Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://school-education.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 the EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND CULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY (EACEA). It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

Scale the text to your needs (zoom up to 200%)
Access hyperlinks
Have proper colour contrast
Have text alternatives for non-text content
Have sufficient time to read and use the content
Know where you are within a set of pages by following the trail of breadcrumbs
Take control with the keyboard

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.

The website was last tested on 5.12.2023.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 6.12.2023.

The statement was completed after performing accessibility testing using AxeDevtools.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ESEP website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

E-mail: helpdesk@esep-support.eu
ESEP support platform: https://www.esep-support.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 ESEP website is designed to be compatible with the following technologies:

the latest versions of Google Chrome and Edge, Opera, Firefox browsers

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the ESEP 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 ESEP 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 ESEP website:

On some pages, elements don’t meet minimum colour contrast ratio thresholds
On some pages, buttons don’t have discernible text
On some pages, images don’t have alternate text
On some pages, ARIA attributes don’t conform to valid values
A few landmarks are not unique
On some pages, headings are empty