The ECHOES Consortium has committed to making this website universally accessible by users. It validates Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, even if due to the number of data sources, some of our media may be non-accessible.
If you have any suggestion on how to improve accessibility or any of the following actions:
- To report any possible breach of compliance by this website.
- To inform of any difficulty in accessing content.
- To formulate any other queries or suggestions for improving accessibility to the website.
Please contact us using the feedback form, or by emailing contact@echoes.community. The communications will be received and transferred by the ECHOES Consortium, as the responsible for echoes.community accessibility.
ECHOES commitment to accessibility
The echoes.community website has been set up with the aim of providing universal access to all those who wish to consult it, regardless of their physical, sensory or intellectual abilities and the technical context of use with which they do so (type of device, software, connection speed, environmental conditions, etc.).
For this reason, the ECHOES Consortium is working to adapt the whole website to the recommendations of the W3C World Wide Web Consortium to remove any barriers that may hinder access to information and communications. These recommendations are specified in the WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines.
ECHOES commitment is to achieve AAA compliance level, as required of public administrations under European and state legislation.
Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and Council of October 26, 2016 establishes the standards required of the member states so that all the websites and mobile applications in the public sector, regardless of the device used to access them, comply with the accessibility requirements set out in Standard EN 301 549 v2.1.2 (August 2018) regarding accessibility requirements suitable for the public procurement of ICT products and services in Europe.
The EN 301 549 v2.1.1.2 Standard is based principally on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) of August 2018. Specifically, AA level must be met. However, the standard also has additional mandatory and conditional requirements.
The directive is obligatory but not directly applicable.
Preparation of this accessibility declaration
This declaration was prepared on March 25th, 2020.
The method used to prepare the declaration was a self-evaluation carried out by the body itself.
Most recent revision of the declaration: April 12th, 2020.
