Accessibility of WiPS

This website is run by WiPS. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, and this document describes how WiPS complies with the accessibility regulations, any known accessibility issues, and how you can report problems so that we can fix them.

 

How accessible is the website?

We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible.

Below is detailed information about the accessibility problems you may encounter in various usage situations.

  • Usage without vision
  • Usage without hearing
  • Usage with limited vision
  • Usage without perception of colour

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website?

If you need content from this website that is not accessible for you, but is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations as described below, please contact us in the following ways:

email: womeninpolarscience@gmail.com

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or if we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact us and let us know about the problem.

Enforcement procedure

The Agency for Digital Government is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Agency for Digital Government to lodge a complaint.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

This website is not compliant with the main European accessibility regulations (read more on the Directive here). The non-accessible sections are listed below.

Non accessible content

The content described below is, in one way or another, not fully accessible.

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

Issues with usage without vision

  • Videos only have audio available.

Issues with usage with limited hearing

  • Videos only audio description and do not have subtitles

Issues with usage with limited vision

  • Video images contain text but a caption and alternative texts are available

How we tested this website

We have performed a self-assessment (internal testing) of WiPS.

The last assessment was made on 21 May, 2021.

The statement was last updated on 21 May, 2021.