Easy-to-read language

Welcome to the website www.ffm.de.

Here you can find information in easy-to-read language.

What is this website for?

The city of Frankfurt am Main

wants many ideas from you for the future.

The ideas then become part of the politics.

This is called public participation.

This website is part of the public participation.


 How does public participation work?

Public participation can be many things.

This website is about digital public participation.

Digital is a difficult word.

It means: on the internet.

Everyone can take part.

You can take part too.

You can write an idea on this website.

Or you can write a problem.

You can also vote.

For example, if you like an idea on this website.


 How can I participate?

Would you like to write us your ideas?

Or you would like to write a problem?

Or you would like to share your opinion?

Then you have to register.

Register is a difficult word.

It means: log in for the first time.

To do this, click on the link.

A link is like a road sign.

When you click on a link

you go to another website.

The link is often written in the colour red

and it is underlined when you move the computer mouse over it.

Click on the link to register.

Please write:

  • Your first name.
  • Your last name.
  • Your postal code.
  • Your e-mail address.
  • Your e-mail address again.

You will need to choose a password.

Password rules:

  • Your password must be 8 characters or more.
  • One character must be an upper case letter.
  • One character must be a lower case letter.
  • One character must be a number.
  • One character must be a special character.
    These are characters that are not a number and not a letter.
    For example: dots, commas or hyphens.

Write your password in the field on the left.

Then write the password again in the right field:

Screenshot of the registration process. The bars under both password fields are green.

Then you have to click on the two small boxes

to agree to the rules of the website.

You also agree to the data protection rules.

Data protection means:

You decide

who can use your data.

And what your data can be used for.

Then click on Send.

send

Afterwards we will send you an e-mail.

Please open the e-mail.

Click on the link in the e-mail.

Then you have to register.

Please write:

  • Your e-mail address.
  • Your password

How can I write a problem?

This is how you can write a problem:

Click on Defect Notifier at the top.

 defect notifier

Defect notifier is a difficult word.

It means: to write down a problem.

There are many problems.

This is only about the problems

that the city can solve.

For example:

  • A traffic light is broken.
  • Toys are broken on a playground.
  • A street lamp is broken.
  • There is litter on the street.

This is how you can report a defect:

Click on the button: Report flaw.

Mangel melden

A new website will open.

We want to know: Where is your defect?

Write the address of your defect

in the field with the title Address.

Or:

Move the computer mouse on the map

and click on the correct address.

Move the Internet page down.

Then click on the button: Next step.

Nächster Schritt

A new website will open.

Write your problem at Description.

Choose a category.

Category is a difficult word.

A category is a group of things that belong together.

For example:

  • A broken traffic light belongs to the category
    defective traffic light.
  • A broken street light belongs to the category
    defective street light.

For contact data, please write

  • your first name
  • your last name
  • Your e-mail address
  • Your telephone number

Click on the button: Report flaw.

report flaw

Then we will send you an e-mail.

The e-mail says that you have reported a flaw.


How can you write an idea
on the website?

This is how you can share your idea on this website:

Click on Ideas Platform at the top.

Participate

Click on the button: Create idea.

Create idea

A new Internet page will open.

Please enter your data:

  • Your street
  • Your house number
  • Your postal code
  • Your city

Then please write at idea information:

  • The title of the idea.
    This means: What your idea should be called.
  • Detailed description of the idea
    This means: What your idea is.

Please select:

  • District
    Please select the city district for your idea.
  • Task area of the city
    Please select here for whom your idea is.

Click on the button: Next.

 Weiter

A new Internet page will open.

Here you can see your idea.

Click here on the button: Save idea.

Idee speichern


How can you support an idea
on the website?

How can you support an idea on the website?

Other people have already written ideas to us.

You can support these ideas.

This means: You think an idea is good

and want to show it.

This is how you can support an idea on this website:

Click on Ideas Platform at the top.

Beteiligen

Move the website downwards.

You can see many ideas.

The ideas are squares on a grey background.

Click on an idea that you like.

A new internet page will open.

Click on Support this idea.

The website will move down.

Please write:

  • Your street
  • Your house number
  • Your postal code
  • Your city

Click on the button: Support this idea.

You have now supported an idea.


How can you give your opinion
on the website?

Other people have already written us ideas.

You can give your opinion about them.

This is how you can give your opinion on an idea:

Click on Ideas Platform at the top.

Beteiligen

Move the website downwards.

You can see many ideas.

The ideas are squares on a grey background.

Click on an idea that you like.

A new internet page will open.

Move the Internet page down.

Stop at the heading: Comments

Write your opinion in the text field.

Click on Create.

Kommentar anlegen

Now you gave your opinion.