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North Rhine-Westphalia Police Website Fails Key Accessibility Standards

A critical review reveals how structural flaws and missing text alternatives leave disabled users struggling. Can simple fixes bridge the accessibility gap?

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North Rhine-Westphalia Police Website Fails Key Accessibility Standards

Legal Basis This accessibility statement is based on the German Disability Equality Act (BGG) and the Accessible Information Technology Regulation (BITV 2.0), in their respective current versions.

Preparation of This Accessibility Statement

Initial creation: March 17, 2021 Last updated: April 8, 2026

Compliance Status with Requirements

In March 2025, this website underwent an independent BITV self-assessment based on BITV 2.0.

The North Rhine-Westphalia Police website at [our website] is partially compliant with BITV 2.0. The self-assessment revealed that the site does not yet fully meet the accessibility requirements of BITV 2.0 or the WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria.

Non-Accessible Content

The following content is currently not fully accessible:

Non-Compliance with BITV 2.0

General Requirements / Subtitles

  • Subtitles for videos are available, but controls for toggling them on and off are not clearly visible.
  • Subtitles cannot be customized (position, text size, color, style, or font).

Text Alternatives / Alt Text

  • Alt text for images or graphics does not match the context or is in the wrong language.
  • Graphical buttons lack alt text or have unclear descriptions.
  • Linked images contain alt text that does not accurately describe the link destination.
  • Alt text information is incomplete.
  • Audio and video players lack alt text.
  • Complex graphics do not have appropriate alternative descriptions.

Time-Based Media / Audio and Video Files

  • Audio files lack text alternatives or transcripts.
  • Silent videos do not have alternative text versions or audio tracks.
  • Videos lack audio descriptions, and there is no full-text alternative for visual actions or speaking individuals.

Adaptability / HTML Structure and Semantic Markup

Structural and Semantic Markup

  • Headings are not correctly marked with h1–h6; hierarchy levels are skipped.
  • Lists are not implemented using proper list elements (ul, ol, li); div elements are used instead.
  • Paragraphs are not marked with; div or elements are used instead.

Tables lack proper , , and

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