Declaration of accessibility

Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continuously improve usability for all and apply the relevant standards (WCAG 2.2, BITV and the EN 301 549 standard) for accessibility. This digital accessibility statement applies to the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH website published at www.seatrade-europe.com.


Status of compatibility with the requirements

The website is currently not fully compliant with the technical requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and the Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV 2.0).


Non-accessible content

The following content is not accessible because it is not compatible with the underlying harmonized standard EN 301 549:

  • There are links without link text on single pages. | WCAG: 4.1.2
  • On many pages, the contrast between text and background is too low. | WCAG: 1.4.3
  • There is an 'iframe' element without a caption on a page. It is difficult to navigate to the iframe with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2
  • On single pages there are headings that have no caption or contain the aria-hidden attribute and are therefore not accessible to screen readers. | WCAG: 1.3.1
  • There are elements with the Aria-hidden attribute on a page that can be focused at the same time. This makes these elements accessible for assistive technologies, even though they should be hidden. | WCAG: 4.1.2
  • On several pages, links are indistinguishable from the surrounding text. | WCAG: 1.4.1
  • There are elements on a page whose Aria ID occurs several times. This makes it difficult to navigate the website with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2

 

This declaration was created on 23.06.2025.


Feedback and contact details

Do you have a comment or a note about barriers on this website? Please get in touch with us. We will answer your questions as quickly as possible, but at the latest within the statutory period of six weeks. Thank you for your feedback. You can contact us at the following address:

Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH
- DBU: Accessibility -
Messeplatz 1
20357 Hamburg

 accessibility(at)hamburg-messe(dot)de


Arbitration

Schlichtungsstelle HmbBGG
Dammtorstraße 14
20354 Hamburg

 +49 40 428 43 3056
 schlichtungsstelle-hmbbgg(at)soziales.hamburg(dot)de

www.hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/sozialbehoerde/themen/behinderung/schlichtungsstelle-behinderung
 

Note on § 36 VSBG: We do not participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board and are not obliged to do so.