I. Public place / Area of application
Museum of Natural History Berlin, Homepage
We strive to make our website barrier-free. The declaration on digital accessibility is required by the Berlin Accessible Information and Communication Technology Act (BIKTG Bln). The technical requirements for accessibility are derived from the current BITV.
This declaration on digital accessibility applies to the website www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin.
II. When was the accessibility statement created or updated?
This declaration was created or revised on 24.04.2025.
The review of digital accessibility was carried out by Senate Department for the Interior, Digitization and Sports Department V "ICT Control, Digitization of Administration and Citizen Services", Digital Accessibility Monitoring Office; Competence Center for Digital Accessibility and Usability.
III. How accessible is the service?
This website/application is not barrier-free. It only partially meets the requirements of the current BITV.
IV. Which areas are not barrier-free?
The offer is not barrier-free for the following reasons:
Barrier: Non-text content
- Description: Some of the controls, images and videos have insufficient, incorrect or no alternative text.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Info and Relationships
- Description: The web presence has a partially insufficient or incorrect heading hierarchy or headings are not labeled as such. Implementation and use of semantic HTML and lists and/or list items are insufficient.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Use of color, contrast and non-text contast
- Description: The links are insufficiently highlighted. The website has various contrast errors - e.g. texts, headlines and menu links. Contrast of controls is too low.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Keyboard
- Description: Several elements of the site are not accessible and/or operable with keyboard - e.g. search and newsletter.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Pause, stop hide
- Description: Jump links do not work and also do not fade in when focus is paused. The use of semantic HTML is insufficient.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Skip blocks
- Description: Skip links do not work and are also not shown when focus is maintained. The use of semantic HTML is insufficient.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Page with title
- Description: Page titles are sometimes too unspecific.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Links in context
- Description: Some of the links are not meaningful.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Headings and captions (labels)
- Description: Headings or heading labels for content organization are missing. Form elements sometimes lack correct labels or the placeholder is insufficient/incorrect.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Visible focus
- Description: Visible keyboard focus is missing.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Labels in names
- Description: Form fields sometimes lack a visible label.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Consistent navigation
- Description: Navigation elements and layout are inconsistently implemented. Ticketshop is clearly different from the rest. No easy way to return to the actual home page
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Syntax analysis
- Description: The page has syntax errors.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Status messages
- Description: For forms, status notifications (such as changes in the ticket store) are not or insufficiently communicated to the screen reader.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
Barrier: Documents
- Description: Documents provided as downloads are not always accessible.
- Timeline: A new website was commissioned. Publication 2025/26
V. Who can you contact with comments or questions about digital accessibility (feedback option)?
Contact the contact person of the public body:
Severely Disabled Representative
Email: SBV@mfn.berlin
VI. Contact the state representative for digital accessibility
If your contact with the public body was not successful, you can contact the State Representative for Digital Accessibility.
Further information about the State Representative for Digital Accessibility