Accessibility statement for ‘European Commission libraries’ web pages

Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ec.europa.eu/libraries

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 the Publications Office of the European Union. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

· 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 07/12/2023.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 07/12/2023.

This statement is based on a review using the WAVE browser extension (developed by WebAIM)

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ‘European Commission libraries’ website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

Feedback form: https://ec-europa-eu.libanswers.com/form?queue_id=2976&subject=11.

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 ‘European Commission libraries’ website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers;

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the ‘European Commission libraries’ 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:

· HTML

· WAI-ARIA

· CSS

· JavaScript

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the ‘European Commission libraries’ 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.

Known limitations for the ‘European Commission libraries’ website:

Some heading elements are not used consistently
Some images do not have alternative text descriptions
Some form elements do not have labels.
Some pages have elements that do no have a logical order when using the keyboard to access them.
Some form elements have detailed explanation that is not accessible programmatically.
Some decorative images have alternative text

These issues will be resolved with the renewal of our website planned for 2024.