Declaration on accessibility

Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse (SBK) strives to make its websites and mobile applications accessible to all in accordance with national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and Council.

This declaration on accessibility applies to SBK websites, and in particular to:

• www.sbk.org/sbk-en
• meine.sbk.org/en
• werkstudenten.sbk.org/en
• freelancer.sbk.org/en
• vertriebspartner.sbk.org/en

Status of consistency with the requirements

These websites comply with the German Federal Ordinance on Barrier-Free Information Technology (Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung (BITV) 2.0.) with the following inconsistencies and exceptions.

Inaccessible content

We are currently working on making the following content accessible:

• On a few pages of the Meine SBK app, content is not conveyed by screen readers in a logical order.
• Linear reading is not always possible with some Meine SBK forms. This is a bug in the JAWS screen reader software that was fixed by Freedom Scientific, but is still present in all older versions of JAWS (including JAWS 2020).
• The language markings for English pages are currently still displayed in German.
• In many cases, navigating through tabs using the arrow keys is not possible.
• In rare cases, the keyboard focus is not visible.
• Icons that are only used for visual design are sometimes output as empty links.
• Automatically displayed pop-ups are not currently the focal point. Keyboard navigation takes place on the page in the background. You will find the new content at the top of the page.
• PDF documents and forms are not yet accessible for all. Alternatively, you can use the online forms in Meine SBK or access information at www.sbk.org/sbk-en.
• Offer of the following content in sign language:
  • Information on the main content
  • Notes on navigation

Should you require further assistance, your personal consultant is available during regular business hours.

Creation of this declaration on accessibility

This declaration was created on 21 September 2020. Accessibility tests conducted by the Test and Integration Center of T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH are the basis for this.

The declaration was last reviewed on 23 September 2020.

Feedback and contact details

If you would like to inform us about existing inaccessibilities or obtain information about the implementation of accessibility measures, please use our contact form.

Enforcement procedures

You have the option of initiating arbitration proceedings with the arbitration board with the Federal Government Commissioner for the interests of persons with disabilities pursuant to section 16 of the Act on Equal Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.

The arbitration board can be contacted via the website of the BGG arbitration board.

Further contact details can be found on the contact section of the BGG arbitration board website.