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Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu and any of its subdomains.

This website is managed by DG RTD, Unit A2. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people 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 the ‘Non-accessible content’ section for more details.

The website was last tested on 10 August 2025.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 29 September 2025.

The statement is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages performed by an external contractor assigned by DG-RTD, using a combination of manual and automated testing.

Feedback

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

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

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

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the EURAXESS 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 EURAXESS 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 EURAXESS website:

  1. some functionality is not accessible using only a keyboard (i.e., interactive maps).
  2. some heading elements are not used consistently
  3. some images do not have alt text descriptions
  4. some buttons and/or links don’t have readable text
  5. some documents are in PDF format and are not accessible