The IraSME website should be accessible to everyone. To achieve this, we have implemented a modern content management system. Our editorial team takes care to use language that is easy to understand.
Introduction
We, AiF Projekt GmbH, project management agency of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, strive to make the website www.ira-sme.net accessible. The legal basis for this is the Act on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities and the Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology.
Contact
If, despite our efforts, you encounter any obstacles, please send us an email at info@ira-sme.net and let us know what the problem is and where it occurs.
This accessibility statement is valid for the IraSME website published under www.ira-sme.net.
As a public sector body of the German Federal Government within the meaning of EU Directive 2016/2102, we endeavour to make our websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the provisions set out in the German Equality for Persons with Disabilities Act (BGG) and the German Barrier-Free Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0) in order to implement EU Directive 2016/2102.
The accessibility requirements stem from Sections 3 (1) to (4) and 4 of BITV 2.0, adopted on the basis of Section 12d BGG.
At present, the website is partially compliant with the aforementioned requirements.
Items listed below are not compliant for the following reasons:
- PDF documents (especially those migrated from the previous Content-Management-System) are not completely accessible.
The website is currently being reviewed with regard to accessibility. It is therefore possible that not all accessibility requirements have been fully met. We are working on improving accessibility.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 25 November 2025.
Reporting barriers / contact
Would you like to report existing barriers or request information on implementing accessibility?
If you would like to give us your feedback and request further information, please send us an email at info@ira-sme.net
If no satisfactory solution is found following your feedback, then you can turn to the conciliation body, pursuant to Section 16 BGG. The BGG conciliation body is tasked with helping to settle accessibility-related disputes out of court between people with disabilities and federal public bodies. The conciliation procedure is free of charge. No legal assistance is required.
For more information on the conciliation procedure and the options for filing an application, please visit: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
