Accessibility Statement – Potent Substances in Sowa Rigpa and Buddhist rituals

The website
https://potentsubstances.univie.ac.at
is committed to making its content accessible in accordance with the Austrian Web Accessibility Act (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz – WZG) implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

This accessibility statement applies to the website
https://potentsubstances.univie.ac.at.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with conformance level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, in accordance with the applicable harmonized European standard EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (2018-08), due to the incompatibilities and exceptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

a) Incompatibility with accessibility regulations

The following content is not fully accessible:

Some images, particularly in blog posts and galleries, may not include fully descriptive alternative text. This may affect screen reader users (WCAG success criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content).

Some linked PDF documents may not be available in accessible formats. These documents may lack structural tagging or proper reading order (WCAG success criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value).

Some older content published before the implementation of current accessibility standards may not fully comply with accessibility requirements.

b) Disproportionate burden

As the research project concluded in 2024, the website is maintained primarily for documentation and archival purposes. The website will be archived during 2026. After archiving, the website will no longer be actively maintained and no further modifications, including updates related to accessibility, will be possible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on March 7, 2026.

The evaluation of the website’s compliance with the Web Accessibility Act was carried out on the basis of a self-assessment of the website according to WCAG 2.1.

This statement will be reviewed periodically and updated where necessary.

Feedback and contact information

If you encounter accessibility barriers on this website or require information in an alternative format, please contact:

Barbara Gerke
Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
University of Vienna

Email: barbara.gerke@univie.ac.at

Please include the URL of the page concerned and a short description of the problem.

Enforcement procedure

If you do not receive a satisfactory response from the above contact option, you may submit a complaint to the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).

The FFG accepts complaints electronically via the contact form.

The complaints will be examined to determine whether they relate to violations of the provisions of the Web Accessibility Act, in particular deficiencies regarding compliance with accessibility requirements by the federal government or an institution attributable to it.

If the complaint is justified, the FFG will issue recommendations and propose measures to remedy the deficiencies.

Further information on the complaint procedure can be found at:

https://www.ffg.at/barrierefreiheit/beschwerdestelle