Accessibility statement

 

Compliance status

We strongly believe that the internet should be accessible and available to all and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of disability. To fulfil this, we strive to follow the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at AA level as closely as possible. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Following these guidelines helps us to ensure that the website is accessible to blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairments, cognitive impairments and more. This website uses a variety of technologies intended to make it as accessible as possible at all times.

We use an accessibility interface that allows people with specific disabilities to adjust the website's user interface and design it according to their personal needs. In addition, the website uses an AI-based application that runs in the background and constantly optimises its accessibility level. This application corrects the website's HTML, adapting its functionality and behaviour for screen readers used by blind users and for keyboard functions used by people with motor disabilities. If you wish to contact the website owner, please use the following email address [email protected]

 

Screen reader and keyboard navigation

Our website implements the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) attribute technology, along with various behavioural changes, to ensure that blind users visiting with screen readers can read, understand and enjoy the site's features. As soon as a user with a screen reader enters your website, they are immediately prompted to enter the screen reader profile so that they can browse and use your website effectively. Here's how our website covers some of the key requirements for screen readers:

1. screen reader optimisation: 

We run a process that learns the website components from top to bottom to ensure continuous compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen readers with meaningful data using the ARIA attribute set. For example, we provide correct form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, shopping cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogue boxes (pop-ups), and others. In addition, the background process scans all website images. It provides an accurate and meaningful description based on image object recognition as an ALT (alternative text) tag for images that are not described. It also extracts texts embedded in the image using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To activate screen reader adjustments at any time, users only need to press the key combination Alt+1. Screen reader users also receive automatic notifications to activate the screen reader mode as soon as they open the website. These adjustments are compatible with popular screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.

2. Optimisation of keyboard navigation: 

The background process also adjusts the HTML of the website and adds various behaviours using JavaScript code to make the website keyboard friendly. This includes the ability to navigate the site using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, use drop-down menus with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links with the Enter key, navigate between option and checkbox elements with the arrow keys, and fill them in with space or the Enter key. In addition, keyboard users will find menus to skip content available at any time by clicking Alt+2, or as the first element of the site when navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered pop-ups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, preventing the focus from moving out. Users can also use shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (headings), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons) and "G" (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Disability profiles are supported on our website

• Epilepsy Safe Profile: this profile allows people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures caused by flashing animations and risky colour combinations.
• Profile for the visually impaired: this profile adjusts the website to be accessible to most visual impairments, such as low vision, tunnel vision, cataracts, glaucoma and others.
• Cognitive Disability Profile: this profile provides various aids to help users with cognitive disabilities such as autism, dyslexia, cognitive impairment and others, to focus more easily on the most important elements.
• ADHD-friendly profile: this profile significantly reduces distractions and noise to help people with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders to browse, read and focus on the most important parts more easily.
• Profile for blind users (screen readers): this profile adjusts the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack. A screen reader is installed on the blind user's computer, and the website is compatible with it.
• Keyboard navigation profile (mobility impaired): this profile allows people with mobility impairments to use the website using the keyboard's Tab, Shift+Tab and Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (headings), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons) and "G" (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Further adjustments to user interface, design and readability

1. users can increase and decrease size, change fonts, adjust spacing, alignment, line height and more.

2. users can choose different colour contrast profiles for colour adjustments, such as light, dark, inverted and monochrome. In addition, users can change colour schemes for titles, texts and backgrounds with over seven different colour options.

3. epileptic users can stop all animations running with one click. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIF images and flashing CSS transitions

4. users highlighting content can choose to emphasise important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only focused or hovered elements.

5. users with hearing aids that mute the sound may experience headaches or other problems due to automatic sound playback. This option allows users to switch off the entire website directly.

6. cognitive disorders: we use a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, which allows people with cognitive disorders to decipher the meaning of phrases, initials, slang and more.

7 Additional features allow users to change the colour and size of the cursor, use a print mode, activate a virtual keyboard and many other functions.

 

Assistive technology and browser compatibility

We aim to support as many browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so that our users can choose the tools that suit them best, with as few restrictions as possible. That's why we've worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that make up over 95 % of the user market, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), for both Windows and Mac users.

 

Notes, comments and feedback

Despite our best efforts to ensure that everyone can customise the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible or lack an adequate technical solution to make them accessible. However, we are continuously improving our accessibility, adding, updating, improving options and features, and developing and using new technologies. All of this aims to achieve the optimal level of accessibility in line with technological progress. If you wish to contact the website owner, please use the following email address [email protected]