Accessability
Information pursuant to the Austrian Web Accessibility Act (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz; WZG)
Accessibility statement
The Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with the Austrian Web Accessibility Act (WZG) as amended, which serves to transpose Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (Official Journal L 327, 2.12.2016, p. 1).
This accessibility statement applies to the website 1450.at.
Compliance status
This website is largely compliant with conformance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1 and with the applicable European standard EN 301 549 (2021-03).
1450 generally strives to offer the information on this site in an accessible manner. The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
a) Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Nothing noticed.
b) The content does not fall within the scope of the applicable legislation
Third-party content, such as brochures, documents, forms, maps, and videos from other organisations that are not within the Federal Ministry’s sphere of influence, is exempt from Directive (EU) 2016/2102. No statement can be made regarding compliance with accessibility regulations for such third-party content.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was created on 8 August 2023.
The assessment of the website’s compliance with the WZG, which serves to implement the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, was conducted as an external audit according to conformance level AA of WCAG 2.1 in August 2023. The home page and one subpage were reviewed. Individual site content is regularly assessed by the website’s editorial staff when new content is published.
Feedback and contact information
The content and services on this website are improved, replaced, and expanded on an ongoing basis. Ease of use and accessibility are top priorities in this process.
If you encounter barriers that hinder your ability to use our website – e.g. problems that are not described in this statement or deficiencies related to compliance with the accessibility requirements – please tell us about them by e-mail. We will review your enquiry and contact you as soon as possible.
Please send all messages and suggestions to kommunikation@sozialministerium.at with the subject “Notification of a barrier on the website 1450.at”. Please describe the problem and include the URL(s) of the affected web page or document.
Contact:
Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Department I/1 – Communications and Public Affairs
kommunikation@sozialministerium.at
Enforcement procedure
If you are not satisfied with the responses you receive from the contact provided above, you can lodge a complaint with Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Austrian Research Promotion Agency; FFG). The FFG accepts complaints sent electronically via the contact form for complaints.
Complaints are reviewed by the FFG to establish whether they pertain to violations of the provisions defined by the Austrian Web Accessibility Act and particularly to deficiencies in the compliance with the accessibility requirements on the part of the federal government or one of its agencies.
If the complaint is justified, the FFG must issue recommendations for action to the federal government or the entity in question and propose measures that serve to eliminate the existing deficiencies.
Further information on the complaint procedure
Optional content: additional information and accessibility features
The website 1450.at was created in summer 2023.
The Ministry of Social Affairs endeavours to ensure the highest possible degree of accessibility to its Internet content. In this context, we have oriented ourselves towards the WCAG 2.1 guidelines for accessible content in compliance with the national legislation (E-Government Act 2004 [E-Government-Gesetz 2004]) and the applicable anti-discrimination laws since 2008.
For information about using the site, please refer to the user assistance page.
