Angewandte strives to make the festival and in particular the guided tours more accessible. Here you will find information on the accessibility of buildings and the program offerings. Below is the accessibility statement for the digital offerings of the Angewandte Festival.

Programme & Guided Tours
We would particularly like to draw your attention to the following inclusive programme highlights:

Opening of “unfinished business” and the Angewandte Festival 2026
The speeches will be interpreted into Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS)
Wednesday, 1 July, 4 pm

"ENDE GUT", the final reading by students of the Language Arts programme
The reading will be interpreted into Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS)
Thursday, 2 July, 7 pm

"SculpTour", a guided tour focusing on the sense of touch and personal experience
Saturday, 4 July, 12 pm (in English) + 2 pm (in German)

“BINGO!”, a playful tour of unexpected places at the University
This guided tour will be conducted in easy-to-understand language
Wednesday, 1 July, 5 pm

"Tactile Storytelling", an exhibition of books created as part of a collaborative project between the Department of Language Arts, the Textile Art Education and the Vienna Federal Institute for the Blind
Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 2nd floor, Room 225 (DKT 2)

Buildings, Entrances, and Elevators
Our buildings are largely accessible. Exceptions include both exhibition spaces at the University Gallery in Heiligenkreuzerhof (Schönlaterngasse 5 or Grashofgasse 3, 1010 Vienna), as well as a few rooms at the Georg-Coch-Platz 2 location (former Postsparkasse). For the latter building, the wheelchair-accessible entrance is located at Wiesingerstraße 4. In addition, during the festival, access to certain rooms may be limited due to temporary exhibition installations. Our staff at the respective info points or our porters are happy to assist.

Toilets
Accessible toilets are available in all buildings and are clearly marked. They can also be requested at our info point (Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz) or from our porters.

Wheelchairs
Additional wheelchairs are not available.

Seating
Seating options (with and without armrests) are available. If not installed, they can always be requested on site.

Assistance Dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome at all locations.

Language
Programs are mostly held in German and/or English. Austrian sign language interpretation (ÖGS) is not available outside marked events. We strive to incorporate rules of easy language.

Accessible Websites
The Angewandte Festival website (https://www.dieangewandte.at/) has an accessibility statement and is therefore WCAG compliant, rated A or AA.

Contact
Angewandte Festival (angewandte.festival@uni-ak.ac.at)

Conclusion

The entire Angewandte Festival website can currently be accessed barrier-free via keyboard. Operation via screen reader and thus the AA classification is planned for the future, more about this under “Accessibility goals”.

Requirements According to WCAG 2.1

One of the requirements for conformance levels A and AA according to WCAG 2.1 is providing alternatives for image, audio, and video content. Due to the abundance of our content and its creators, as well as our limited resources in the editorial department, we are currently unable to provide all of these alternatives.

Detailed Listing of the Status of Criteria for Level A Conformance

• Fulfilled

  •    1.3.1 Info and Relationships

  •    1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence

  •    1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics

  •    1.4.1 Use of Color

  •    2.1.1 Keyboard

  •    2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap

  •    2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide

  •    2.4.1 Avoid Blocks

  •    2.4.2 Pages are titled

  •    2.4.3 Focus Order

  •    2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)

  •    2.5.2 Cancel pointer 

  •    2.5.3 Label in Name

  •    3.1.1 Language of Page

  •    3.2.1 On Focus

  •    3.2.2 On Input

  •    3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

  •    4.1.1 Syntax Analysis

  •    4.1.2 Name, Role, Value

• Partially fulfilled

  • 1.1.1 Non-text Content (not fulfilled in the content created by students)

• Failed 

  •    1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (pre-recorded)

  •    1.2.2 Captions (pre-recorded)

  •    1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (pre-recorded)

• Not Applicable for the Website

  •   1.4.2 Audio Control

  •    2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts

  •    2.2.1 Timing Adjustable

  •    2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold

  •    2.5.1 Pointer Gestures

  •    2.5.4 Motion Actuation

  •    3.3.1 Error Identification

Detailed Listing of the Status of Criteria for Level AA Conformance

• Fulfilled

  • 1.3.4 Display orientation

  • 1.3.5 Idenfity Input Purpose

  • 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)

  • 1.4.4 Resize Text

  • 1.4.10 Reflow

  • 1.4.11 Non-Text-Contrast

  • 1.4.12 Text Spacing

  • 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus

  • 2.4.6 Headings and Labels

  • 2.4.7 Focus Visible

  • 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation

  • 3.2.4 Consistent Identification

• Partly fulfilled

  • 1.4.5 Images of Text (not fulfilled in the content created by students)

  • 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (not fulfilled for main navigation)

• Failed 

  • 3.1.2 Language of Parts

• Not Applicable for the Website

  • 1.2.4 Captions (Live)

  • 1.2.5 Audio Description (pre-recorded)

  • 3.3.3 Error Suggestion

  • 3.3.4 Legal, Financial, Data Errors

  • 4.1.3 Status Messages

In addition to achieving AA compatibility through meeting certain criteria, we have planned improvements for accessibility in the future. These include (in addition to addressing missing criteria for standard compatibility) the following steps, primarily focused on enhancing the experience for screen reader users:

• Optimizing reading order for screen readers

• Adding ARIA landmarks for homepage, layout, and desktop

• Incorporating descriptive, visually hidden text for landmark elements

• Enhancing links to individual articles (works)

  •    Optimizing content order

  •    Adding annotations

• Improving language presentation

  •    Describing abbreviations such as VZA

  •    Providing annotations for addresses

  •    Adding annotations for status "Completed"

  •    Including annotations for exhibition date and time

• HTML validation