The Munich State Archaeological Collection endeavours to make its website www.archaeologie.bayern accessible in accordance with the Ordinance on Digitisation in the Free State of Bavaria (Bavarian Digital Ordinance - BayDiV).
Status of compliance with the requirements
This website is partially compatible with the BayDiV due to the incompatibilities listed below.
Non-accessible areas
The following information describes barriers that were identified when using the site:
- Individual form input fields are not correctly labelled. As a result, it is not possible to recognise which inputs are expected.
Example: The search field does not contain a visible or technically correct label, so that screen readers cannot announce the purpose of the field.- Subject: Search function, search results page
- Restriction for:
Screen reader use (missing assignment of input field and description), orientation and operation of forms
- Texts and operating elements sometimes have insufficient colour contrasts. This makes content difficult to read, especially for people with visual impairments.
- Concerns: entire website
- Restriction for:
visual perception, use with screen magnification, use with visual impairment or colour vision deficiency
- Some links are not clearly labelled or contain no perceptible text. This makes it unclear where a link leads to.
- Concerns: Footer (all pages)
- Restriction for:
Screen reader use (link destinations not comprehensible), keyboard navigation
- Content embedded via iFrame does not have a sufficient title description. As a result, their purpose is not recognisable.
- Subject: Newsletter component
- Restriction for:
Screen reader use (lack of context information), orientation within the page
- Some content cannot be accessed or controlled using the keyboard.
Example: Automatically scrolling content ("scrollbars") cannot be accessed using the keyboard.- Concerns: interactive content, treadmills
- Restriction for:
Keyboard use,
Motor impairments,
Screen reader use (lack of access to content)
- Keyboard navigation is sometimes limited or unclear. Focus states are not always visible or logical. For example, the keyboard focus is sometimes not visible in the menu.
- Concerns: entire website (especially main navigation)
- Restrictions for:
Keyboard navigation, motor impairments, orientation and usability
- Some content is not correctly structured or labelled. This makes it difficult for assistive technologies to understand them. Examples: Heading hierarchies are incorrect (e.g. missing H1 or skipped levels), content is read out without a clear structure, e.g. programme areas or lists, graphic links are read out with incomprehensible names.
- Concerns: entire website
- Restriction for:
Screen reader use, orientation and understanding of information
- Some controls and content are not clearly labelled or are labelled in a different language.
- Subject: Entire website
- Restriction for: Screen reader use, cognitive limitations, general comprehensibility
- Content is not fully visible at high magnification or on small screens or can only be accessed by scrolling horizontally.
- Concerns: Main navigation / submenus
- Restriction for: Screen magnification, mobile use, visual adaptation
- The PDF documents provided on the website are currently not accessible.
- The website does not currently provide any content in easy-to-read language or German sign language.
Creation of this declaration on accessibility
This declaration was created on 7 April 2026.
The assessment of the website's compliance with the requirements was based on an audit conducted by Mindscreen GmbH.
The test procedure is based on a combination of manual and automatic checks. The automatic review of the entire website was carried out using the CAAT.report software. In addition, a reduced manual audit was carried out to cover requirements that cannot be checked or can only be checked to a limited extent by an automatic test.
The following aspects in particular were checked as part of the manual audit:
- Keyboard operability, focus management and focus display
- Use with screen reader (in particular heading structure, semantic labelling, interactions)
- Forms (correct labelling, marking of mandatory fields, comprehensibility and error messages)
- Labelling and alternative texts for graphic content, control elements as well as audio and video content
- Adaptability of the display (enlargement of the text to 200%, use at up to 400% zoom and adjustment of colours and fonts)
The assessment was based on the requirements of the harmonised standard EN 301 549 version 3.1.1 and the requirements of WCAG 2.2, conformance level AA.
The overlay solution used on the website was not taken into account in the assessment. There is currently no information available on this.
Feedback and contact details
You can report any deficiencies in terms of compliance with accessibility requirements to us at info@archaeologie.bayern.
The person responsible for accessibility and for processing the messages received via the feedback mechanism is
Archäologische Staatssammlung
Lerchenfeldstr. 2, 80538 Munich
Email: info@archaeologie.bayern
Tel: 089 12599691-43
Enforcement proceedings
As part of an enforcement procedure, you have the option of submitting an online application to the enforcement body to check compliance with accessibility requirements.
Contact details of the enforcement body
State Office for Digitisation, Broadband and Surveying
IT Service Centre of the Free State of Bavaria
Enforcement and Monitoring Body for Accessible Information Technology
St.-Martin-Straße 47
81541 Munich
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