This statement was created on September 23, 2020 and updated on March 27, 2026.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is committed to making the websites of its domain “uni-mainz.de” as accessible to all users as possible. The legal basis for this is the Landesgesetz zur Gleichstellung behinderter Menschen (LGGBehM, State Act on Equal Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities) and the Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (BITV RP, Ordinance on Barrier-Free Information Technology Rhineland-Palatinate).

The websites of the domain “uni-mainz.de” are currently designed to be as accessible as possible within the scope of technical feasibility. During the university-wide website relaunch, the aim is to further adapt the layout and ensure accessibility for all. Earlier adjustments to the design of the website beyond those planned would constitute a disproportionate burden for Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as defined in section 7 subsection 3 LGGBehM and the university is therefore exempt from the obligation to provide the accessibility specified in section 7 subsection 1 LGGBehM.

If you have any concerns related to website accessibility, please contact:

Professor Franz Rothlauf
Chief Information Officer
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
55099 Mainz, Germany
Email: cio@uni-mainz.de

If you still consider yourself disadvantaged after the university’s response to your feedback, you may contact the State Representative for the Concerns of Persons with Disabilities:

Ellen Kubica
State Representative for the Concerns of Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitalization in Rhineland-Palatinate
Bauhofstraße 9
55116 Mainz, Germany
Phone: +49 6131 16-5342
Fax: +49 6131 16-175342
Email: durchsetzungsstelle@mastd.rlp.de
https://behindertenbeauftragte.rlp.de/landesbeauftragte/aufgaben-1 [in German]