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Accessibility statement

European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services website

This statement applies to content published on the domain: "https://alien.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 the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, Directorate D - Sustainable Resources. 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 January 2024.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on November 2023.

The statement is based on a review done by Lighthouse, using a combination of manual and automated testing.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

  • E-mail: JRC-EASIN(at)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 "European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services" website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

  • the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Brave browsers;

  • in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the "European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services" 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

We do our best to ensure accessibility of the "European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services" website, and dedicate efforts to fix limitations when identified.

Known limitations for the "European Alien Species Information Network: audit and services" website:

  • Headings: Some pages do not have first level headings

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