Accessibility statement
DW (Deutsche Welle) strives to make its offer accessible to all users. It should be designed in a way that complies with the national legal provisions for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament. The legal basis in Germany is the BITV 2.0, which is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
This declaration on accessibility applies to the version of this website currently accessible on the Internet: corporate.dw.com.
When was the declaration on accessibility created?
This declaration was revised on April 09, 2025.
The basis of the check is the "simplified monitoring" method: next to the start page, a number of other pages are checked that resembles the size of the website.
How accessible is the website?
The website is accessible with certain restrictions.
Some of the colors used have sufficiently strong contrasts and images are provided with an image description text (Alt tag). The use of reading applications (screen readers) is partly possible. Subtitles are offered in a few selected contents (e.g. Meet the Angolan who turned his wheelchair into a motorbike).
Which areas are not yet barrier-free?
The following contents or functions are currently not barrier-free and are not compatible with the current WCAG 2.1 (Level A and Level AA):
Barrier: ARIA Landmarks
Description: The awarding of corporate.dw.com has not yet been fully completed. As a result the ARIA Landmark for the main content of a website has not yet been awarded
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Buttons
Description: corporate.dw.com uses some individually designed buttons. The design and labeling of these buttons does not yet meet the latest WCAG 2.1 requirements. This applies to various buttons on articles, overviewa and person pages.
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Form - Error messages in form fields
Description: Error messages are not positioned in the label or directly next to the form field, making them hard to identify and associate correctly.
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Form - Labeling of form fields
Description: Currently, the user data fields in our forms do not use autocomplete attributes, which are necessary to make the fields easier to fill out. Additionally, some fields lack clear labels, making it difficult to understand what the selections refer to. This can cause screen readers to produce confusing outputs.
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Mouseover
Description: Currently a mouseover or hover box effect is not available for all elements. This applies to the logo, rich text links and the main navigation.
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Non-Text Content Lacks Descriptive Alternative Text
Description: Some images either lack alternative text or have alternative text that is not descriptive enough. This makes it difficult for blind users and screen readers to interpret these graphics.
Measures: corporate.dw.com is constantly being improved. Fixing this issue is a work in progress.
Schedule: The correction of this issue is scheduled as part of the ongoing development.
Barrier: Adjustable Text Spacing
Description: Due to technical limitations, embedded external iFrames cannot adapt to personalized text size and spacing settings.
Barrier: Contrast Mode
Description: When using the high contrast mode of the Windows operating system, the display of some elements of the website is currently not WCAG compliant. This applies to the main navigation and overlays.
Barrier: Marking of words
Description: Due to technical limitations, it is currently not possible to highlight individual words in a different language.
Barrier: Navigation
Description: Due to technical reasons, there is no breadcrumb navigation for additional orientation
Barrier: Search
Description: The search mechanism as an additional access path is not yet implemented in the current development on corporate.dw.com.
Barrier: Video
Description: The videos provided on corporate.dw.com are currently not completly WCAG compliant. This applies to the specification of a subtitle as well as the presentation of a media alternative.
Feedback?
If you have any questions or comments about digital accessibility on corporate.dw.com, please contact us by e-mail: info@dw.com
You can also contact us by mail or telephone:
Deutsche Welle
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
53113 Bonn
Germany
T +49.228.429 - 0