Accessibility

Declaration of Accessibility

The oerhub.at project team at the University of Vienna is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (WZG) as amended, to implement Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (Official Journal L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1).

This accessibility declaration applies to the websites oerhub.at and portal.openeducation.at.

Compliance Status

The websites are partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) due to the incompatibilities and exceptions outlined below.

We are working to gradually address the accessibility issues.

The underlying criteria are based on WCAG 2.1 conformance level AA and the European Standard EN 301 549 V3.1.2 (PDF).

Section 9.6 of the WCAG conformance requirements in EN 301 549 is not met, as the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards are only partially fulfilled.

Non-Accessible Content

  • Mobile content displays errors when zoomed beyond 150%.
  • Link descriptions are not consistently WCAG-compliant.
  • Labels for user interface elements are partially not WCAG-compliant.
  • Foreign language text passages are sometimes not marked.
  • Certain overlapping areas remain open when navigating with the keyboard and cannot be closed via keyboard commands.
  • The search area is not semantically marked.

Content Outside the Scope of Applicable Legal Requirements

Content from third parties that we do not have control over is exempt from Directive (EU) 2016/2102. No claims can be made regarding compliance with accessibility requirements for such third-party content.

Creation of This Accessibility Declaration

This declaration was created on April 11, 2023. Last updated: December 1, 2024.

The compliance of the websites with the Web Accessibility Act to implement the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was assessed through an external accessibility audit based on WCAG 2.1 at compliance level AA in October 2024.

Feedback and Contact Information

The services on this website are continuously improved, updated, and expanded. Usability and accessibility are of utmost importance to us. If you encounter any barriers that hinder your use of this website - issues not described in this declaration or more significant deficiencies concerning accessibility requirements - please inform us via email. We will review your inquiry and contact you as soon as possible. Please send all communications and suggestions to office@openeducation.at. Describe the issue and specify the area in question.

Contact

Mag. Claudia Hackl, M.A. LIS
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL),
University of Vienna Universitätsstraße 5, 1010 Vienna
office@openeducation.at

Enforcement Procedure

If the response from the above-mentioned contact does not satisfy you, you can submit a complaint to the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Complaints can be submitted electronically via the contact form: https://www.ffg.at/form/kontaktformular-beschwerdestelle

The FFG examines complaints to determine whether they relate to violations of the Web Accessibility Act, particularly shortcomings in meeting accessibility requirements by the federal government or associated entities.

If the complaint is justified, the FFG will issue recommendations and propose measures to the federal government or relevant entities to address the identified issues.

For more information on the complaints procedure: https://www.ffg.at/barrierefreiheit/beschwerdestelle