{"id":3963,"date":"2023-01-13T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/accessibility\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:04:52","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/en\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is digital accessibility?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/article_lc\/LEGIARTI000041721238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article L. 114 du code de l\u2019action sociale et des familles<\/a><\/em>, disability is defined as: \u2018any limitation of activity or restriction on participation in society experienced by a person within their environment as a result of a substantial, long-term or permanent impairment of one or more physical, sensory, mental, cognitive or psychological functions, a multiple disability or a disabling health condition\u2019.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital accessibility is therefore about making digital content perceptible, usable, understandable and robust.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessibility statement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An accessibility statement should be added to the footer of the website.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See model on the webpage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numerique.gouv.fr\/publications\/rgaa-accessibilite\/obligations\/#contenus-exempt%C3%A9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">numerique.gouv.fr<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best practice<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All accessibility criteria and tests are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numerique.gouv.fr\/publications\/rgaa-accessibilite\/methode-rgaa\/criteres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>available on the website Num\u00e9rique.gouv<\/u><\/a>. The criteria concern: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the pictures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the frameworks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the colours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the multimedia content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the tables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the links<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the scripts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the mandatory elements (Doctype, valid source code, language indication&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the structuring of information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the presentation of information<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the navigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the consultation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of good practice<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some examples of good practice. This list is not exhaustive and we encourage you to refer to the list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numerique.gouv.fr\/publications\/rgaa-accessibilite\/methode-rgaa\/criteres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>available on the Num\u00e9rique.gouv website<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Content must be accessible: provide a relevant text alternative for every image that conveys meaning; offer a text transcript or audio description for audio or video media; provide summaries of tables, etc. The W3C website provides a decision tree to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tutorials\/images\/decision-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">write alternative text for your images<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/accessibilite.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3404\" width=\"272\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/accessibilite.png 543w, https:\/\/www.centre-mersenne.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/accessibilite-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Information should not be given by <strong>colour<\/strong> alone. For example, if the titles of unavailable journal issues are highlighted in red, the information may not be perceptible to the visually impaired. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>contrast<\/strong> between the text and the background should be high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scripts must be <strong>compatible with assistive technologies<\/strong> (text-to-speech, audio description, automatic subtitling, etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The website must contain certain <strong>information (metadata) useful to support software<\/strong>: an&lt;!DOCTYPE &gt; tag which indicates what type of document the browser should open and what code is used, the default language, page titles, encoding of foreign language quotes, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition, the website should be <strong>structured<\/strong> in a coherent way, with headings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Style sheets<\/strong> should be able to be disabled without degrading the information. The format of the pages must be <strong>recomposable<\/strong> : users must be able to reorganise the contents according to their disability. The user must be given the flexibility to repackage their content.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content published on platforms (PDF, Epub&#8230;) must be accessible or offer an alternative. For example: the availability of TeX source files allows support software to convert them into interpretable files. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigation: the pages must offer <strong>at least two different navigation systems<\/strong> (for example: a menu, a search engine, a site map, a table of contents&#8230;), the menus and the search engine must always be positioned at the same place, &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mersenne-box-gris is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the law says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/loda\/article_lc\/LEGIARTI000037388867\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>article 47 of the law n\u00b0 2005-102 du 11 f\u00e9vrier 2005<\/u><\/a> pour l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 des droits et des chances, la participation et la citoyennet\u00e9 des personnes handicap\u00e9es, the obligation of accessibility concerns: public bodies, legal persons under private law delegated with a public service mission, legal persons under private law \u00ab constitu\u00e9es par une ou plusieurs des personnes mentionn\u00e9es aux 1\u00b0 et 2\u00b0 pour satisfaire sp\u00e9cifiquement des besoins d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral ayant un caract\u00e8re autre qu\u2019industriel ou commercial \u00bb, companies with a turnover of at least EUR 250 million \u00ab calcul\u00e9 pour chaque personne sur la base de la moyenne du chiffre d\u2019affaires annuel r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en France des trois derniers exercices comptables clos ant\u00e9rieurement \u00e0 l\u2019ann\u00e9e consid\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00bb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be compliant, services must meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/FR\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX%3A32018D2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European standard EN 301 549 V2.1.2 (2018-08).<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital accessibility is about making digital content perceptible, usable, understandable and robust. 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