Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Bluecode is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (WZG) and the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (Official Journal L 327 of 2 December 2016, p. 1).

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.bluecode.com.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Web - WCAG 2.1" at conformance level AA and the applicable European standard EN 301 549 V 3.2.1 (2021-03) due to the following incompatibilities and exceptions.

Non-accessible Content

The following content is not accessible for the reasons listed:

a) Non-compliance with § 10 Paragraph 1 L-BGG

C.9.1.3.1 - In some cases, information, structures, or relationships conveyed through page representations cannot be programmatically determined (or are not available via text).
C.9.2.4.4 - The purpose of certain links cannot be determined from the link text or the link text combined with adjacent content.

Additionally, all PDFs contained on the website are not accessible according to the PAC standard.

There is a lack of descriptions in simple language and possibly a version in sign language.

b) Disproportionate Burden

Making the PDFs accessible and creating the accessibility statement in simple language currently represents a disproportionate burden. Therefore, they are exempted.

c) Content Not Covered by Applicable Legislation

A version in sign language is not mandatory.

Creation of This Accessibility Statement

This statement was created on 17/01/2025.

The evaluation of the website's compliance with the WZG to implement the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was conducted in the form of a review according to WCAG 2.0 at conformance level AA in December 2024. The homepage, overview page, news page, search function, and search results were reviewed. Individual page content is regularly checked by the web editorial team when new content is published.

This statement was last updated on 30/01/2025.

Feedback and Contact Information

The offerings and services on this website are continuously improved, exchanged, and expanded. Usability and accessibility are a primary concern for us.If you encounter barriers preventing you from using our website – issues not described in this statement, deficiencies regarding compliance with accessibility requirements – we kindly ask you to notify us by email.

We will review your inquiry and contact you as soon as possible. Please send all notifications and suggestions by email. Kindly describe the issue and provide the URL(s) of the affected website or document.

Contact: office@bluecode.com‍

Enforcement Procedure

If you are not satisfied with the response from the above contact, you may file a complaint with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints electronically via the contact form.

Complaint form of the complaint office

The FFG will examine the complaints to determine whether they relate to violations of the Web Accessibility Act’s provisions, particularly deficiencies in meeting accessibility requirements by the federal government or any entity assigned to it.
If the complaint is justified, the FFG will issue recommendations to the federal government or the affected entities and propose measures to eliminate the identified deficiencies.

For more information on the complaint procedure, please visit the FFG website.