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Accessibility statement

The accessibility of our website is of great concern to us. All people should have the opportunity to consume the contents of our websites, regardless of any personal disabilities.

In this sense, we strive to make the websites accessible in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (WZG) as amended to implement Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies.

Status of compliance with the requirements

The website is partially compliant with compliance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.1.

The following incompatibilities may occur:

Creation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was created on 02 June 2022.

The assessment of the website's compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was carried out in September 2020 in the form of a WCAG 2.1 self-test at compliance level AA.

Feedback and contact details

If you notice any barriers on our websites that prevent you from using our websites and content (for example, problems not described in this statement, deficiencies in terms of compliance with accessibility requirements), please let us know by sending an email to: barrierefreiheit@statistik.gv.at 

Please describe the problem specifically and on which page or with which PDF document it occurred. We will contact you as soon as possible after reviewing your request.

Enforcement procedure

In the event of unsatisfactory responses from the above contact option, you may contact the Austrian Research Promotion Agency with limited liability (FFG) by means of a complaint. The FFG accepts complaints electronically via the contact form.

Contact form of the complaints office

These 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 attributable 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 to remedy the deficiencies at hand.

Further information on the complaints procedure

Last updated on 2022-06-04.