Accessibility

This declaration on accessibility applies to the website https://www.pks.mpg.de

Compliance criteria are dictated by the Disability Equality Act (BGG) and Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).

Current compliance status

This website is partially compliant with accessibility requirements due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

The following content is currently non-compliant with with accessibility requirements:

• Easy language is not consistently available throughout the site
• Sign language is not implemented for audio content
• Many PDF documents are not accessible
• Some pages are not optimally accessible with the keyboard
• Information, structure and relationships are not always fully identifiable
• Some UI elements are inaccessible at narrow screen widths
• Non-text content does not always have alternative text
• Some contrast ratios for text-to-background fall below the WCAG 2.1 AA standard
• Some UI elements lack accessible text labels
• Images of text lack accessible text labels
• Keyboard focus indicator is not visible
• Language parameter is not accurately declared on partially- or fully- translated pages and content elements

Content outside the scope of application or of disproportionate burden

The following content will not be made available barrier-free because this would result in a disproportionate burden for us:

• Subtitles for archived videos and audios.
• Articles of all kinds that have already been archived will not be subsequently revised for accessibility.

The following non-accessible content on this website does not fall within the scope of our accessibility requirements:

• Embedded (third-party) content (e.g. YouTube)

Ongoing and future measures to improve the accessibility of the website

We are currently undergoing a site re-structuring that will address some of the points listed above. We appreciate your patience while we work to make our site better.

Feedback and contact details

If you have noticed any accessibility barriers on our website, or if you have any comments or questions about accessibility, please feel free to contact us at the following address:

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Nöthnitzer Str. 38
01187 Dresden
Germany

Editor: Pablo Pérez Martín (perez[at]pks.mpg(dot)de); Uta Gneiße (gneisse[at]pks.mpg(dot)de)

Enforcement procedure

If you believe you are being discriminated against because of inaccessible design on our website, we encourage you to contact us first using the details provided above. If we are unable to resolve your concerns satisfactorily, you have the option of contacting the corresponding enforcement body:

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung
IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern
Durchsetzungs- und Überwachungsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik
St.-Martin-Straße 47
81541 München
Deutschland

E-Mail: bitv(at)bayern.de
Website: https://www.ldbv.bayern.de/digitalisierung/bitv/

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This declaration was last updated on May 27, 2026.