Accessibility
Easy language
A warm welcome!
It’s good to have you here.
This is the website of the city of Calw. Calw is spoken KALF.
You get all the important info here
to the website of the city of Calw.
It is important to the city administration,
that all people reach the city of Calw.
And that all people:
- see how special Calw is.
- understand what the city administration
makes and plans. - Be able to speak your mind .
The city of Calw
The city of Calw would like to introduce itself to you:
Where is Calw?
Calw is a city
in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
Calw belongs to the district of Calw.
What is Calw like?
About 25-thousand people live in Calw.
The mayor of Calw is called:
Florian Kling.
The city is already very old. Some say over 900 years.
Many old houses are located in the old town.
Many people come to Calw.
You look at the beautiful old town.
What does the city administration do?
The city administration is a public authority.
An authority is a part of the state.
The state provides for the citizens.
An authority has to fulfill some tasks from the state.
The city administration makes many rules
for the coexistence of people.
The city administration takes care of that,
That all the laws and the rules
in Calw.
The city administration has many tasks
For example:
The city administration supports people
in the city.
That’s why she does a lot of different things.
Who does what in the city administration?
The Council House
The staff in the city administration will help you.
You get information.
For example, on these questions:
- What information do you need?
- Where do you need to go in the Council House?
- Who is responsible for you?
- What do you need to bring with you?
Come to the Citizen’s Office.
The Bürgeramt is located in the town hall on the Marktplatz in Calw, just inside the entrance.
And here you see,
when the Citizen’s Office is open.
You do not need an appointment for the Citizen’s Office.
Just drop by.
We are here for you with pleasure.
You can also call us.
Our telephone number is:
07051 167 0
You can send us an email.
This is our e-mail address:
info@calw.de
We no longer have a fax.
The council of the municipality
The community council is a group
of citizens and citizens.
The people of Calw
have determined in an election,
who is in the municipal council.
The members of the municipal council are called:
Community Councils.
The municipal council decides
important things in Calw.
The Lord Mayor of Calw
is the chairman of the municipal council.
The chairman chairs the meetings
from the municipal council.
The community council meets once a month
to a meeting.
The municipal councils discuss
important issues for the city.
And: The municipal council decides
important issues for the city.
The city administration then does that,
what the municipal council decides.
For example:
- The city government is building a new school.
- The city administration is building the roads for a new residential area.
- The city administration organizes a festival.
- The city administration builds a new sports field
Come to Calw.
We look forward to seeing you.
Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement
The City of Calw strives to make its website accessible without barriers in accordance with Section 10 (1) of the State Disability Equality Act (L-BGG).
This accessibility statement applies to www.rathausstadtcalw-f2ogtdbj9m.live-website.com.
1. state of compatibility with the requirements
This website is only partially compatible with § 10 paragraph 1 L-BGG because of the following points.
2. non-accessible content
The following barriers are currently still present on rathausstadtcalw-f2ogtdbj9m.live-website.com.
Alternative texts for graphics and objects
The alternative texts for graphics and objects on the website are gradually being reviewed and revised in accordance with accessibility guidelines.
(according to test step 1.1.1b Alternative texts for graphics and objects of BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
Videos with subtitles and audio description / Full text alternative / Audio description for videos
On the Jobs & Careers page, videos are embedded that are currently only partially subtitled. There is no audio description available. For newly produced videos created by the City of Calw, care will be taken to provide a subtitle and full text alternative.
(according to test steps 1.2.2a Recorded videos with subtitles, 1.2.3a Audio description or full text alternative for videos and 1.2.5a Audio description for videos of the BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
HTML structural elements for headings
The headline structure on the website is gradually being reviewed and revised in accordance with accessibility guidelines.
(according to test step 1.3.1a HTML structural elements for headings of BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
Structure of the contents
Paragraphs are not all structured using p tags. The paragraph structure on the website is gradually being reviewed and revised in accordance with accessibility guidelines.
(according to test step 1.3.1d Content structured of BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
User data input fields convey the purpose
The fields in the online forms (example: contact form) are only marked as type “Text” in the source code. A clear labeling is currently not possible in the CMS system used. The functionality is to be added in an update in the future.
(according to test step 1.3.5a Input fields on user data convey the purpose of BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
Meaningful link texts
The alternative texts for links on the website are gradually being reviewed and revised in accordance with accessibility guidelines.
(according to test step 2.4.4a Meaningful link texts of BITV / WCAG self-assessment)
Easy language and sign language videos
The video and the text in plain language “Declaration on accessibility” are omitted for resource reasons. The website rathausstadtcalw-f2ogtdbj9m.live-website.com is constantly being developed and existing deficiencies are gradually being corrected. The continuous adaptation of the content in plain language and especially the video in sign language are in a disproportionate effort compared to the benefit.
PDF files
The PDF files on the website are gradually being reviewed and revised in accordance with accessibility guidelines.
Image galleries
The image galleries on the website do not consistently offer alternative text for the images. Especially in the case of extensive image galleries, the alternative texts are not stored for resource reasons.
3. creation of this accessibility statement
This statement was created on 24.04.2023.
The statement was created based on the BITV / WCAG self-assessment www.bitv-test.de. The following pages were examined as examples during the self-assessment:
Homepage
Start portrait
Career
Services A-Z
City News
Opening hours
The statement was last reviewed on 04/24/2023.
4. feedback and contact details
You have come across content on rathausstadtcalw-f2ogtdbj9m.live-website.com:
- which are difficult to access
- that violate the general accessibility recommendations or are not WCAG 2.1 compliant
- or which are unclear in terms of content
Please contact us via our feedback form.
5. enforcement proceedings
To ensure that this website meets the requirements described in Section 10(1) of the L-BGG, you can contact info@calw.de and provide appropriate feedback. The corresponding contact details can be found under item 4 of this declaration.
If the City of Calw does not respond to your request within the time limit provided for in § 8 sentence 1 L-BGG-DVO, you can contact the State Government Commissioner for the Interests of Persons with Disabilities within the framework of the ombudsman function described in § 14 paragraph 2 L-BGG and § 15 paragraph 3 sentence 2 L-BGG.
You can reach the State Government Commissioner for the Interests of Persons with Disabilities as follows:
State Representative for the Disabled Stephanie Aeffner
Office of the State Representative for the Disabled
Else-Josenhans-Strasse 6
70173 Stuttgart
Phone: 0711 279 3360
Email: Poststelle@bfbmb.bwl.de
You can find out the contact details of the municipal representative for the interests of people with disabilities responsible for you on the website of the city or district in which you have your permanent residence.
Reference is made to the possibility of the right of association to bring an action pursuant to Section 12 (1) sentence 1 number 4 L-BGG.
Keyboard control & font size
In all modern browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, MicrosoftEdge, Internet Explorer from version 9, Google Chrome and Safari, the page size, i.e. the zoom level of the website can be set manually:
- To enlarge the page please press “Ctrl” and “+” (plus) / (MacOS: “cmd” and “+”)
- To reduce the size of the page please press “Ctrl” and “-” (minus) / (MacOS: “cmd” and “-“)
- To return to the normal view please press “Ctrl” + “0” (zero) / (MacOS: “cmd” +”0″)
- If you have a mouse with a mouse wheel, then you can change the page size by holding down the “Ctrl” key and scrolling the mouse wheel.
You can navigate through the pages of the website using your keyboard.
- To jump to the next link press “TAB” key.
- To jump to the previous link press the “Shift” + “TAB” key combination.
- To scroll on a page please use the “space bar” or the arrow keys (up / down).
Main navigation
Depending on the browser, the corresponding keyboard shortcuts for controlling the main navigation items differ.
Mozilla Firefox
Please press “Alt” + “Shift” key and the corresponding icon.
Internet Explorer & Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge
Please press the “Alt” key and the corresponding icon.
Safari
Please press “cmd” + “alt” and the corresponding icon
- 0 = Home page
- 1 = Navipoint 1
- 2 = Navipoint 2
- 3 = Navipoint 3
- 4 = Navipoint 4
- 5 = Navipoint 5
Report error or barrier
We welcome you to report an error or barrier in accessibility.
To do so, you can email us at info@calw.de,
or fill out the contact form.
Thank you very much!