Accessibility statement
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to everyone, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of circumstances and abilities.
To do this, we strive to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Following these guidelines allows us to ensure that the website is accessible to everyone: people who are blind, people with motor disabilities, people with visual disabilities, people with cognitive disabilities, and many others.
This website uses various technologies intended to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We use an accessibility interface that allows people with specific disabilities to adjust the user interface of the site and tailor it to their personal needs.
In addition, the website uses an artificial intelligence-based application that runs in the background and continuously optimizes its level of accessibility. This application remediates the website’s HTML code, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen readers used by blind users and keyboard functions used by people with motor disabilities.
If you have noticed a malfunction or if you have ideas for improvement, do not hesitate to let us know. You can contact the website operators using our following contact page: Contact.
Screen readers and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) attribute technique, along with various behavioral modifications, to ensure that blind users viewing the site using screen readers can read, understand and enjoy functions of the website. As soon as a user with a screen reader enters your site, they are immediately prompted to enter their screen reader profile so they can navigate and use your site efficiently. Here’s how our website meets some of the most important screen reading requirements, with screenshots of code examples:
- Optimization for screen readers: we run a background process that learns the components of the website inside and out, to ensure continued compliance, even if the website is updated. As part of this process, we provide screen readers with meaningful data using the ARIA attribute suite. For example, we provide precise form labels, descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, shopping cart icons, etc.), validation tips for form inputs, element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogs (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process analyzes all images on the website and provides an accurate and meaningful description based on image object recognition in the form of an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It also extracts texts embedded in the image, using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To enable adjustments for screen readers at any time, simply press the Alt+1 key combination. Screen reader users also receive automatic announcements to activate screen reader mode as soon as they enter the website. These tweaks are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
- Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the HTML code of the website and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website keyboard-friendly. This includes the ability to navigate the website using Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate drop-down lists with arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links with Enter key , navigate between radio elements and check boxes with the arrow keys, and fill them with the spacebar or Enter key. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to navigate to specific items.
Disability profiles supported on our website
- Epilepsy mode: This profile allows people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures resulting from flickering or flashing animations and risky color combinations.
- Visually impaired mode: This mode adapts the website for the convenience of users suffering from visual impairments such as vision deterioration, tunnel vision, cataract, glaucoma, etc.
- Cognitive Disability Mode: This mode offers different support options to help users with cognitive disabilities such as dyslexia, autism, stroke and others concentrate more easily on the essential elements of the website.
- ADHD-friendly mode: This mode helps users with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders read, navigate, and focus on key elements of the website more easily, while significantly reducing distractions.
- Blindness mode: This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack. A screen reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer or smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
- Keyboard navigation profile (motor disabled): This profile allows people with motor disabilities to use the website using the Tab, Shift+Tab and Enter keys on the keyboard. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to navigate to specific items.
Additional UI, design, and readability tweaks
- Font adjustments – Users can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust spacing, alignment, line height, etc.
- Color adjustments – Users can select different color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted and monochrome. Additionally, users can change the color schemes of titles, texts and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
- Animations – the person with epilepsy can stop all current animations by clicking a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and flashing CSS transitions.
- Content highlighting – Users can choose to highlight important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only targeted or hovered elements.
- Sound cutting – Hearing aid users may suffer from headaches or other problems related to automatic sound playback. This option allows users to mute the entire website instantly.
- Cognitive disorders – we use a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, which allows people with cognitive disabilities to decipher the meaning of phrases, initials, slang, etc.
- Additional functions – we offer users the ability to change the color and size of the cursor, use a print mode, activate a virtual keyboard and many other functions.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technologies
Our goal is to support as many browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the tools that work best for them, with as few limitations as possible. That’s why we’ve worked hard to be able to support the major systems that account for over 95% of user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Ratings, comments and reactions
Despite all our efforts to allow everyone to adapt the website to their needs. Some pages or sections may not be fully accessible, may be in the process of being made accessible, or may not have an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. However, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All of this aims to achieve the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advances. For any assistance, please contact us here.
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