Accessibility Statement
[Name of public body] endeavors to make his/her [website(s)] [and] [mobile application(s)] consistent with the Federal Act on Accessibility to Federal Websites and Mobile Applications (Web Accessibility Act - WZG) Federal Law Gazette I. No. 59/2019 as amended, to make it barrier-free.
This Accessibility Statement applies to [insert here the website(s)/mobile application(s) to which the Statement applies].
State of compliance with the requirements
[Select the applicable variant and delete the others.]
[Variant A - Select this variant if the website/mobile application is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1, Conformance Level AA:]
This [website(s)/mobile application(s) is/are] conformance level AA of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - WCAG 2.1" respectively with the applicable European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03) Fully compliant according to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
[Variant B – Select this variant if the website/mobile application is partially compliant with WCAG 2.1, conformance level AA, or certain content has been exempted from the accessibility obligation:]
Because of the following [inconsistencies] [and/or] [exceptions], this [website(s)/mobile application(s) is/are] partially compliant with conformance level AA of the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1” and with, respectively the applicable European Standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03) according to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and Council.
[Variant C – Choose this variant if the website/mobile application is largely non-compliant with WCAG 2.1, AA or is entirely exempt from the accessibility obligation:]
This [website(s)/mobile application(s) is/are] not compliant with conformance level AA of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - WCAG 2.1" or with the applicable European Standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03 ) according to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The [incompatibilities] [and/or] [exceptions] are set out below.
Non-accessible content
[Provide a specific reason for the lack of accessibility. Delete what is inapplicable. If the site is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1, AA, please delete all "Inaccessible Content" passages.]
The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:
a. Incompatibility with accessibility regulations
[List the incompatibility(s) of the website(s)/mobile application(s) and/or describe the sections/content/features that are not yet compatible.]
b. disproportionate burden
[List the non-accessible sections/content/features for which the disproportionate burden exception under Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 is temporarily invoked.]
c. The content does not fall within the scope of applicable legislation
[Führen Sie die nicht barrierefreien Abschnitte/Inhalte /Functions that do not fall within the scope of the applicable legislation. Specify the specific exception according to § 2 paragraph 3 WZG.]
[Provide any accessible alternatives for non-accessible content. For example, you can provide an e-mail contact that you can contact if you want information about non-accessible content.]
Creation of the declaration of accessibility
This statement was created on [Insert the date of the first creation or a later update of the accessibility statement.].
[Select the applicable variant and delete the others.]
[Variant A – Choose this variant if the assessment was made solely by an inspection by the public body:]
The declaration is based on a self-assessment carried out by [name of public body].
[Variant B – Choose this variant if the assessment was made solely by a third party:]
The declaration was prepared on the basis of an assessment made by [a third party (specific naming of the third party is optional)].
[Variant C – Choose this variant if the assessment was carried out both by the public body and by a third party:]
The statement was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by [name of public body] and an assessment carried out by [a third party (specific identification of third party is optional)].
This Statement was last reviewed on [Insert the date of the last review, regardless of whether the review resulted in any changes to this Statement.].
Feedback and contact details
[Provide a link to the feedback mechanism and describe the feedback mechanism that can be used to notify the public body of any lack of compliance with accessibility requirements and to obtain information about content exempted from the application of the policy.]
[Provide the contact details of the entity(ies)/department(s)/person(s) responsible for accessibility and for processing the communications received through the feedback mechanism.]
[It would be sufficient to name an e-mail contact, for example.]
Enforcement Procedures
If you do not receive satisfactory answers from the above contact option, you can lodge a complaint with the complaints office of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency with Limited Liability (FFG). The FFG takes over das Complaints contact form complaints electronically.
The complaints are examined by the FFG to determine whether they relate to violations of the provisions of the Web Accessibility Act, in particular deficiencies in compliance with accessibility requirements, by the federal government or an institution assigned to it.
If the complaint is justified, the FFG must issue recommendations for action to the federal government or the legal entities concerned and propose measures that serve to remedy the deficiencies at hand.