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Appointment portal of the Faculty of Law

Accessibility statement (Erklärung zur Barrierefreiheit)

Last updated: November 2026·pursuant to Art. 14 BayBGG and § 10 BayDiV

This translation is provided for convenience; the German version is legally binding.

At a glance

The University of Passau endeavours to design the appointment portal (Berufungsportal) so that everyone can use it without assistance from others – including with a screen reader, magnification, voice input or using the keyboard only. This applies to applicants as well as to the members of the appointment committees (Berufungsausschüsse) and the reviewers (Gutachterinnen und Gutachter).

Partially accessible
The portal only partially meets the requirements. Known limitations are listed below.
Report a barrier
By e-mail to ls_beurskens@uni-passau.de – also if you need a document in an accessible form or would like to submit your application by other means.
Reply within six weeks
Usually much sooner. If you do not receive a reply, you can contact the enforcement body.
Free review
The enforcement procedure at the Bavarian State Office for Digitisation, Broadband and Surveying is free of charge for you.

Scope

This statement applies to the appointment portal of the Faculty of Law of the University of Passau at bewerbung.jura.uni-passau.de, including the application form and the documents generated by the portal (such as pre-filled forms for declarations of bias (Befangenheitserklärungen) and powers of attorney (Vollmachten), lists as Word files and calendar entries).

The relevant provisions are Art. 14 of the Bavarian Disability Equality Act (Bayerisches Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BayBGG) and §§ 9 to 11 of the Bavarian Digital Regulation (Bayerische Digitalverordnung, BayDiV). These refer to the requirements of § 3 of the Barrier-Free Information Technology Regulation (Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung, BITV 2.0), in particular the harmonised standard EN 301 549, which adopts the criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA for web content. They transpose Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

Compliance status

The appointment portal is partially compliant with the requirements of § 9(1) BayDiV. The non-compliances are listed below.

What has already been implemented

Keyboard operation
Navigation, forms and dialogs can be reached without a mouse; a “Skip to content” link bypasses the navigation. Exceptions are listed below.
Light and dark colour scheme
You can choose between light, dark and your system setting; your choice is stored in your browser. Colours and focus outlines are designed for sufficient contrast.
Magnification and small screens
The pages adapt to the screen width. Wide tables can be scrolled horizontally within their area.
Screen reader support
Headings, landmarks, labels of buttons and form fields, table headers and status messages are marked up for assistive technologies.
Applications in German and English
The application form and the confirmation of receipt are available in German and in English; the language of the page is marked up for assistive technologies.
Sign-in with a passkey
In addition to a password and optional two-step verification, you can sign in with a passkey, for example using a fingerprint, facial recognition or device PIN.

Non-accessible content

The following content is currently not accessible or not fully accessible:

Uploaded PDF files
Limitation
Application documents, expert reports, statements, agendas and voting documents are uploaded as PDF files by applicants, reviewers or the administrators of the procedure. Their accessibility (e.g. according to PDF/UA) depends on how they were created and is neither checked nor established by the portal; scanned documents often contain no searchable text.
Reason
Non-compliance with the requirements; the documents are not created by the Faculty.
Alternative
On request, we will endeavour to provide a document in an accessible form or to explain its content (see Report a barrier).
Generated documents and signed forms
Limitation
The pre-filled forms for declarations of bias and powers of attorney (PDF) and lists as Word files are generated automatically; full accessibility is not guaranteed. The declaration of bias and the power of attorney must be printed, signed and uploaded again as a PDF.
Reason
Non-compliance with the requirements; the generation is being improved step by step.
Alternative
The information contained in the lists is available as text in the portal itself. If you cannot print, sign or upload without assistance, please contact the administrators of the procedure; we will then find another way together.
Editor for e-mails and descriptions
Limitation
The editor for formatting e-mail texts and descriptions (bold, lists, links) has not yet been fully tested with screen readers and voice input; formatting may not be conveyed to assistive technologies, or not unambiguously.
Reason
Non-compliance with the requirements cannot be ruled out; the editor is only used by the administrators of the procedures and is being improved step by step.
Alternative
Texts can be entered without formatting; on request, the administration of the portal will send the message.
Sortable and searchable tables
Limitation
Longer lists (e.g. applications, members, expert reports, dates) are made sortable and searchable with the DataTables component. Changes to the sort order and the result of a search are not announced to screen readers in all combinations of browser and assistive technology; hidden rows are then not recognisable.
Reason
Non-compliance with the requirements cannot be ruled out (WCAG 2.1, success criterion 4.1.3 Status Messages); the component is supplied by a third party.
Alternative
Without a search term, the tables show all entries; lists can also be retrieved as Word files or provided as text on request.
Colour highlighting
Limitation
In the lists of applications, votes and attendance, the status or vote is additionally highlighted by row colours. Although the information is also given as text in the row, individual overviews have not been consistently checked to ensure that colour does not carry the meaning alone.
Reason
Non-compliance with the requirements cannot be ruled out (WCAG 2.1, success criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color); the overviews are being reviewed step by step.
Alternative
On request, we will explain the overviews and provide the information as text.
Easy Language and German Sign Language
Limitation
Information in Easy Language (Leichte Sprache) and in German Sign Language (Deutsche Gebärdensprache) is currently not offered.
Reason
As a legal person under public law subject to state supervision, the University of Passau is not obliged to do so (§ 9(2) sentence 1 no. 1(d) BayDiV).
Alternative
We are happy to answer questions in plain language as well.

Third-party content

This statement does not cover content that the University of Passau has neither produced nor funded and over which it has no control (Art. 1(4)(e) of Directive (EU) 2016/2102), such as documents uploaded by applicants or external reviewers.

Linked services outside this portal, such as the websites of the University of Passau, the privacy information on application procedures or video conferencing services, are subject to their own accessibility statements.

Report a barrier and request information

Have you noticed any barriers? Do you need content in another form that is accessible to you, or would you like to submit your application by other means? Then please write to us (§ 10 sentence 3 BayDiV). It is helpful to state the page or function concerned, a short description and the assistive technology used.

Report a barrier by e-mail
Chair of Prof. Dr. Michael Beurskens, University of Passau, Innstraße 41, 94032 Passau, Germany
ls_beurskens@uni-passau.de

We usually reply within two weeks, at the latest within six weeks. If an application period is running, please contact us as early as possible. We use your details only to process your request (see the privacy policy).

Enforcement procedure (Durchsetzungsverfahren)

If your request remains wholly or partly unanswered within six weeks, the Bavarian State Office for Digitisation, Broadband and Surveying (Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung) will examine, upon your application, whether measures against the University of Passau are required. The same applies if you believe that we are wrongly relying on an exception (§ 11(2) BayDiV). The procedure is free of charge.

Enforcement body (Durchsetzungsstelle)
Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung
IT Service Centre of the Free State of Bavaria (IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats Bayern)
St.-Martin-Straße 47, 81541 München, Germany
bitv@bayern.de
ldbv.bayern.de/digitalisierung/bitv.html
Online application

Application for a review of compliance with the accessibility requirements (form of the State Office, in German).

Submit application

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared in November 2026. It is based on a self-assessment and follows the model of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523. We review and update it at least once a year and in the event of significant changes to the portal (§ 10 sentence 2 BayDiV); the next review will take place in November 2027 at the latest. See also the legal notice and the privacy policy.