Accessibility for people with disabilities - WCAG standard

A FEW WORDS ON ACCESSIBILITY

WebAccessibility means that people with disabilities can use the internet. More specifically, it means that they can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact online.

The ability to use computer systems and electronic information by anyone is technically and legally guaranteed at international and national level*.

However, the ability to access the Internet also benefits people without disabilities (elderly people, people with disabilities, trauma, etc.). A key principle of accessibility is to design flexible software to meet the different needs, preferences and situations of users (design for all).

It is important that all disabilities affecting navigation are covered:

• Visual: Size & colour combinations adjustment, alternative text in place of images, speech translation.
• Auditory: Alternative text in place of audio files and videos.
• Physical: Navigation only from the keyboard or only from the mouse.
• Cognitive - cognitive: Clear & simplified layout of content.

By applying international technical standards, the "Eucleides" accessibility bar offers the above functions, thus providing people with disabilities with new navigational possibilities, meeting some of their complex needs.

*

a) OHE: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

b) EU: 1083/2006/EC

c) Greece: N.4074/2012, N. 3979/2011

d) W3C: WCAG 2.0.

ACCESSIBILITY BAR USER GUIDE

The 'Eucleides' accessibility bar can be activated and deactivated by clicking on the relevant icons or by pressing the '0' key. By resting the mouse for 2 seconds on the respective icon, details of the corresponding function are displayed. The bar consists of four (4) menus:

• Information
  • • User Guide
  The user guide describes all the functions and options of the accessibility bar. It can be activated and deactivated by pressing the relevant icon or the '5' key
  • • Information
  Brief information on web accessibility is given
  • • Comments/Assessment
  Send us your feedback on your experience of using the accessibility bar.
• Page shortcuts
  • • TAB navigation
  Use the TAB key to highlight and navigate to the various points of interest on the website (links, buttons, text input fields, etc.). Select them by pressing the "Enter" key as an alternative to left-clicking with the mouse. This function is enabled by default. Thefirst navigation elements are those of the accessibility bar
  • • Navigation keys
  Enable or disable some of the bar's functions via keyboard shortcuts.Navigate through the various web pages on the website using keyboard shortcuts
  • • Website structure
  The main parts of the web page (header, menu, main part, section, article, side menu, form, footer) are automatically indexed here. You can jump to them by clicking on the highlighted element. All the headings of the web page (h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) are automatically cataloged here. You can jump to them by clicking on the underlined element
  • • Website Links
  All links on the website are automatically catalogued here. They are grouped into internal and external links. You can go to them by clicking on the underlined item. External links do not open in a new tab but in the same tab.
• Read page
  • • Text to speech
  Press the "Play" icon and then click on the text you want to listen to. To stop, press the corresponding "Stop" icon or the "Escape" key. The text selected each time can contain up to 2000 characters
  • • Change contrast
  The web page can be displayed in high contrast mode (black background with white letters, yellow headings and white underlined links) or in shades of grey. High contrast mode is activated by the icon or by pressing the "3" key. It is deactivated by the reset icon or by pressing the "4" key. Discolouration mode is activated by the icon and deactivated by the reset icon
  • • Text size
  Pressing the icon or the "1" key increases the font size of all elements of the web page by 2 units. Reset is done by pressing the corresponding icon or by pressing the "2" key
  • • Text markup
  Highlight the text you are reading in yellow by moving the mouse over the words in sequence. In high contrast mode, blue is used to highlight text. Press the highlight button again to pause the mode. Press the reset button to remove highlighting from all words.
• Settings The icons highlighted in yellow correspond to the functions that are enabled, saved and executed each time you enter the website
  • • Settings information
  Read more information about saving your preferences on the accessibility bar
  • • Reset settings
  The website reloads, deleting your preferences and restoring the default ones.