The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is committed to making its Websites accessible, in accordance with the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (WZG - BGBl. I. Nr. 59/2019 idgF).
This accessibility statement applies to https://www.ffg.at/ as well as https://projekte.ffg.at/, https://karriere.ffg.at/ and https://fotos.ffg.at/.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with Conformance Level AA of the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1“ and the applicable European standard according to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council, due to the non-compliances and the exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Success Criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content):
Not all non-text-content has a suitable text alternative.
- Success Criterion 1.2.5 (Audio Description (Prerecorded)):
Videos embedded on the website lack audio descriptions.
- Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships):
On some pages, the heading hierarchy is not linear, or the heading structure does not match the visual structure.
Invisible content is displayed for screen readers in several places.
In the "Digital Innovation Hubs" section, the monthly calendar and the appointment overview are not structured semantically correctly. Some elements provide incorrect information to screen readers due to inappropriate ARIA-attributes.
- Success Criterion 1.3.2 (Meaningful Sequence):
Invisible content is displayed for screen readers in several places.
- Success Criterion 1.4.10 (Reflow):
In the project database, zoom causes horizontal scrolling in the tables containing information about the respective projects.
In general, certain content is not visible at 400% zoom.
- Success Criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard):
In the advanced search of the project database, the options "Select All" and "Remove All" under "Program/Program Line" and "Calls for Proposals" cannot be focused using the keyboard.
- Success Criterion 2.4.5 (Multiple Ways):
The project database is missing a navigation alternative.
- Success Criterion 3.1.1 (Language of Page):
The main language is not specified in the project database.
- Success Criterion 3.1.2 (Language of Parts):
There are content sections in English that are not specified as such. In the project database, parts of the content have unspecified languages.
- Success Criterion 3.3.1 (Error Identification):
Error messages are not accessible to screen readers.
- Success Criterion 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions):
The toggle switch "Förderungen offen für alle Themen" has an empty <legend> element.
- Success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value):
The filters in the "Funding" section are difficult for screen readers to use. The slider in the same section has unclear labels and is difficult to use with a screen reader. Not all required fields are programmatically marked as such. Slider buttons do not have an accessible name.
- Success Criterion 4.1.3 (Status Messages):
In the "Funding" section, the number of search results is not communicated via status messages.
In the "Digital Innovation Hubs" section, some filters do not convey their current status to screen readers.
For screen readers, there are no notifications about updates to the search mask and selection options.
- PDF documents are available for download on the website, some of which are not yet fully accessible.PDF-Documents and Word-Documents are available to download, some of which are not fully accessible We are continuously working to make these documents accessible and provide them in an accessible format. Word documents are also available for download (e.g., report templates), some of which are not yet fully accessible. If you require an accessible version, please contact the email address given under "Service."
- Success Criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content):
Some informative images lack meaningful alternative text or an alt attribute.
The purpose of some illustrative graphics is not conveyed correctly.
Some decorative icons are not marked as decorative.
- Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships):
Navigation regions, headings, tables and lists are sometimes not correctly marked up and are improperly nested.
Some text paragraphs and formatting are semantically missing or incorrectly marked up.
The overview of job postings is semantically marked up as a table instead of a list structure.
In some cases, semantically correct attributes are not used for certain tags (e.g. alt attribute on an a-tag).
Selection fields in forms are sometimes not implemented semantically correctly.
- Success Criterion 1.3.5 (Identify Input Purpose):
For some form fields that relate to personal data input, no autocomplete attribute or an incorrect autocomplete attribute is used.
- Success Criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)):
Some texts (e.g. error messages, skip links, etc.) have insufficient contrast against the background.
- Success Criterion 1.4.4 (Resize Text):
At zoom up to 200% the “Job Board” link is hidden on the job-subscription setup page, making it impossible to return to the job overview.
- Success Criterion 1.4.5 (Images of Text):
Some pages contain informative images that include text content, without providing the content as actual text.
- Success Criterion 1.4.10 (Reflow):
At 400% zoom, content is partially clipped or overlaps.
- Success Criterion 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast):
Individual toggle controls do not meet the required contrast (e.g. the toggle button for the password field). This also applies in some cases to icon buttons when focused or hovered.
- Success Criterion 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus):
When selecting certain menu items via keyboard (e.g. “Actions”), associated submenus appear that cover other content. There is no mechanism to close the revealed content (e.g. using the ESC key).
- Success Criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard):
Some buttons and submenu areas are not operable by keyboard. This also applies to the mobile representation of the website.
In forms, some controls, such as the toggle button to show the password or the date picker for date input, are not keyboard-operable.
- Success Criterion 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks):
On the job detail page there is no mechanism to skip blocks of the page in a structured way (e.g. via skip links).
- Success Criterion 2.4.2 (Page Titled):
Some page titles are not descriptive.
- Success Criterion 2.4.3 (Focus Order):
The semantic focus order sometimes does not match the visual order.
- Success Criterion 2.4.4 (Link Purpose (In Context)):
Some links used to navigate between pages contain visually hidden labels that do not clearly describe the link purpose.
- Success Criterion 2.4.5 (Multiple Ways):
The website lacks another mechanism to locate subpages in a structured way (e.g. a sitemap or search function).
- Success Criterion 2.4.6 (Headings and Labels):
Some icon labels and visually hidden headings are not descriptive. This also applies in part to controls, e.g. inside the birthdate input dialog when creating a speculative application.
- Success Criterion 2.4.7 (Focus Visible):
For some controls there is no visible focus indicator when focused.
In the mobile view of the website the focus indicator is sometimes only partially visible (links in the collapsed menu area are focused without a visible focus indicator).
- Success Criterion 2.5.1 (Pointer Gestures):
On the profile overview after login several content blocks are displayed that can be individually moved up or down by drag gestures. No alternative input method, e.g. a button, is available.
- Success Criterion 2.5.3 (Label in Name):
In the application form there are buttons to upload documents. The visual label is sometimes not included in the programmatically determinable name.
- Success Criterion 3.1.1 (Language of Page):
The job detail pages are missing the lang attribute
- Success Criterion 3.1.2 (Language of Parts):
Other-language content in certain places is not semantically marked with the appropriate language.
- Success Criterion 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions):
Asterisk symbols indicating required fields are not explained.
In the application form a specific input format is required for the birthdate, but this is only indicated by placeholder text and not persistently shown.
Textual hints required for arranging the content blocks on the profile overview are missing.
- Success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value):
Some iframe elements lack a programmatically determinable name.
The state of expandable sections and toggle controls is sometimes not conveyed.
Some controls are not correctly marked up or lack a programmatically determinable name or an explicit role.
Visually highlighted active links in the menu area are not programmatically determinable.
- Success Criterion 4.1.3 (Status Messages):
Some status messages for performed actions are missing (e.g. during login or in the application form).
- The photos on the website do not have text alternatives.
- The homepage is missing a level 1 heading.
- Success Criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)):
The photo credits do not have sufficient contrast with the background.
- Success Criterion 1.4.1 (Non-text Contrast):
The navigation buttons in the photo galleries do not have sufficient contrast with the background.
- Success Criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard):
The website cannot be operated using the keyboard alone.
- Success Criterion 2.4.1 (Focus Visible):
There is no visible focus.
- Success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value):
Buttons and links are elements without roles (e.g., screen readers are not informed that gallery images are clickable and open a lightbox).
The content is not within the scope of the applicable
- Older contents are available to download. These contents (e.g. PDF-Documents) were released before 23. September 2018 and are exempt from the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz.
- Videos without subtitles, audio description or text alternative are embedded in the website. These videos were released before 23. September 2020 and are exempt from the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz.
- Archived contents are exempt from the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz.
- Third party contents available on the website (e.g. presentation material) are also exempt from the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz.
Service
Should you require accessible alternatives to the content on our website, please send an email to [email protected]. We will try to make the content available to you in an appropriate manner.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 22.09.2020.
This statement was prepared based on a self-assessment carried out by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and an assessment carried out by a third party.
The statement was last reviewed on 15.10.2025.
Feedback and contact information
If you discover deficiencies regarding compliance with the accessibility requirements or if you would like to obtain information about any content excluded from accessibility – please contact us by email:
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Team Digital Accessibility
[email protected]
Our team will deal with your request internally and take the necessary steps.
Enforcement procedure
If the response from the above contact is not satisfactory, you may file a complaint with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints filed online via the electronic contact form.
Contact form for the complaints office
The FFG will examine whether the complaint relates to violations of the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (WZG), particularly to failure on the part of the federal government or associated institutions to comply with the accessibility requirements If the complaint is justified, the FFG will make recommendations for action to the federal government or the legal entities concerned and propose measures designed to remedy the problem.
Further information on the enforcement procedure