Accessibility statement

The research and innovation community platform

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://research-innovation-community.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 Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including persons 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 10 December 2024.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on 12 December 2024.

This statement is based on a review done by an automated tool Accessibility Cloud, using a combination of manual and automated testing.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the European Commission website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• Contact form: Write to us (please refrain from providing sensitive information in the form, e.g. any information that would reveal personal financial information, information related to your health, or any other sensitive topic).

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 Commission website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

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

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the European Commission 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