Accessibility Statement

The University of Vienna is committed to providing accessible websites in accordance with the Austrian Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (WZG, web accessibility act) as amended to implement the Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on barrier-free access to the websites and mobile applications of public authorities (Official Journal L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1).

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://me.mat.univie.ac.at/.

Status of compliance with the requirements

This website is compliant with Conformance Level AA of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Web - WCAG 2.2" and the applicable European Standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1.

Release of this Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement was created in January 2025.

The assessment of the website’s compliance with the WZG for the implementation of the requirements of the Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was carried out in the form of an external accessibility audit according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA in January 2025.

Feedback and contact information

The offers and services on this website are continuously improved, exchanged and expanded. Usability and accessibility are of great importance to us.

New page contents are regularly checked by the web editorial staff upon publication.

If you notice any barriers that prevent you from using our website - problems that are not described in this statement or shortcomings with regard to compliance with accessibility requirements - please let us know by e-mail.

We will check your request and contact you as soon as possible.

Please send all messages and suggestions to wzg@univie.ac.at. Please describe the problem and provide the URL(s) of the affected website or document.

Students and members of the University of Vienna can also use the service desk help form.

Contact:
Universität Wien
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien
wzg@univie.ac.at
Tel: +43-1-4277-11010

Enforcement procedures

In case of unsatisfactory answers from the above-mentioned contact possibility, you can contact the Austrian Research Promotion Agency with Limited Liability (FFG) by means of a complaint. The FFG will receive your concerns electronically via the contact form of the complaints office.

Contact form of the complaints office

Complaints will be examined by FFG to determine whether they relate to violations 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 make recommendations to the federal government or the legal entities concerned and propose measures to remedy the existing deficiencies.

Further information on the appeal procedure