Accessibility

Accessibility Statement for Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website

This is an accessibility statement from Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD).

Measures to support accessibility

Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD) takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website ispartially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Additional accessibility considerations

Although our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website:

  • Phone: +31 6 28 43 08 24
  • E-mail: communications@dcdd.nl
  • Visitor Address: Wibautstraat 137K, 1097 DN Amsterdam
  • Postal Address: Havensingel 26, 5211 TX ‘s-Hertogenbosch

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Currently all user environments should be compatible. If you experience any incompatibility please do not hesitate to get into contact with us at communications@dcdd.nl

Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website is not compatible with:

  • Currently there are no known incompatibilities. If you experience an incompatibility please do not hesitate to get into contact with us at communications@dcdd.nl

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development 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

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website:

  1. Lobby Timeline: Heading html tags are out of order resulting in an illogical reading order because of an internal issue within plugin. We have provided an alternative, accessible timeline.
  2. Subscribe and Contact Form: Potential issues with Aria alert. We are currently unsure as to the reason behind this issue and are trying to solve this issue. If you would like to contact us or subscribe and are having issues, please email us at dcdd@dcdd.nl
  3. Export Events Button: Not enough contrast for text size because of an inability to edit button within plugin options. Contact communication@dcdd.nl if you wish to receive an export via email.

Assessment approach

Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD) assessed the accessibility of Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation
  • An accessibility expert was consulted throughout the design and development process 
  • An initial external evaluation was made and then used to improve WCAG 2.1 compliance.

Evaluation report

An evaluation report for Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development Website 2019 is available.

Formal complaints

For our formal complaints procedure please refer to our complaints page at

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by:

Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development (DCDD)
Communications Department

Date

This statement was created on 6 September 2022 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.