NRW Police is endeavouring to make its https://internetwache.polizei.nrw/ site accessible.

The legal basis is the Disability Equality Act (BGG) and the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) in their respective valid versions.
The basis for the BITV test is the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) of 21 May 2019. The test incorporates the new requirements of WCAG 2.1.The WCAG test is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 of 5 June 2018.

A website is considered BITV-compliant if it fulfils all the requirements of BITV 2.0. A website is considered WCAG-compliant if it fulfils all the success criteria of level AA of WCAG 2.1.

Status of compliance with BITV requirements

This website complies with the BITV and is continuously being improved in this respect. An initial review in accordance with BITV 2.0 has shown that this website does not fall short of the requirements in any area.

This declaration was created on 07/07/2022.

Feedback and contact options

If you notice any deficiencies with regard to the accessibility of https://internetwache.polizei.nrw, or if you have any questions on the subject of accessibility, please feel free to contact us by post or telephone:

Ministry of the Interior of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
NRW Police State Editorial Office for Online Services
Friedrichstraße 62 - 80
40217 Düsseldorf
Telephone: 0211 871-3110
Email: @email

Conciliation procedure

If you believe that you have been disadvantaged by the inadequate accessibility of https://internetwache.polizei.nrw or are not satisfied with the responses from the above-mentioned contact channels, you may contact the ombudsman’s office of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, MAGS for short.

You can find further information on the ombudsman’s office and contact options by email or post here on the MAGS website. You can download the application form there as an accessible PDF file.