Accessibility Statement

The accessibility of www.tratolownetwork.eu is of great importance to us. The information on our website should therefore be accessible to all users, regardless of the technical specificities of their devices, security settings or personal handicaps.

Umweltbundesamt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (UBA-GmbH) - Environment Agency Austria is committed to taking appropriate measures to make this website compliant with the current version of the Web Accessibility Law ( Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), the Austrian law transposing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327 of 2.12.2016, p. 1) into national legislation.

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.tratolownetwork.eu

Compliance status

Due to the following inconsistencies and exceptions, the website is partially compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and with the current European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03).

Non accessible content:

The content listed below is non accessible for the following reasons:

a) Non-conformity with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

After running an external test of the website of the Umweltbundesamt GmbH www.umweltbundesamt.at in October 2020, the following content on the website www.tratolownetwork.eu has been identified as not compliant with WCAG 2.1:

The colour contrast of some elements is not sufficient
Structure of headings partly not suitable
Some HTML errors that are of relevance to accessibility
Some tables have not been implemented in an optimal manner

Improvements are constantly being added to the website in the area of contrasts and tables.

b) Disproportionate burden

There are currently no issues under this item.

c) Content that does not fall within the scope of applicable legislation

For events that have been organized together with TAIEX, the related agenda are available in the original format to open and download.
These documents have been made available to the project by TAIEX directly. They have not been made accessible.

Additional information

Web editors who work on the content of our websites receive ongoing training on the requirements for accessible formatting and text.

Creation of this web accessibility statement

This statement was created on February 8, 2022.

The conformity of this website with the Web Accessibility Law (WZG, Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz) was evaluated following an external test of the website of the Umweltbundesamt GmbH www.umweltbundesamt.at which was carried out in July 2020 in accordance with the requirements of EU Directive 2016/2102 at the WCAG 2.1 AA level of conformity. Content on individual pages is checked regularly by web content editors when new content is published.

Last Update: September 10, 2024.

Feedback and Contact Information

The content of this website is constantly being updated, replaced and extended. Web accessibility and usability are always a matter of great concern to us.

Should you encounter any barriers that stop you from using our website and that are not addressed in this statement, e.g. any shortcomings in compliance with the accessibility requirements, please notify us using the contact details provided below.

We will get back to you as soon as possible after checking your enquiry.

Contact:webmaster@umweltbundesamt.at

Enforcement procedure

Should you not be satisfied with our response, you can file a complaint and contact the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints that are submitted electronically using the following contact form: contact form

Complaints processed by the FFG are usually about potential violations of the Web Accessibility Law (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), most notably shortcomings in compliance with the requirements of web accessibility that are identified on websites of Austrian public sector bodies or any institutions that belong to them. Should your complaint be justified, the FFG will formulate recommendations for action to be carried out by the party concerned and suggest measures to remedy the existing shortcomings.