Accessibility Statement for the Website of MVZ Cologne for Psychotherapy Odendahl & Brinkmann GmbH

Compliance with Legal Requirements

The requirements for digital accessibility are derived from the German Regulation on the Strengthening of Accessibility (BFSGV). The legal foundations are based on § 14 BFSG in conjunction with § 3 paragraph 1 BFSG.

Overview of Accessible Content

The following information and functionalities of the website are generally accessible:

  • Basic information about the MVZ, the departments, and the therapists is freely accessible.
  • The contact form is generally operable via keyboard.
  • The website’s navigation is logically structured and largely compatible with assistive technologies.

(Continuous optimization is underway.)

Level of Conformity

The website follows the guidelines of WCAG 2.2 at levels A and AA. An internal evaluation was conducted, considering key criteria of EN 301 549.

Result: The website is currently partially accessible. Some content does not yet fully meet the digital accessibility requirements.

Non-accessible Content

The following barriers were identified during the evaluation:

  • Not all images are provided with descriptive alternative texts, limiting their accessibility to screen reader users.
  • Contrast levels are insufficient in several areas – for example, between colored text (e.g., turquoise) and light backgrounds, as well as placeholder text in form fields.
  • Links within body text or navigation contexts are not sufficiently described, making their purpose unclear to screen reader users.
  • Form input fields such as the “Your Name” text box are not properly labeled for screen readers. The intended input purpose is not conveyed in a machine-readable way.

MVZ Köln für Psychotherapie Odendahl & Brinkmann GmbH is continuously working to identify and remove existing barriers.

Technical Framework

The website has been tested with the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari

Technologies used:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Feedback and Contact

If you have comments on the accessibility of our website or encounter any barriers, please feel free to contact us:

Helga Odendahl
Schönhauser Straße 62
50968 Cologne
Phone: +49 (0) 221 – 93 29 75 90
Email: info@mvz-odendahl-brinkmann.de

We strive to respond to inquiries within 48 hours.

Supervisory Authority

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the following market surveillance authority:

Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen
Competence Center for Accessible IT (KBIT)
Mauerstraße 51
40476 Düsseldorf
Phone: 0211 9449-01

The central market surveillance authority (MLBF) will be responsible in the future:

MLBF – Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States
Turmschanzenstraße 25
39114 Magdeburg
(expected to be operational from June 28, 2025)

Further Development

MVZ Köln für Psychotherapie Odendahl & Brinkmann GmbH is committed to promptly resolving the barriers identified during the evaluation and continuously improving the website in accordance with accessibility standards.

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