Accessibility Statement for the EUPVP Public Site
Accessibility Statement
This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant-variety-portal/ version 1.0
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.
This website is managed by DG SANTE. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.
You should be able to:
- e.g. zoom up to 200% without problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)
This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549, v.3.2.1 . This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 .
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA . See Non-accessible content for more details.
The website was last tested on 20-12-2023
Preparation of this statement
This statement was reviewed on 20-12-2023 by our accessibility team.
They did a self-assessment through manual and automated testing. The automated tool used is Wave, and w3c validator (https://validator.w3.org/ ).
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the EUPVP Public Site. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- Phone: 00800 6 7 8 9 10 11
- Feedback form: Write to us
We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible Commission department.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
The EUPVP Public Site is designed to be compatible with the following most-used assistive technologies:
- the latest version of Google Chrome and Edge browsers;
- in combination with the latest versions of JAWS and NVDA..
Technical specifications
The accessibility of the EUPVP Public Site relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Non-accessible content
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the EUPVP Public Site, 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.
Known limitations for the EUPVP Public Site:
- most pages have poor color contrast
- some functionality is not accessible using only a keyboard
- most heading elements are not used consistently
- some labels are not correctly connected with their corresponding form fields
- many buttons and/or links don’t have readable text
- Part of the content requires horizontal scrolling when zooming to 200% or when viewing the website from a mobile device
We will try to fix the blocking and critical issues until March 2024.