This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu.
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 EMPL. 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 05.12.2023.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was reviewed on 12.12.2023.
This statement was prepared by the means of a self-assessment done by DG EMPL.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ESF+ website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- E-mail: EMPL-EUROPA@ec.europa.eu
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 ESF+ website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:
- the latest version of Google Chrome, and Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox browsers;
- in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
Technical specifications
The accessibility of the ESF+ 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:
Non-accessible content
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the ESF+ 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 ESF+ website:
- Navigation menu accessibility: Some content has not been properly coded for the best experience with a screen reader.
- Front page carousel is hard to navigate using only a keyboard
- Heading Hierarchy: Some pages do not present content in an hierarchical heading organization.
- Some buttons and/or links don’t have descriptive text.
- Most uploaded documents are in PDF format and are not following all accessibility guidelines.
- Missing inline declaration of language: Some pages have content in a different language without inline declaration of the language.
- Video captions: Some of our videos do not have captions. We are continuously working on adding them to more videos.
- Video player – keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues with the keyboard accessibility of our video player (when selecting the caption language from the menu, it is not possible to use the arrow keys to move between languages, this can only be done with the TAB key).
