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<h2 class="heading-deco terciary">Accessibility statement</h2>
<p>This statement applies to content published on the domain: <a
href="/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/EBSI">https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/EBSI</a>.
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<!--<p>It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.</p>-->
<p>The EBSI website is managed by the European Commission, Unit DIGIT.B3 "Digital Trust". It is
designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.</p>
<p><strong>You should be able to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>zoom up to 200% without problems</li>
<li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard</li>
<li>navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on
your computer or phone)</li>
</ul>
<p>The EBSI website is designed to comply with the <a class="link external" target="_blank"
href="https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf"><span>technical
standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549, v.3.2.1</span><span
class="sr-only">(opens in a new tab)</span><span class="ico-external"></span></a>. This
closely follows level ‘AA’ of the <a class="link external" target="_blank"
href="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/"><span>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version
2.1</span><span class="sr-only">(opens in a new tab)</span><span
class="ico-external"></span></a>.</p>
<h3>Compliance status</h3>
<p>The EBSI website is partially compliant with <a class="link external" target="_blank"
href="https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf"><span>technical
standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1</span><span class="sr-only">(opens in a new tab)</span><span
class="ico-external"></span></a> and the <a class="link external" target="_blank"
href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/"><span>Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA</span><span class="sr-only">(opens in a new tab)</span><span
class="ico-external"></span></a>. See ‘Non-accessible content’ for more details.</p>
<p>The EBSI website was last tested on 17 January 2025.</p>
<h3>Preparation of this statement</h3>
<p>This statement was reviewed on 17 January 2025.<br>
The website's application's compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was
evaluated through an audit conducted by contractors external to the European Commission. Additional
audits are planned for the future to ensure continued compliance.</p>
<p>We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the EBSI website.
Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Contact us <a href="mailto:EU-EBSI@ec.europa.eu">EU-EBSI@ec.europa.eu</a></li>
</ul>
<p>We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the
responsible Commission department.</p>
<h3>Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology</h3>
<p>The EBSI website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive
technologies:</p>
<ul>
<li>the latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers;
</li>
<li>in combination with the latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical specifications</h3>
<p>The accessibility of the EBSI website relies on the following technologies to work with the
particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your
computer:</p>
<ul>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
<li>Atlassian Confluence</li>
</ul>
<h3>Non-accessible content</h3>
<p>Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of the European Commission website, we are aware
of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and
potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.</p>
<p>Known limitations for the EBSI website:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Missing title in a frame for video:</strong> When videos are embedded in a frame, the
frame does not always have a title. We plan to fix this issue by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Missing image descriptions</strong>: Each image must have an alt attribute. Without
alternative text, the content of an image will not be available to screen reader users or when
the image is unavailable. We plan to fix this by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Buttons must have discernible text</strong>: Buttons must have discernible text that
clearly describes the destination, purpose, function, or action for screen reader users. We plan
to fix this by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Inaccessible Confluence MACRO Gallery</strong>: The gallery component does not meet
accessibility
standards. We plan to fix this issue by end of May.</li>
<li><strong>ARIA hidden element must not be focusable or contain focusable elements</strong>: Using
the aria-hidden="true" attribute on an element removes the element and ALL of its child nodes
from the accessibility API making it completely inaccessible to screen readers and other
assistive technologies. We plan to fix this by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Transcriptions:</strong> Videos on this website do not have transcriptions description.
We plan to fix this issue by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Heading Hierarchy:</strong> Some pages do not present content in a hierarchical heading
organization. We plan to fix this by end of September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>External links open without warning:</strong> Some links open a new window (or tab)
without warning. We plan to fix this by end of September 2025. </li>
<li><strong>The landmark must have a unique role</strong> (native Confluence issue): Landmark-unique
as a best practice rule ensures that landmarks have a unique role. We plan to fix this by end of
September 2025.</li>
<li><strong>Audio description:</strong> Videos on this website do not have audio description. We
acknowledge this limitation and strive to make our content as accessible as possible through
other means.</li>
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