Accessibility Statement

1. Scope of Application

This accessibility statement applies to the website hörbert.com at the address https://www.hoerbert.com/, operated by HMC Hightech Media Components GmbH & Co. KG.

2. State of compliance with the requirements

This website is partially compliant with § 3 paragraph 1 BITV 2.0 as well as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. The content listed below is currently not fully accessible for the reasons stated (disproportionate burden or still in progress).

3. Non-accessible content

Area Description of Barrier Planned Timeframe
Alternative texts / Images Slider “More for your hörbert” amongst others use generic or missing alt attributes. 10/2025
Navigation duplicates Main menu is repeated multiple times in the DOM, which prolongs keyboard navigation. 11/2025
Link texts Multiple, identical link texts “more erfahren / read more” without context – unique aria-labels are missing. 09/2025
JS loader (Cloudflare) “Please wait while your request ist being verified…” blocks content without active JavaScript. 12/2025
Language setting (lang) Attribute lang in the <html> tag doesn’t change automatically after language switch. 10/2025
Subtitles & audio description Embedded videos without subtitles/audio description. Ongoing post-processing

(Justification: A complete immediate reworking would represent a disproportionate burden according to § 5 BITV 2.0. We are working on a gradual resolution.)

4. Accessibility Options (Ally Accessibility Panel)

To improve accessibility, this website has a customisable control panel that is provided with the free WordPress extension “Ally – Web Accessibility & Usability”. The round symbol is located by default at the bottom right of the screen and can be opened by clicking, Enter or spacebar.

Panel Functions
Function Effect
Invert contrast Activate high/negative contrast mode
Enlarge/reduce font Scale font size up to 200%
Highlight cursor & focus Larger cursor, visible keyboard focus
Stop animations Disable CSS animations and parallax effects
Reading mask / line focus Highlight current line, reduce distractions
Link highlighting Clearly underlines or marks links
Sitemap & quick navigation Opens a textual overview of all pages
Visualisation of the website customisation panel for people with disabilities.

The settings you’ve made take effect immediately and apply throughout the entire session. They work regardless of whether content was created with Elementor (PRO) or WooCommerce.

5. Creation and updating of this declaration

This statement was created on 26th June 2025 based on a self-assessment using the tools Google Lighthouse (v11.0).

Planned update: at least annually or after significant changes to the website.

6. Feedback and Contact

Have you noticed barriers on our website? Are you missing information that is only available in a form that is difficult to access? Please contact us:

HMC Hightech Media Components GmbH & Co. KG
Knochenhauerstr. 11
28195 Bremen
Deutschland
Telephone: +49 7022 506420
E-Mail: info@hoerbert.com

Please tell us the affected page/URL as well as a description of the barrier so that we can examine your concern.

7. Arbitration Procedure

If you don’t receive a satisfactory response to your enquiry within six weeks, you have the option to contact the BGG Conciliation Service in accordance with § 16 BGG:

BGG Conciliation Service
c/o Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen
Glinkastraße 24, 10117 Berlin
Telephone: +49 (0)30 18 527‑2805
E‑Mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Web: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de

The conciliation service offers an out-of-court option for resolving conflicts regarding accessibility.