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Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://school-education.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 the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

  • Scale the text to your needs (zoom up to 200%)
  • Access hyperlinks
  • Have proper colour contrast
  • Have text alternatives for non-text content
  • Have sufficient time to read and use the content
  • Know where you are within a set of pages by following the trail of breadcrumbs
  • Take control with the keyboard

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. Please see the ‘Issues you may encounter’ section for more details.

 

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.

The website was last tested on 22.09.2025.

 

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 22.09.2025.

The statement was completed after performing accessibility testing using AxeDevtools.


Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ESEP 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 ESEP website is designed to be compatible with the following technologies:

  • the latest versions of Google Chrome and Edge, Opera, Firefox browsers

 

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the ESEP 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


Issues you may encounter

Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of the ESEP website, we acknowledge that some issues may arise due to the dynamic nature of the site's content.

If you encounter any accessibility issues, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Specific issues that may arise:

  • Elements that do not meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds.
  • Images lack alternative text descriptions.
  • ARIA attributes that do not conform to valid value requirements.
  • Non-unique or incorrectly defined landmarks.
  • Empty or improperly used headings.