st3am.berlin provides information about the ST3AM Working Space operated by WISTA Management GmbH in Berlin-Adlershof. Companies can lease offices, project rooms and makerspace areas for business use. No consumer products or services are sold on the site.
WISTA Management GmbH is a wholly owned company of the Federal State of Berlin. It therefore qualifies as a public sector body under:
Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies
the Berlin Act on Accessible Information and Communication Technology (BIKTG Bln)
the German Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (BITV 2.0)
The technical standard applied is WCAG 2.1, conformance level AA (as referenced in EN 301 549).
The website is partially accessible.
Strengths
Correct heading hierarchy (one H1 per page, logical order)
Keyboard-operable main navigation
Responsive layout
Optional OneTap Accessibility widget (font sizing, colour modes)
Known barriers
Missing lang attribute in the root HTML tag (language detection by screen readers unreliable)
No skip-to-content link; focus outline is hardly visible
Grey text (breadcrumbs, footer links) below the WCAG contrast ratio of 4.5 : 1
Hero video on the home page without captions or audio description
Some images (incl. logo) have missing or non-descriptive alt text
| Action | Target date |
|---|---|
Add dynamic lang attribute, skip link and clear focus outline | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Complete alt-text audit and adjust text contrast | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Provide captions for all videos | 30 Jun 2026 |
Goal: Full WCAG 2.1 AA compliance by 30 June 2026.
Area affected: Easy-to-read (plain-language) texts
Current state: No pages are currently available in plain language (German “Leichte Sprache”).
Reason: Much of the content is aimed at a professional audience and necessarily contains specialist terminology. Translating the entire corpus into plain language would impose disproportionate financial and staffing demands.
Measure: By 31 December 2025 we will publish plain-language versions of
the company description,
an overview of main projects, and
the primary navigation elements.
Other pages will not be translated.
Automated testing with axe DevTools, WAVE and the OneTap live checker, plus manual keyboard and screen-reader (NVDA, VoiceOver) reviews. A full self-assessment is performed every June.
Please let us know if you encounter barriers. We will respond within five working days.
E-Mail: st3am-a(at)wista.de
If you have not received a satisfactory reply, you may contact the Berlin Commissioner for Digital Accessibility(Landesbeauftragte für digitale Barrierefreiheit Berlin): https://www.berlin.de/digitale-barrierefreiheit. This service is free of charge.
WISTA Management GmbH
Rudower Chaussee 17
12489 Berlin
Germany
