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Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the website eudres.eu. The E³UDRES² European University Alliance is committed to making its website freely accessible in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG) (in German) as amended implementing the 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 of 2 December 2016, page 1).

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with Conformance Levels A and/or AA of the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1” and the applicable European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03) according to Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council, due to the examples and exemptions listed below.

Requirements met by this website

✅ Interactive elements such as links or buttons are accessible via the tab key, links are underlined and/or highlighted yellow.

✅ Individual web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose, as well as subheadings to structure text segments. The structure can be programmatically determined or is available in text. (Guideline 1.3.1)

✅ Captions are provided for all prerecorded video content (via YouTube).

✅ The purpose of each input field collecting information about the user can be programmatically determined.

✅ Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. (Guideline 1.4.1)

✅ The visual presentation of text and images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. (Guideline 1.4.3)

✅ All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes. (Guideline 2.1.1)

✅ Web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period, or the flash is below the general flash and red flash thresholds. (Guideline 2.3.1)

✅ The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone or from the link text together with its programmatically determined link context, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general. (Guideline 2.4.4)

✅ In content implemented using markup languages, elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique, except where the specifications allow these features. (Guideline 4.1.1)

Requirements partly met by this website

🟨 Contrast: Partly insufficient contrast between foreground and background color of texts displayed in modules such as Thumbnail boxes (see for example "Who we are - Advisory Board").

🟨 Comprehensibility: Parts of the texts on this website contain long nested sentences, foreign words or unclear abbreviations, possibly making texts less incomprehensible for people who have difficulty reading.

🟨 Alternative Text: Not all non-text content used on this website is equipped with alternative text yet. The alternative text is gradually added. (Guideline 1.1)

🟨 Text versions: There is not yet an alternative available for all time-based media presenting the equivalent information (audio-only and video-only content). (Guideline 1.2.1)

🟨 Captions: Captions are not yet provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media. (Guideline 1.2.2)

🟨 Display orientation: One some pages, content operation is restricted to a single display orientation, such as portrait or landscape. Few content modules are made unavailable on small vertical screens, such as mobile phones.

🟨 Errors: If an input error is automatically detected, the item that is in error is identified. Currently, the error is not described to the user in text for all form input fields. (Guideline 3.3.1)

🟨 Documents: Not all documents and PDFs available on this website comply with regulations for accessibility.

Requirements currently not met by this website

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

❌ Map on "Home" page showing all E³UDRES² partners:
This map is embedded as an image, leaving screen-readers unable to extract and read the text. There is currently no module available on the website allowing us to create this exact type of map with readable text. The creation of such a module would come with additional costs, while the same information on who the partners in the E³UDRES² alliance are is available in various other sections of this website with readable text.

❌ Information about the user's location within a set of web pages is not available. The creation of such a feature is planned for the future.

Contact for feedback

The contents and services on this website are continually improved, replaced and expanded. We attach great importance to usability and accessibility.

If you notice any barriers that impede your use of our website – problems not described it this statement, or shortcomings in terms of the compliance with the accessibility requirements – we kindly ask you to point them out to us by e-mail. We will process your request and respond in due course.

For requests or suggestions, please contact us via e-mail at office@eudres.eu, describing the problem and indicating the URL(s) of the site or document in question.

Enforcement procedure

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) is the proprietor and publisher of this website. In case of an unsatisfactory response from the point of contact indicated above, you have the option to file a complaint with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) using their electronic contact form.

➞ Contact form of the complaints office (in German)

The FFG examines whether the complaint refers to breaches of the provisions laid down in the Web Accessibility Act (ZWG), especially shortcomings in meeting the accessibility requirement, on the part of the federal government or an associated institution.

If the complaint is justified, the FFG is to issue recommendations for action to the federal government or the affected legal entity, and to suggest measures that serve to remedy the deficiencies.

➞ Further information on the complaints procedure (in German)

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared based on a self-assessment done by the E³UDRES² "Interaction, Impact and Dissemination" Team. This statement was last updated in June 2025.