Accessability

The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with the BayDiV (“Verordnung über die Digitalisierung im Freistaat Bayern”).

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.elitenetzwerk.bayern.de and was last updated on 21 July 2026.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with Section 9 of the BayDiV. An accessibility assessment based on the German Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) found that the website does not yet fully meet the requirements of BITV 2.0 and the WCAG 2.1, Conformance Level AA. The Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts is continuously working to further improve the accessibility of this website.

Non-accessible Content

The following content is currently not fully accessible:

There is currently no option for screen readers to provide subtitles for foreign-language passages.
Some graphics and images do not yet include meaningful alternative text.
The reappearance of the cookie banner is not announced to screen reader users.
Keyboard focus is not consistently visible on all interactive elements.
A logical keyboard tab order is not consistently implemented. For example, the cookie banner appears at the end of the tab sequence.
HTML structural elements containing more than three links or functions (such as the utility links in the header and the links in the footer) are not marked up as lists.

Upon request, we will provide non-accessible content in an accessible format wherever possible.

Feedback and Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of https://www.elitenetzwerk.bayern.de, please contact:

Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts
Salvatorplatz 2
80333 Munich
Germany

Phone: +49 89 2186-0
Email: elitenetzwerk-bayern@stmwk.bayern.de

Enforcement Procedure

If you do not receive a response to your accessibility request within six weeks, you may submit a request for review to the Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV), the authority responsible for monitoring compliance with accessibility requirements. Upon request, the authority will assess whether measures are required to ensure that the website complies with the applicable accessibility requirements.

Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV)
IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern
Durchsetzungs- und Überwachungsstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik
St.-Martin-Straße 47
81541 Munich

E-Mail: bitv@bayern.de
Homepage: www.ldbv.bayern.de/digitalisierung