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Accessibility Statement

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is committed to making its Websites accessible, in accordance with the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (WZG - BGBl. I. Nr. 59/2019 idgF).

This accessibility statement applies to https://quantumideationdays.com/ and the two linked forms: https://baserow.io/form/VuCTY4SXQIBQ_OPZhqLHMb6I_vw950rPtXJ0_efqYZo and https://baserow.io/form/zEFFqDDUOSvtPv53IwSWAXoLhSLc-G2ceTTm2X92nwg

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-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • Success Criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content):
    • Decorative images are not consistently marked as such.
    • Informative images sometimes have unclear or insufficiently descriptive alternative text.
    • Some images lack an alt attribute.
  • Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships):
    • Text sections, headings, and lists are sometimes incorrectly marked up and/or improperly nested.
    • In the linked forms, the visually apparent label is not consistently programmatically associated with its corresponding input field. Some form fields are not correctly marked up.
  • Success Criterion 1.3.2 (Meaningful Sequence):
    • Textual information is sometimes placed before its associated heading.
  • Success Criterion 1.3.5 (Identify Input Purpose):
    • Input fields for personal data sometimes have missing or incomplete autocomplete attributes.
  • Success Criterion 1.4.1 (Use of Color):
    • For some dropdown fields, the active selection is indicated by color alone.
  • Success Criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)):
    • Some textual content and button labels have insufficient contrast against the background.
    • Labels and input values in forms also sometimes have insufficient contrast against the background.
  • Success Criterion 1.4.4 (Resize Text):
    • At up to 200% zoom, content is sometimes cut off or overlaps.
  • Success Criterion 1.4.10 (Reflow):
    • At 400% zoom, content is sometimes cut off or overlaps; this also affects the cookie notice.
  • Success Criterion 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast):
    • Some user interface components, especially within forms, do not meet the required non-text contrast levels.
    • The focus indicator outline sometimes has insufficient contrast.
  • Success Criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard):
    • Some form controls are not operable via keyboard and/or screen reader swipe gestures (in the mobile view).
  • Success Criterion 2.2.2 (Pause, Stop, Hide):
    • The background animation at the start of the page cannot be paused, stopped, or hidden.
  • Success Criterion 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks):
    • There is no mechanism to bypass repeated blocks of content.
  • Success Criterion 2.4.2 (Page Titled):
    • Some page titles are not descriptive.
  • Success Criterion 2.4.3 (Focus Order):
    • The cookie banner is not in a logical focus order (located at the end of the page instead of the beginning).
    • Focus is not retained within some modal dialogs in form areas.
  • Success Criterion 2.4.6 (Headings and Labels):
    • Error descriptions are sometimes not clearly worded and/or not provided in the page language.
  • Success Criterion 2.4.7 (Focus Visible):
    • A visibly discernible focus indicator is sometimes missing on interactive elements.
  • Success Criterion 2.5.3 (Label in Name):
    • Visually presented label text is often not included in the programmatically determinable name of input fields.
  • Success Criterion 3.1.1 (Language of Page):
    • The page language is sometimes not correctly set.
    • Within some forms, a page language is not defined.
  • Success Criterion 3.1.2 (Language of Parts):
    • Passages in another language are not correctly marked up.
  • Success Criterion 3.2.2 (On Input):
    • Dropdown input fields are not implemented with correct semantics, so users are not appropriately informed of the available suggestions when entering a value.
  • Success Criterion 3.3.1 (Error Identification):
    • For form fields, error messages are often not programmatically associated with the corresponding erroneous inputs. There is also no alternative programmatically determinable error identification.
  • Success Criterion 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions):
    • The meaning of the asterisk (*) used to indicate required fields is not explained in text.
  • Success Criterion 3.3.3 (Error Suggestion):
    • For some required form fields, error messages do not clearly describe how to correct the error.
  • Success Criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value):
    • Related form controls are not correctly grouped and labeled semantically.
    • Some controls are not correctly marked up semantically.
    • In some cases, controls (e.g., input fields) lack a programmatically determinable name and have no role or an incorrect role.
  • Success Criterion 4.1.3 (Status Messages):
    • Status messages are sometimes missing when actions are triggered (e.g., in forms).

Should you require accessible alternatives to the content on our website, please send an email to wzg@ffg.at. We will try to make the content available to you in an appropriate manner.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 13.08.2026.

This statement was prepared based on a self-assessment carried out by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).

The statement was last reviewed on 13.08.2026.

Feedback and contact information

If you discover deficiencies regarding compliance with the accessibility requirements or if you would like to obtain information about any content excluded from accessibility – please contact us by email:

Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Team Digital Accessibility
wzg@ffg.at

Our team will deal with your request internally and take the necessary steps.

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.

› Contact form for the complaints office

The FFG will examine whether the complaint relates to violations of the Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (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.

› Further information on the enforcement procedure

Optional content

We aim to additionally comply with Level AA of the "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines -- WCAG 2.2".

The following non-accessible content is present on the website in this regard:

Success Criterion 2.4.11 (Focus Not Obscured)

  • Interactive elements are sometimes completely obscured when they receive focus by the cookie banner, which is fixed to the bottom of the page.