The Human-Computer Interaction research unit (E193-05) at TU Wien is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Austrian Web Accessibility Act (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG) and Directive (EU) 2016/2102.
This accessibility statement applies to the website https://hci.tuwien.ac.at. For the central website of TU Wien, see the TU Wien accessibility statement.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with conformance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 and with the European standard EN 301 549, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- PDF and Word documents: Documents on this website (for example consent forms, CVs and theses) have not been checked for accessibility and may not be fully usable with screen readers.
- Videos: Embedded videos are hosted on YouTube. We do not provide our own captions, transcripts or audio description for them.
- Language changes: Some pages contain German words or headings within English text that are not marked as German. Screen readers may read them with English pronunciation.
- Older pages: Some older project pages link to external websites that no longer exist or have changed.
Content not within the scope of the applicable legislation
- Content from third parties that we neither fund, develop nor control, such as the external websites we link to, the publication list in reposiTUm and embedded YouTube videos.
If you need any of this content in an accessible form, please contact us (see below). We will try to provide it in another way.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was prepared on 24 October 2026.
It is based on a self-assessment by the Human-Computer Interaction research unit. All pages were checked automatically against WCAG 2.2 level AA with axe-core. We also checked keyboard use, the reading order and the layout at a width of 320 pixels by hand.
Feedback and contact
If you notice barriers on this website, or if you need information in an accessible form, please write to us. Please describe the problem and include the address (URL) of the page or document.
- Rafael Vrecar: rafael.vrecar@tuwien.ac.at
- Alexander Schmidt: alexander.g.schmidt@tuwien.ac.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 its electronic contact form.
The FFG will examine whether the complaint relates to violations of the Web Accessibility Act (WZG), particularly to failures on the part of the federal government or associated institutions. If the complaint is justified, the FFG will make recommendations for action and propose measures designed to remedy the problem.
More information: FFG – information on the complaints process.