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Accessibility statement

Accessibility is an integral part of our mandate. We want to make sure that our digital offerings can be used by everyone. We can thus ensure equal access to information and services – irrespective of individual capabilities or technical requirements.

Scope of application

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH wants to make its website www.giz.de accessible and barrier-free. The objective is to design it in line with national legislation on the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament. The following accessibility statement applies exclusively to www.giz.de and not to other services linked on the website such as GIZ’s job portal or the The Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ), which can be accessed under the ‘Join our team’ menu item.

Legal basis

BITV 2.0 (German Directive for Accessible Information Technology)

  • German Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BGG)
  • EU-Directive 2016/2102 (accessible websites of public sector bodies)

Status of compliance

The website is compatible with the requirements. Extensive measures have been taken; however, barriers currently still exist in some areas, and we are already working to remedy them.

Evaluation method

  • Automated checks (Wave, Axe-core  4.10.3, Google Lighthouse)
  • Individual checks by experts

Known barriers

  • Alternative text has not yet been provided for all images
  • PDF documents and other documents do not meet the WCAG/PDF accessibility standards
  • There may be partially limited keyboard operability (e.g. for complex forms or interactive graphics
  • Subtitles are not available for all videos
  • A plain-language version of the website is not available

This statement was created on

  • 30 August 2025 (last update)

Feedback options

If you identify a barrier, please report it using the following form. Alternatively, you can send an email to: @email. 

Thank you for supporting us in making this website as accessible as possible.

Please enter the link to the page where you encountered a barrier here. To do this, select the address of the page in the address bar of your web browser, copy the address, and paste it into the form field.

Fields marked with a star *, are obligation fields and must be filled out.

Arbitration procedure

If you believe that you are disadvantaged by a lack of accessibility in the design of our website, you can contact the arbitration unit in accordance with the German Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BGG). The arbitration unit is tasked with resolving conflicts between people with disabilities and public bodies of the German Government out of court.

You can contact the arbitration unit in accordance with Section 16 of the BGG at:

Arbitration unit in accordance with the German Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz, BGG) of the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities
Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin

Website: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Email: @email

The arbitration procedure is free of charge. Legal counsel is not required.

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