Declaration of Conformity regarding accessibility for reports.voestalpine.com
Last updated: 2 April 2026
This Declaration of Conformity is a voluntary accessibility statement by voestalpine AG. This statement has been deliberately drafted in a simplified form and in clear, understandable language, and thus complies with the principles and accessibility requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act).
In accordance with Article 4 and Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882, information on accessibility must be provided in a way that is perceivable, operable, understandable and robust, including the use of clear language and a non-complex structure.
The simplification of this statement therefore constitutes the direct fulfilment of a legal obligation and does not replace any further technical or legal documentation, where such exists.
This statement has been provided by AccessiWay to comply with the requirements of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the Accessibility Act (BaFG).
Each more complex section is introduced by a simpler explanation.
Introduction
voestalpine AG wants everyone to be able to use reports.voestalpine.com effectively – including people with disabilities. In this statement, voestalpine explains what it is doing to ensure that reports.voestalpine.com is accessible. In doing so, it adheres to the provisions of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the WCAG guidelines.
voestalpine AG is committed to inclusion and accessibility. The aim is to ensure that all users – regardless of physical or technical limitations – can use the service independently and without barriers.
This Declaration of Conformity describes the features of reports.voestalpine.com. voestalpine wishes to demonstrate how it meets the requirements of the following laws and standards:
European Accessibility Act,
EN 301 549,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
Accessibility Act (BaFG)
Overview
Description of the service
This is an interactive presentation of the annual and quarterly reports of voestalpine AG. Interested parties can find out about the latest financial results.
How to use reports.voestalpine.com (Accessibility & Usability)
voestalpine strives to make reports.voestalpine.com easy to use for everyone. Here you will find an overview of how to use the site, particularly when using assistive technologies:
reports.voestalpine.com User Guide
Users can read annual and quarterly reports, navigate between sections and download documents.
Accessibility of reports.voestalpine.com
Our service can be operated using the standard interaction methods of the operating system and common assistive technologies. Making all the PDFs contained on the website accessible, as well as creating or providing content in plain language, currently represents a disproportionate burden. They therefore constitute an exception.
If you require further guidance on using reports.voestalpine.com, you can contact voestalpine AG for personalised support. voestalpine is committed to providing you with any additional descriptions or explanations you may need to use the service smoothly.
Compliance with accessibility requirements (How voestalpine meets the requirements)
voestalpine has had reports.voestalpine.com assessed against the following standards: the European Accessibility Act, the German Accessibility Act (BaFG), EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.2. In doing so, it ensures compliance with the following principles:
Perceivable
Content is presented in an order that corresponds to its logical and semantic structure, enabling assistive technologies to interpret it correctly.
Instructions for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, color, size, visual position, alignment or sound.
The content adapts correctly to the screen orientation, whilst the presentation and functionality remain consistent.
Where present, the purpose of input fields that accept specific data is correctly communicated to assistive technologies and implemented in a compliant manner.
Information is presented in the form of text, whilst unnecessary and non-adjustable text images are avoided.
Changes to text spacing (such as line height, spacing between paragraphs, letters or words) do not result in the loss of information or content.
Additional content displayed on hover or focus remains visible and can be closed without having to move the pointer or focus.
Operable
All functions are accessible via the keyboard (or keyboard-like assistive technology). This includes menus, links, forms, sliders and interactive controls.
There are no keyboard traps (free navigation to and from all components is possible).
There is no interference with keyboard shortcuts consisting of single letters, numbers or symbols.
No time limits dictated by the content are enforced; where they do exist, they are user-controllable, customizable, extendable or justified by functional or legal requirements.
No flashing or flickering content is used that could trigger seizures; safety limits are adhered to.
Skip links are implemented to enable quick navigation to the main content, thereby improving accessibility and the user experience.
There are several ways to identify content within the environment.
Headings and labels provide clear information about content and functionality.
The keyboard navigation focus indicator is visible for all interactive elements.
Elements that can receive the keyboard navigation focus are always at least partially visible in the viewport.
All functions can be used without complex gestures.
Functions are not activated immediately upon touch; they can be cancelled before execution and do not need to be pressed to work.
For user interface components with labels containing text or text images, the name read by assistive technologies includes the text displayed visually.
All functions can be used without having to rely solely on the movement of the device or the user.
All functions can be used without dragging gestures.
The clickable area of interactive elements is large enough to ensure easy interaction for users.
Comprehensible
The language of each page is correctly defined and is used consistently throughout the service
All relevant text sections can be identified programmatically.
User interface components do not trigger unexpected context changes when the keyboard focus is received, which could confuse users.
User interface components do not trigger unexpected context changes when activated by users via the keyboard or assistive technologies, which could lead to confusion.
The existing navigation mechanisms are positioned consistently throughout the service.
Recurring elements of the user interface are designed consistently to make them easier to recognize.
The mechanisms for requesting support or help are consistent throughout the environment.
If an input error is automatically detected, the incorrect element is identified and the error is described in text form
If an input error is detected and correction suggestions are available, these are provided to the user, unless legal requirements preclude this
Robust
Standardized development technologies are used that can be interpreted by assistive technologies.
reports.voestalpine.com has been tested with the most common assistive technologies across various combinations of operating systems and browsers:
Screen readers such as NVDA and JAWS (Windows) as well as VoiceOver (Mac and iOS) help to ensure that all interactive elements are read aloud correctly and can be operated.
In addition, usability was tested with screen magnification and in high-contrast mode.
The aim is to be compatible with the current versions of common assistive technologies. In doing so, voestalpine follows the best practices of WCAG 2.2 and the EN 301 549 standard. This ensures that accessibility is maintained even with future technical developments.
Standards:
On this basis, voestalpine applies the criteria of WCAG 2.2 (Level AA, current version) and EN 301 549. Compliance with these standards serves as proof of conformity with the EAA, the Accessibility Act (BaFG) and other relevant regulations.
Ongoing monitoring and maintenance
Accessibility is an ongoing process for voestalpine. This ensures that reports.voestalpine.com remains accessible at all times. On 2 April 2026, a manual audit was carried out by external experts to verify accessibility compliance – including manual testing by specialists using assistive technologies.
Feedback and contact
Your feedback helps us to further improve reports.voestalpine.com. If you encounter any barriers or have any suggestions, you can contact voestalpine by email, telephone or post. Please describe the problem as precisely as possible so that we can provide you with targeted assistance.
Contact details:
Email: info@voestalpine.com
Telephone: +43 5030415-0
Postal address: voestalpine-Straße 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
When contacting voestalpine, please specify as precisely as possible:
the page or function concerned,
what happened,
what assistive technology you may be using.
Version history:
This statement was last reviewed and updated on 2 April 2026 and will be reviewed in the event of significant changes to the service.