Accessibility statement by Schienen-Control
STATEMENT ON ACCESSIBILITY
Contents of this page
- Status of compliance with requirements
- Non-accessible content
- Preparation of this accessibility statement
- Feedback and contact details
- enforcement proceedings
Schienen-Control endeavors to ensure barrier-free access to its websites Schienen-Control Agency for Passenger Rights (apf) in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (WZG) as amended to implement Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 26, 2016, on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (Official Journal L 327 of December 2, 2016, p. 1).
This accessibility statement applies to the websites schienencontrol.gv.at and apf.gv.at, including any subdomains.
- Status of compliance with requirements
This website is partially compliant with the AA level of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG 2.1" and the applicable harmonized European Standard EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (2018-08) due to the following incompatibilities and exceptions.
The incompatibilities and exceptions are listed below.
- Non-accessible content
The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:
Incompatibility with accessibility regulations
Some elements do not have alternative text or are not meaningful (1.1.1 Non-text content).
Some elements do not have sufficient color contrast.
The video on the home page of the domain www.apf.gv.at does not have subtitles.
Some PDF documents in the archive are not accessible. In future, special attention will be paid to the accessible design of PDF documents and presentations.
The content does not fall within the scope of the applicable legal provisions.
Live videos
Online maps and map services
Third-party content, such as studies or presentation materials from external speakers, which are not within the sphere of influence of Schienen-Control or the Agency for Passenger Rights, are exempt from Directive (EU) 2016/2102. No statement can be made regarding the compatibility of this third-party content with accessibility regulations.
- Preparation of this accessibility statement
This declaration was created on January 15, 2024.
The declaration was prepared on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by Schienen-Control .
- Feedback and contact details
The offers and services on this website are continuously being improved, replaced, and expanded. Usability and accessibility are very important to us.
If you encounter any barriers that prevent you from using our website—problems that are not described in this statement, deficiencies in compliance with accessibility requirements—please let us know by email or by calling +43 1 5050 707.
We will review your request and contact you as soon as possible.
Please send all messages and suggestions to office@schienencontrol.gv.at with the subject line "Reporting a barrier on the schienencontrol.gv.at website" or "Reporting a barrier on the apf.gv.at website."
Please describe the obstacle and provide the URL(s) of the affected website or document.
- enforcement proceedings
If you are not satisfied with the responses received from the above contact option, you can submit a complaint to the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints electronically via the contact form.
Complaints office contact form
The complaints are examined by the FFG to determine whether they relate to violations of the provisions of the Web Accessibility Act, in particular deficiencies in compliance with accessibility requirements, by the federal government or an institution attributable to it.
If the complaint is justified, the FFG must issue recommendations for action to the federal government or the legal entities concerned and propose measures to remedy the deficiencies in question.