Accessibility Statement for Beck eLibrary

This is an accessibility statement from Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Beck eLibrary is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Beck eLibrary . Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Beck eLibrary :

We try to respond to feedback within .

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Beck eLibrary is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • NVDA + Chrome/Edge
  • Windows 10/11 VoiceOver
  • Safari + macOS/iOS
  • Orca + Firefox
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Keyboard navigation across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
  • Browser zoom up to 300%

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Beck eLibrary relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Beck eLibrary , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for Beck eLibrary :

  1. Content published on the eLibrary before June 28 is partially not available in an accessible version: The available PDFs may contain some accessibility barriers because older content is not available in an accessible format. We monitor user feedback on these materials and provide support in case of usage issues. If you encounter problems using the PDF files, please contact us at service@beck-elibrary.de.
  2. Some PDFs published after June 28 are not fully accessible but have an alternative option (ePub): There are a few non-accessible PDFs among newer works; in these cases, an accessible ePub version is available as an alternative and offers the same functionality because not all content is available as PDF/UA; therefore, an alternative has been provided. We ensure that accessible and functional ePubs are made available in these cases. If you experience any issues, please contact service@beck-elibrary.de.

Assessment approach

Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG assessed the accessibility of Beck eLibrary by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 28 June 2025 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.

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