Accessibility statement
This statement applies to content published on the domain ‘https://minerva.jrc.ec.europa.eu’
This website is managed by the Major Accident Hazards Bureau (MAHB) of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). 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 15 May 2023.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was reviewed on 17 May 2023.
The statement is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages performed by MAHB using third-party accessibility testing tools and a combination of manual and automated testing.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Minerva 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 Minerva 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, Screen Reader and TalkBack
Technical specifications
The accessibility of the Minerva website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
Non-accessible content
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Minerva 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.
- Top navigation bar - keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues with the accessibility of certain links, particularly in the top navigation bar (the keyboard navigation through the tree menu does not function as expected and/or some links do not have alternate text). We plan to fix this issue by the end of 2023.
- Image links alternate text: We are aware that some of our image links do not provide alternate text for assistive technologies, such as text-to-speech. We plan to fix this issue by the end of 2023
- Content in PDF format: The content available in PDF format is not fully accessible to screen reader users. Due to resource constraints, only some documents in PDF have been duplicated in HTML format, compatible with assistive technologies. In general, those documents that are available only in PDF format cannot be converted easily to accessible versions due to copyright, technological, and/or resource complications.
