Accessibility statement
Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Web Accessibility Law (WZG BGBl. I. Nr. 59/2019 idgF) in order to implement 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.
This accessibility statement applies to https://stsconf.tugraz.at/
This accessibility statement does not applies to content or websites from sub-domains. These websites provide there own accessibility statement.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 11.06.2025.
Template of this statement: Model of accessibility statement: https://www.digitalbarrierefrei.at/de/umsetzen/barrierefreiheitserklaerung/mustererklaerung-englisch
This statement was prepared based on manuell and automatic accessibility evaluation from an external consultant agency.
The statement was last reviewed on 25.06.2025.
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 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 non-compliance(s) listed below.
1. Non-accessible content
Despite our efforts to make the website accessible, we are aware of several limitations that we are trying to improve. The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:
1.1 Incompatibility with accessibility regulations:
External links open without warning: Some links open a new window (or tab) without warning.
Links: When a download link leads to another web page, a new window or tab opens.
We are working to resolve the known issues as soon as possible.
1.2 Unpropotional effort
Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible. Every effort is made to make new documents as accessible as possible. However, revising older PDF documents represents a significant effort.
1.3 The content does not fall within the scope of the applicable legal provisions.
- Files in office application formats published before Juni 28, 2025
- Content that is considered as archives and therefore only contains content that was updated or revised after Juni 28, 2025
- Recorded time-based media, such as video and audio media published before Juni 28, 2025.
- Content from third parties that are beyond the control of the website operator: including Twitter and YouTube embeddings.
2. Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
The website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:
- the latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers;
- in combination with the latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
3. Technical specifications
The accessibility of the website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Feedback and contact information
The offerings and services on this website are continually being improved, updated and expanded. Usability and accessibility are of utmost importance to us.
If you encounter any barriers on our site (in addition to those already described in this statement), please report them to us:
Please send all messages and suggestions by email to sts-conf-graz@tugraz.at with the subject “Reporting a barrier on the website stsconf.tugraz.at.” Please describe the problem and provide the URL(s) of the affected web page or document.
Contact:
Science, Technology and Society Unit
E-Mail: sts-conf-graz@tugraz.at
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.
The FFG will examine whether the complaint relates to violations of the Web-Accessibility-Law (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.