Accessibility statement

b2match (b2match GmbH) is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with the Web Accessibility Act (WZG) in its current version by implementing 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 (Official Journal L 327, 2.12.2016, p.1).

This Accessibility Statement applies to the website https://gigabit-academy.b2match.io.

Compliance status

Due to the following inconsistencies and exceptions, the website is partially compliant with Level A and Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and with the current European standard EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (2018-08).

Non-accessible content:

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

Non-compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
On the Home page the navigation might be challenging since not all HTML5 landmark elements are used.
Not all functionalities are currently usable with the keyboard which includes sorting and filtering on the Participants, Companies and Agenda pages, the tabs on the Meetings page and the functionalities of the My availability page. Additionaly, session cards on the Agenda page cannot be accessed through a keyboard and rescheduling a meeting is not possible.
When using a keyboard the borders of elements on some pages are not consistent or missing.
The colour contrast of some elements is not sufficient.
No bypass blocks have been implemented.
Some forms are missing associated labels which includes the “Edit my profile“ and “Account settings“ forms.
Input errors are not always clearly identified.
Certain ARIA roles are not contained by particular parent elements on Participants and Companies pages.
Disproportionate burden
The content provided by users, such as uploaded images, videos and files, might not be accessible.
Content that does not fall within the scope of applicable legislation
PDF files, such as the PDF Agenda, are not tagged, so they can be identified and used by screen reader users either insufficiently, or not at all.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on April 15, 2022.

The evaluation of the website’s compliance with the Directive (EU) 2016/2102, was carried out as an internal test according to WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA Conformance Standard in January 2022. Content on individual pages is checked regularly by our web content editors when new content is published.

This statement was last reviewed on April 15, 2022.

Feedback and contact information

The services on this website are continuously updated, improved and expanded. Web accessibility and usability are always a matter of great concern to us.

Should you encounter any barriers that stop you from using our website, please notify us by sending an email to support@b2match.com with the subject “Reporting a barrier on the Gigabit Academy website”. Please describe the problem and direct us to the URL(s) of the affected web page, document or location on the website. We will review your request and contact you as soon as possible.

Enforcement procedure

Should you not be satisfied with our response, you can file a complaint with the Austrian Agency for the Promotion of Research (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH – FFG). The FFG accepts complaints sent electronically via its contact form.

Complaints processed by the FFG are usually about potential violations of the Web Accessibility Law (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), most notably shortcomings in compliance with the requirements of web accessibility that are identified on websites of Austrian public sector bodies or any institutions that belong to them.