Accessibility declaration

OstWestfalenLippe GmbH / OWL Kulturbüro is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continuously improve user-friendliness for everyone and apply the relevant standards (WCAG 2.2, BITV and the EN 301 549 standard) for accessibility. The legal basis is the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) in conjunction with EU Directive 2019/882. This declaration on digital accessibility applies to the OstWestfalenLippe GmbH / OWL Kulturbüro website published at www.owl-live.de.

The website is currently partially compatible with the technical requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).

The following contents are not barrier-free, as they represent a disproportionate burden:

• There are images without labelling on individual pages. It is difficult to navigate to the images with screen readers. | WCAG: 1.1.1 
  The images from the database are gradually being supplemented with alternative texts. As this involves a large number of images and the images are uploaded by various parties and external interfaces, this is unfortunately still taking time and cannot be rectified by us for all images. We will inform the parties responsible for the images.
• There are buttons without labelling on many pages. It is difficult to navigate to the buttons with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2
  The unlabelled buttons originate from predefined modules and playouts that our service provider has to adapt centrally. Appropriate instructions have been provided. We cannot adjust this manually ourselves via the website system.
• There are interactive elements on individual pages whose names are not part of the labelling. This makes it difficult to control the website using voice control. | WCAG: 2.5.3
  This affects predefined modules and playouts that our service provider has to adapt centrally. Corresponding instructions have been provided. We cannot adjust this manually ourselves via the website system.
• There are lists on individual pages that contain elements that do not belong in lists. As a result, the lists may not be displayed correctly by assistive technologies.  | WCAG: 1.3.1
  This affects predefined outputs from our database, which our service provider has to adapt centrally. A corresponding note has been provided. We cannot adjust this manually ourselves via the website system.
• Depending on the contrast value of the image, the copyright information on the images may not be sufficiently recognisable.
• The external form for submitting an event is not fully accessible. There are no labels for the form elements. The event registration form is designed by an external service provider who has to adapt this centrally. We cannot customise this manually ourselves via the website system.
• The heading hierarchy (H tags) is not displayed correctly in our event selector “Choose for tips”. Unfortunately, the module does not recognise H tags. Our service provider has already been informed of the problem and we hope to be able to fix it soon.

This declaration was created on 25/06/2025. The declaration was created using the Eye-Able® technology of Web Inclusion GmbH. More information about Web Inclusion GmbH can be found at eye-able.com Automated tests such as WAVE were carried out. Manual tests were also carried out.

Do you have a comment or suggestion about barriers on this website? Please get in touch with us. So that we can respond as quickly as possible, it is best to name a specific page (with URL) on which the problem occurs, as well as your browser version (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and your operating system (e.g. Mac OS, Windows, iOS, Android). We will answer your questions as quickly as possible, but at the latest within the statutory period of six weeks. Thank you for your feedback. You can contact us at the following address

OstWestfalenLippe GmbH / OWL Kulturbüro
Walther-Rathenau-Straße 33-35
33602 Bielefeld
info@owl-live.de
+49 521 96733 250

If you have reported a barrier to us and we have not given you a (satisfactory) answer within the statutory period of six weeks, you can complain to the ombudsman's office of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia:

You can reach the ombudsman's office by e-mail: ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-it@mags.nrw.de
or via the contact form of the Ombudsstelle Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The arbitration board is intended to settle disputes about accessible information technology between people with disabilities and the senders of web content.