The School of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with Law 4727/2020 (Government Gazette 184/A/23.09.2020), which transposed Directive (EU) 2016/2102.
This accessibility statement applies to https://www.physics.auth.gr/, in both its Greek and English versions.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with EN 301 549 v3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA, because of the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Many PDF documents (announcements, timetables, issues of the “Phenomenon” magazine) are not accessible: some are scans without text, others have no headings or tags (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1).
- In older posts some images do not yet have descriptive alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1).
- In some older posts headings do not always follow a logical order (WCAG 1.3.1).
- The accessibility toolbar (a third-party plugin) has minor contrast and control-name issues of its own (WCAG 1.4.3, 4.1.2).
These issues are recorded and are being fixed step by step.
Content outside the scope of the regulations
- Office documents (PDF, Word) published before 23 September 2018, unless they are needed for active administrative processes.
- Third-party content that the School does not fund, develop or control, such as embedded videos and maps.
What has been done
In November 2026 every published page was checked and the following were fixed site-wide: a skip link to the main content, page landmarks, a visible keyboard focus, one top-level heading per page, names for icon buttons and links, a notice on links that open a new tab, titles for embedded documents, labels on form fields, headers on data tables, and text colour contrast.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was prepared on 6 November 2026. It is based on a self-assessment: an automated check of all 7,080 published pages plus a manual check of the page templates. It is reviewed at least once a year.
Feedback and contact information
If you have difficulty accessing any content, or you need a document in an accessible format, please contact us:
- Email: helpdesk@physics.auth.gr
- Phone: +30 2310 998223
- Address: School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
We will reply as soon as possible and within 30 days at the latest.
Competent entity
Competent entity for accessibility issues: School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, at the contact details above. Anyone can tell the School about a failure of the website to meet the accessibility requirements and ask for information that is missing, under articles 37 § 3 and 40 of Law 4727/2020.
Enforcement procedure
If a request sent through the feedback mechanism is not answered within the prescribed time, or is not answered satisfactorily, the person concerned may contact the competent institutional authorities, for example by submitting a report to the Greek Ombudsman at press@synigoros.gr.