Declaration on accessibility for services
As part of our accessibility declaration, we would like to give you an overview of the status of the compatibility of the service(s) described below with the accessibility requirements according to legal regulations (in particular with the Accessibility Reinforcement Act - BFSG).
Details of the service provider
Sauerland-Tourismus e.V.
Johannes-Hummel-Weg 1
57392 Schmallenberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
General description of the service
Destination management organization for the Sauerland region
Explanation of how the service is provided
Via our website www.sauerland-seen.de we provide information for locals and guests of the Sauerland, including topics such as excursion destinations, cycling, hiking, events, overnight accommodation, gastronomy at the Sauerland-Seen.
Status of compatibility with the requirements
The above-mentioned service is partially compatible with the Accessibility Reinforcement Act (BFSG).
The following parts/contents/functions of the service are not barrier-free:
- Images and graphic control elements do not consistently have clear alternative texts.
- The programmatically determinable heading hierarchy deviates in part from the content structure of the page.
- Form fields that refer to the user themselves do not convey the purpose of the respective field via a language-independent attribute.
- The contrast requirements for texts, e.g. error messages in the contact form and borders of the input fields in the form, are not consistently met.
- The contrast specifications for text on images are not consistently fulfilled.
- Individual area markups are not available.
- The focus sequence is not consistently comprehensible.
- When navigating using the keyboard, the focus is not always clearly visible.
- The error labels are not clearly linked to the form fields.
- The HTML syntax is not consistently valid.
- The name, role or status for assistive technologies (e.g. screen readers) cannot be determined for all control elements.
- Not all PDF documents are accessible.
- Not all embedded videos have subtitles or an alternative text version. As this is mainly illustrative content (e.g. nature and atmospheric shots), no essential information is usually conveyed exclusively via the video.
Creation of the accessibility statement
Date of preparation of the accessibility statement: 23.09.2025
Date of the last review of the above-mentioned services with regard to accessibility requirements: 23.09.2025
Assessment of the accessibility status
The assessment of the accessibility status is based on our self-assessment.
Feedback option and contact details
E-mail: tourismus@sauerland.com
Responsible market surveillance authority
Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States for the Accessibility of Products and Services (MLBF)
Telephone: + 49 (0) 391 567 6970
E-mail: mlbf@ms.sachsen-anhalt.de
Information on the current address of the MLBF can be found here:
https://ms.sachsen-anhalt.de/themen/menschen-mit-behinderungen/aktuelles/marktueberwachungsstelle-der-laender-fuer-die-barrierefreiheit-von-produkten-und-dienstleistungen.