Accessibility

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://iri.jrc.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 JRC.B.6 Industrial Strategy, Skills and Technology Transfer. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

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 22 March 2023.

 

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on 22 March 2023.

The statement is based on the review of a representative sample of web pages by self-assessment from the Joint Research Centre, using a combination of manual and automated testing following the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM).

 

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation 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 Commission department.

 

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers;
  • In combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.

 

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation 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 Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation 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 Economics of Industrial Research and Innovation website:

  • Structure: Some heading elements are not used in a coherent way, resulting in an incorrect hierarchy.
  • Links: Some link text does not describe its purpose or destination. This means that the purpose of the field is sometimes unclear.
  • Video: We are aware of some issues with the keyboard accessibility of our video player. Audio descriptions are currently not available.
  • Graphs and charts: Some graphs and charts on the website rely on colour alone to communicate information, which is confusing for people with colour vision deficiency. They are not fully accessible to screen reader users as they do not contain appropriate text alternatives.
  • Infographics: Some of the infographics on our website have no or insufficient text alternatives for people with a vision impairment.
  • Interactive graphs: The graphsare not accessible to screen reader users as they do not contain appropriate text alternatives and keyboard navigation.
  • PDF: Many PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader users