Accessibility statement

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This statement applies to content published on the domain: www.cor.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 European Committee of the Regions. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to: 

  • zoom up to 400 % without problems;
  • navigate the website using just a keyboard;
  • navigate the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone).

Compliance status 

This website is not 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 in 22 August 2024. Additional tests will be carried out in the second half of 2024. 

Preparation of this statement 

This statement was reviewed on 2 September 2024. 

To prepare this statement we used the WCAG-Evaluation Methodology in combination with the VoiceOver and TalkBack assistive technology.

Feedback 

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Committee of the Region’s website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers: 

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible department. 

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology 

The European Committee of the Region's 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; 
  • in combination with the latest versions of VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Technical specifications 

The accessibility of the European Committee of the Regions’ website relies on the following technologies to work with the 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 Committee of the Regions’ website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below. Known limitations for the European Committee of the Regions’ website:

  • Not all informative images have descriptive alternative text which conveys the meaning and context of a visual item in a digital setting. Additionally, not all decorative icons are implemented in a way that can be ignored by assistive technology. 
  • Not all headings are logically and hierarchically ordered and marked as titles.
  • The content is not always ordered in a way that it reflects the meaning of the content. 
  • The contrast ratio between the text colour and background colour isn't always sufficient.
  • Not all pages are structured with appropriate headings.
  • More than one way is not always available to locate a page within a set of pages. 
  • Elements focused by assistive technologies are not always clearly indicated. 
  • Not all elements remain visible upon focus. 
  • Iframes do not have a proper name to identify the element. 
  • Embedded content like iframes do not have alternative accessible versions.