Accessibility statement
This statement applies to content published on the domain: "https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dyna/bp-portal/" Version: 2.2.0
It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their 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 6-3-2024.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was reviewed on 6-3-2024.
By our accessibility team. They did a self-assessment through manual and automated tests. The automated tool used is Wave, and w3c validator (https://validator.w3.org/#!validate_by_input+with_options).
Feedback
We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the inquiry by the responsible Commission department.
[Phone]: 0800 6 7 8 9 10 11
[Feedback form]: Write to us
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ‘Best Practices’ website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
The ‘Best Practices’ website 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 ‘Best Practices’ website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browsers 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 ‘[Best Practices]’ 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 ‘[Best Practices]’ website:
[some pages have poor color contrast]
[most heading elements are not used consistently]
[some images do not have alt text descriptions]
[some buttons and/or links don’t have readable text]
[Some documents are in PDF format and are not accessible]
[Some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls]
We will try to fix the blocking and critical issues by the end of 2024.