As the website operator, we (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences) endeavour to design the website in accordance with the relevant accessibility regulations. The following legal provisions apply to us:
Thuringian Act on Barrier-free Access to the Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Authorities (ThürBarrWebG) and the Thuringian Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (ThürBITVO) in their respective valid versions.
The content of this website was last revised on 25 October 2022.
Feedback and contact details
If you notice any deficiencies with regard to accessibility, you can report them to us using the "Report barrier" form and request them in an accessible format.
Alternatively, please contact us by e-mail: .
Status of compatibility with the requirements
This website is largely compliant with the accessibility regulations that apply to us. In detail, the following have not yet been implemented or have not been fully implemented barrier-free:
The website www.hs-nordhausen.de does not yet include any sign language or easy language services.
We offer content in understandable language and endeavour to develop this further, but this is not always possible in technical texts. Abbreviations are avoided as far as possible or written out in full when they first appear in the text and then used in the rest of the text. Please contact us if you find abbreviations without explanation on our web pages.
Apart from the main pages, some alternative texts for images and tables as well as link descriptions are missing. These will be added by us step by step.
There may be errors in the structure and content hierarchy or links may be incomprehensible. Documents such as PDFs are usually not accessible.
Words and sections in other languages are not labelled.
There are usually no subtitles or audio descriptions available for videos. There are few to no alternatives for audio files and silent videos. Complex graphic representations are usually not accessible.
Moving content (so-called sliders) cannot be switched off.
Some web services that require registration are not barrier-free.
Disproportionate burden
The following content is not made available barrier-free because this would result in a disproportionate burden for us:
Due to their complexity, documents such as PDF files cannot usually be created in an accessible format, as implementing accessibility would only be possible with a disproportionate amount of effort. Some PDF documents are created at very short notice or are only uploaded at short notice and cannot be made accessible for reasons of time and cost.
Barrier-free alternatives
We provide the following accessible alternatives for our non-accessible content: Text as description for complex graphics.
Closed captions for newly created explanatory videos (will be expanded step by step).
Evaluation method
For the website www.hs-nordhausen.de and its contents have not yet been tested by a third party.
Further measures to improve barrier-free access to our website
We are constantly endeavouring to improve the accessibility of our website. We are currently doing the following:
We are working on implementing accessibility in accordance with BITV 2.0 and WCAG 2.0 for our website and WCAG 2.1 (level AA in each case) for mobile applications and, where possible, endeavour to fulfil the criteria beyond the minimum requirements.
Continuous further and advanced training is provided in the area of accessibility.
Enforcement proceedings
If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of our website, you can contact the responsible enforcement body. You can reach them at
The representative of the Thuringian state government for people with disabilities
Werner-Seelenbinder-Strasse 6 99096 Erfurt
Phone: 0361 573 811 741 E-Mail:
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This declaration was prepared on 25 October 2022.
The declaration was last reviewed on 25 October 2022.
Declaration on accessibility in German sign language
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This and More videos in sign language have been developed by FISCHSIGNS - Your agency for sign language created.
Link to the website: fischsigns.de
We would like to thank Mrs Fischer for her cooperation!
All texts for the translation into DGS were compiled by Anna Zimmermann, student of special needs education and research intern with Prof Dr Sabrina Schramme.
Credit points are earned for successfully completed coursework and examinations in accordance with the "European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System" (ECTS).
The ECTS points reflect the average learning effort. One ECTS point corresponds to 30 hours of study.
Based on the ECTS points, the study and examination achievements are internationally comparable.
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