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Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: http://health.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 Directorate General for Health and Food Safety. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

For example, you should be able to:

  • zoom up to 200% without difficulty
  • 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’ below for more details.

The website was last tested on 2 May 2025.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 2 May 2025.

Method used to prepare the statement: 

  • Automated testing using Axe Monitor
  • Manual testing, including the use of the Lighthouse

Feedback

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

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date that we receive it.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Public Health website is designed to be compatible with the following widely used assistive technologies:

  • latest version of Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers
  • in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the Public Health 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

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Public Health website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for the EC Public Health website:

Europa Web Publishing Platform

  • Heading hierarchy: Some headings do not follow the correct heading hierarchy, which can cause problems for screen reader users. We plan to fix this by end of 2025.
  • Page Title: Page titles are not always sufficiently descriptive because they don't include the name of the site. We plan to fix this by July 2025.
  • Focus issue: Keyboard focus can move behind the sticky cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page. We plan to fix this by July 2025.

Europa Component Library

  • External links open without warning: Some links open a new window (or tab) without warning. We plan to fix this by end of July 2025.
  • Footer: Links in the footer are not always visually distinguishable from ordinary text. We plan to fix this by end of July 2025.

Webtools

  • Graphs and charts – use of colour: Some graphs and charts on the website rely on colour alone to communicate information, which is confusing for people with colour vision deficiency. In charts where labels are not visually associated with the corresponding coloured section, clicking on the labels in the legends toggles the corresponding line, bar or section on or off, which allows users to check which label belongs to which part of the chart.