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Better Internet for Kids

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Accessibility Statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://better-internet-for-kids.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 Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. 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)
  • be able to play and pause any animations or video content whenever present. 

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 20 September 2024.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 20 September 2024.

The method used to prepare the statement is a self-assessment done by European Schoolnet on behalf of the European Commission.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Better Internet for Kids 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 ‘Better Internet for Kids’ website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

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

Technical specifications 

The accessibility of the ‘Better Internet for Kids’ 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 ‘Better Internet for Kids’ 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 ‘Better Internet for Kids’ website:

  1. some functionalities are not accessible using only a keyboard. This issue is foreseen to be fixed by November 2024.
  2. some heading elements are not used consistently. This issue is foreseen to be fixed by December 2024.
  3. some documents are in PDF format. While we provide accessible PDFs as much as possible and/or web-based alternatives, some documents may not be fully accessible.