The Berlin Cosmopolitan School endeavors to make its websites accessible in accordance with the regulations applicable in Berlin, e.g. “Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV 2.0)” or “Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Richtlinie des Landes Berlin”.
This declaration on accessibility applies to https://www.cosmopolitanschool.de/
Status of compatibility with the requirements
This website is fully compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG) and BITV 2.0.
Known Limitations
- Colors and contrasts that do not adhere to the Berlin Cosmopolitan School corporate design: A contrast variant has been created which you can activate using the “Increase Contrast” toggle.
- Some PDF downloads, especially historical ones, are unfortunately not accessible for economic reasons.
- All YouTube videos are provided only with automatically generated subtitles; audio descriptions and full-text alternatives are unfortunately not feasible for economic reasons.
Creation of this Accessibility Statement
This statement was manually created on April 15, 2025.
The criteria of the BITV/WCAG current at the time of the test were checked in 92 steps.
Audited by:
WebReDevelopers
Alttrachau 46
01139 Dresden
Subject of Review
Information page of the Berlin Cosmopolitan School
Pages Reviewed:
- Home Page
- News /de/neues/ & /en/news-page/
- Sample Detail News Page /de/allgemein/tedxyouthberlin-cosmopolitan-school-2025-eine-feier-von-schuelerstimmen-zu-kommunikation/ & /en/general/tedxyouthberlin-cosmopolitan-school-2025-a-celebration-of-student-voices-on-communication/
- Subpage: /de/willkommen/ueber-uns/geschichte/ & /en/welcome-to-bcs/who-we-are/history/
Review Period
03/20/2025 to 04/15/2025
Feedback and Contact Information
Should you encounter any deficiencies regarding compliance with the accessibility requirements, please contact us at mail@cosmopolitanschool.de.
You can also obtain information on content exempted from the application of the directive from mail@cosmopolitanschool.de.
The entity responsible for ensuring digital accessibility and processing feedback received via the feedback mechanism is:
Berlin Cosmopolitan School
Rückerstraße 9, 10119 Berlin
Invalidenstraße 130, 10115 Berlin
Müggelheimer Damm 145, 12559 Berlin
Enforcement Procedure
As part of an enforcement procedure, you have the opportunity to submit a request for an accessibility compliance review to the enforcement authority:
State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility Berlin.
Contact Information for the Enforcement Authority
State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility
Jüdenstraße 1, 10178 Berlin
Service Building:
Martin-Hoffmann-Straße 16, 12435 Berlin
E-mail: Digitale-Barrierefreiheit@senatskanzlei.berlin.de
Internet: https://www.berlin.de/lb/digitale-barrierefreiheit/
Conciliation Procedure
If, after your feedback to the above contact, no satisfactory solution is found, you may contact the conciliation body according to § 16 of the Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG). The BGG conciliation body is responsible for supporting out-of-court dispute resolution between persons with disabilities and public bodies of the federal government on accessibility issues. The conciliation procedure is free of charge and does not require legal representation. For further information on the conciliation procedure and how to apply, please visit: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de .
You can contact the BGG conciliation body directly at info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
