of Play/Pause controls.

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Accessible alternative: Videos are also offered with subtitles and transcripts.

(EN 301 549: 9.1.4.2 Audio control; 9.2.2.2 Pause, stop, fade out)

6. insufficient color contrast

a) Description: Texts and control elements sometimes have too little contrast (e.g. buttons, links and footer texts).

b) Measures: Revision of the color design to maintain a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None.

(EN 301 549: 9.1.4.3 Contrast (minimum); 9.1.4.11 Non-text contrast)

7. problems with keyboard operation and focus display

a) Description: Some interactive elements are not fully accessible via the keyboard or the visible focus is missing.

b) Measures: Ensure full keyboard operation and visible focus frame (contrast ≥ 3:1).

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None.

(EN 301 549: 9.2.1.1 Keyboard; 9.2.4.7 Focus visible)

8. lack of adaptation to user settings

a) Description: Individual user customizations such as font size, text spacing or dark mode are currently not supported.

b) Measures: Implementation of mechanisms for automatic adaptation to user preferences.

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: None.

(EN 301 549: 9.1.4.12 Text spacing; 11.7 User preferences)

9. PDF documents

a) Description: The published PDF documents (e.g. reports, publications) are not fully accessible. There are no tags, alternative texts and logical reading sequences.

b) Measures: Revision and publication of all PDFs in accordance with the PDF/UA-1 standard (ISO 14289-1).

c) Timetable: July 2026

d) Barrier-free alternative: Essential content is also provided on the website in barrier-free form .

(EN 301 549: 10.1.3.1 Info and relationships; 10.1.4.3 Contrast (minimum); ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1))

Disproportionate burden

Currently no areas for which a disproportionate burden is claimed.

No use case

No exceptions pursuant to Section 4 (4) BIKTG Bln have been asserted.

Feedback mechanism / report barriers

Would you like to receive information on the implementation of accessibility or report existing barriers ? You cannot sufficiently perceive, operate or understand something on our website or mobile application? Do you need information inan accessible form? Then please let us know.

Contact the contact person at the public body:

Tegel Projekt GmbH
E-mail: redaktion@berlintxl.de
Phone: +49 (0)30 90223 – 0
URL: https://berlintxl.de/barriere-melden/

Contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility (enforcement procedure)

If your contact with the public body was unsuccessful, you have not received a response within one month or the response was inadequate, you can contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility and seek enforcement proceedings. Please always contact the public body concerned first.

Contact form: https://www.berlin.de/lb/digitale-barrierefreiheit/includes/formular.1326107.php
Further information: https://www.berlin.de/lb/digitale-barrierefreiheit/aufgaben/durchsetzungsverfahren/durchsetzungsverfahren-1305830.php