Accessibility Statement

The Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) is committed to making its websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the Austrian Web Accessibility Act (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), which implements Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

This accessibility statement applies to the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications Application System AAIS (www.aais.at).

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with conformance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and with the European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03), due to the non-compliances listed below.

Among other things, the AAIS provides skip links to the main content and the main menu, a high-contrast mode, and all content in German and English.

Non-accessible content

a) Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• PDF documents generated by the AAIS (e.g. status printout, assessments, confirmations and invoices) are not tagged and can therefore only be used to a limited extent with screen readers (WCAG 1.3.1, 4.1.2).

b) Disproportionate burden

No content is currently exempted on the grounds of disproportionate burden.

c) Content not within the scope of the applicable legislation

• Documents uploaded by applicants (e.g. certificates and diplomas).
• The credit card input fields on the payment page, which are provided by the external payment service provider.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 3 November 2026. The assessment is based on a self-assessment carried out by the technical operator of the AAIS.

Feedback and contact information

The AAIS is continuously being improved. If you notice any barriers that prevent you from using it, please report them by e-mail to webredaktion@bmfwf.gv.at with the subject "Meldung einer Barriere im AAIS". Please state the page or document concerned. We will review your report and get back to you as soon as possible.

Enforcement procedure

If you do not receive a satisfactory response to your report, you can file a complaint with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints via the contact form of its complaints office (in German). If a complaint is justified, the FFG issues recommendations to the BMFWF and proposes measures to remedy the shortcomings.

Further information on the complaints procedure (in German)