Accessibility Statement
We endeavor to make our website www.kurhaus-ochs.de barrier-free in order to enable as many people as possible to use our website without hindrance.
The following legal provisions apply to us:
- Hessian Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (Hessian Disability Equality Act - HessBGG)
- Hessian Ordinance on Barrier-free Information Technology (BITV HE 2019)
If you encounter any barriers when using our website, please let us know.
Status of implementation for accessibility
This website is not fully compliant with the legal requirements for accessibility. The following elements and functions do not comply with the guidelines:
- Due to lighter and darker areas of the background image at the top of the homepage (exterior view of the hotel), color combinations may occur whose contrast ratio does not fully meet the requirements of the BITV-RP (WCAG 1.4.3 - Contrast Minimum).
- Complete usability of the website via the keyboard
- PDF documents: Some of our PDF documents are not barrier-free. We are working on adapting these or putting accessible PDF files online in the future.
- Videos: Unsere Videos verfügen derzeit nicht über Untertitel. Wir bemühen uns, in Zukunft Videos mit Untertiteln zu versehen.
- Embedded content from third-party providers
- Form fields, some of which may not yet be fully accessible
We are continuously working on optimizing these areas in terms of accessibility.
The content listed above is not accessible for the following reasons::
PDF files and videos, as well as the entire website, have been in existence for several years and were created before the current accessibility regulations came into force.
Exceptions to the scope of application of the accessibility regulations
The following non-accessible content on this website does not fall under the scope of the accessibility regulations:
Historical content: Older content that was created before the current accessibility guidelines came into effect may not be fully accessible. However, new content will be created according to the current standards.
Test method
This assessment is based on a carefully conducted self-assessment using several common testing tools.
Contact, Report barriers
Have you discovered barriers on our website?
Please let us know so that we can take action. Ideally, you should name a specific page (with URL) on which the problem occurs, as well as your browser version (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and your operating system (e.g. Mac OS, Windows, iOS, Android).
Your contact for barrier-free access to our website::
Anton Ochs
Hotel Kurhaus Ochs Betriebs KG
Kanonenstraße 6 - 8
61389 Schmitten/ Taunus / Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6084 480
Email: reception@kurhaus-ochs.de
Possibility to complain to an enforcement body
If you have reported a barrier to us and we have not given you a (satisfactory) response after four weeks, you can complain to the enforcement body. The enforcement body will support you in asserting your rights:
Landeskompetenzzentrum Barrierefreie IT (LBIT), Landgraf-Philipp-Platz 1-7, 35390 Gießen / Germany
Phone: +49 641 303-2902
Email: LBIT@rpgi.hessen.de
Arbitration board
The arbitration board is intended to settle disputes about accessible information technology between people with disabilities and the senders of web content. The conciliation procedure is free of charge and legal assistance is not required.
You can submit an application to initiate a conciliation procedure on the following website:
https://www.behindertenbeauftragte.de/DE/SchlichtungsstelleBGG/SchlichtungsstelleBGG_node.html
Market surveillance authority
The contact details of the responsible market surveillance authority are
Landeskompetenzzentrum Barrierefreie IT (LBIT), Landgraf-Philipp-Platz 1-7, 35390 Gießen / Germany
Phone: +49 641 303-2902
Email: LBIT@rpgi.hessen.de
Date of creation of this accessibility statement
This declaration was created on June 11, 2025. It has been prepared with the utmost care and is regularly updated to meet current requirements and standards. Nevertheless, errors cannot be completely ruled out. If you find any errors in this statement, please send us a short feedback via the Barriers Reporting functionality as listed in this document.
Last update: 15.06.2025