This accessibility statement applies to http://www.salzgitter.de (opens in a new tab) and the subpage http://www.familie-sz.de (opens in a new tab)
These websites are largely compliant with the requirements of the harmonized European standard on requirements for access to digital services (EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (08-2018)).
The "Readspeacker" read-aloud tool is used on this website to optimize accessibility. An explanation of the functionality and operation can be found here.
Non-accessible content:
The content listed is not barrier-free for the following reasons:
The website of the City of Salzgitter is being adapted and optimized in accordance with EU Directive 2016/2102 on the implementation of accessible internet for public sector bodies.
In particular, the following are currently not accessible
- some HTML structural elements
- Contrasts in some areas
- the marking of foreign languages in texts
- Alternative texts for some images and
- non-accessible PDF files
The identified deficits and shortcomings are currently in a continuous improvement process that is being successively worked through.
Content from social media that is posted on our website is also not accessible. This includes, for example, films from the YouTube platform. We are not responsible for these pages. However, the content of these films is accessible as far as possible.
The same applies to links to external sites.
Preparation of this accessibility statement:
This declaration was created on July 16, 2025. The assessment is based on a self-assessment and a test conducted by the Monitoring Body for Accessible IT at the Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Labor, Health and Equality in December 2023.
Feedback and contact details:
You can use the following contact to report deficiencies with regard to compliance with the
accessibility requirements:
Arbitration procedure:
If you are not satisfied with the answers from the above-mentioned contact options, you can submit an application to the arbitration board, set up by the State Commissioner for People with Disabilities in Lower Saxony, to initiate arbitration proceedings in accordance with the Lower Saxony Disability Equality Act (NBGG).
The arbitration board according to § 9 d NBGG has the task of settling disputes between
between people with disabilities and public bodies in the state of Lower Saxony on the subject of accessibility in IT. The arbitration procedure is free of charge. No legal assistance is required.
You can contact the conciliation body (opens in a new tab) directly at
- Telephone: 0511/120-4010
- E-mail: schlichtungsstellems.niedersachsende
Supplementary information (optional content according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523):
The "Easy Language" section(https://www.salzgitter.de/service/uebersicht-leichte-sprache.php) (opens in a new tab) publishes content in easy language that has been checked by a test group from Behindertenhilfe Wetteraukreis gGmbH.
The current version of the website www.salzgitter.de (opens in a new tab) went online on February 18, 2020. Technical updates are made regularly.