Accessibility Statement

The Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the national legal provisions implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and the Council (1).

This accessibility statement applies to the aws website www.aws-connect.at.

Compliance Status

This website is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1, Level AA.

Non-Accessible Content

The following content is not accessible:

  • Keyboard navigation of the graphic "Start-ups/Corporates/Investors" on the homepage is not possible
  • Contrast is not always sufficient
  • Not all texts are readable by screen readers

Downloadable forms, which are protected Rich-Text files (mainly application documents) or protected Word files, and downloadable Excel files (mostly protected tables) are not accessible. These files are typically billing documents. Many different forms and billing documents are made available for download on the aws website. Making all of them accessible would be an unreasonable burden.

Creation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement is a self-assessment and was created on 19.01.2020.

The statement was last reviewed on 19.01.2020.

Feedback and Contact Information

The aws web services aim to be accessible to all users, regardless of their limitations or technical capabilities. If any information is insufficiently accessible to you, please contact us: webmaster@aws.at
Our team will address your concerns internally and provide the requested information in a timely manner.

Enforcement Procedure

If the responses from the above-mentioned contact are unsatisfactory, you can submit a complaint to the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints electronically via the contact form: https://www.ffg.at/form/kontaktformular-beschwerdestelle (external website, opens in a new tab)

These complaints will be examined by the FFG to determine whether they pertain to violations of the Web Accessibility Act, particularly deficiencies in meeting accessibility requirements by the federal government or a related entity. If the complaint is justified, the FFG will issue recommendations and propose measures to rectify the deficiencies.

For more information about the complaint procedure, visit: https://www.ffg.at/barrierefreiheit/beschwerdestelle (external website, opens in a new tab)