Accessibility Statement

This website has been designed and programmed following the guidelines of the WAI initiative (Web Accessibility Initiative, http://www.w3.org/wai), which sets international standards for creating web content accessible to everyone, and DipSalut has committed to making its website accessible in accordance with Royal Decree 1112/2018, of September 7, on the accessibility of public sector websites and applications for mobile devices. This accessibility statement applies to the website: https://www.dipsalut.cat/

Accessibility guidelines Various measures have been taken to make the website more accessible, including:

  • Logical presentation order of elements on the screen.

  • Descriptive text for images.

  • Keyboard access to main options.

a. Compliance status and non-accessible content.

This website is partially compliant with RD 1112/2018 due to the exceptions listed below.

  1. Non-compliance with RD 1112/2018 in the following points:

  2. There are form controls that are unlabeled, and there are consecutive text and image links to the same resource. [Requirement number 9.1.1.1 Non-text Content of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  3. Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available as text. [Requirement number 9.1.3.1 Information and Relationships of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  4. On some pages, the content restricts its view and operation to a single display orientation, such as portrait or landscape, presenting erroneous behavior in content presentation. [Requirement number 9.1.3.4 Orientation of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  5. On some pages, content cannot be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions. [Requirement number 9.1.4.10 Reflow of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  6. On some pages, sliders do not have the ability to pause, stop, or hide the content. [Requirement number 9.2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  7. Any keyboard-operable user interface does not have a mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible. [Requirement number 9.2.4.7 Focus Visible of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  8. On some pages, form errors are not identified. [Requirement number 9.3.3.1 Error Identification of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  9. Labels or instructions are not provided when content requires user input. [Requirement number 9.3.3.2 Labels or Instructions of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  10. On some pages, suggestions for errors are not identified. [Requirement number 9.3.3.3 Error Suggestion of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  11. In content implemented using markup languages, elements may not have complete start and end tags; elements may not be nested according to their specifications; elements may contain duplicate attributes, and IDs are not unique, except where specifications allow these features. [Requirement 9.4.1.1 Parsing of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  12. When ICT is a webpage, it must satisfy 5 conformance requirements of the WCAG 2.1 Guidelines (Conformance Level, Full pages, Complete processes, Accessibility-supported ways of using technologies, and Non-interference) [Requirement 9.6 Conformance requirements of the Guidelines of UNE-EN 301549:2022]

  13. Disproportionate burden: Not applicable.

  14. Content not within the scope of the applicable legislation: There might be office files in PDF or other formats published before September 20, 2018, that do not fully meet all accessibility requirements. There may be third-party content that was not developed by this Unit, nor is it under its control, such as office files corresponding to public employment calls from different public bodies that must be published on this site.

b. Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on October 27, 2023. The method used to prepare the statement was an evaluation carried out by a third party (SERINZA SOLUTIONS SL)

Semi-automatic validation tools:

  • W3C (X) HTML Validator: A free online code validation service that checks the conformity of documents against W3C grammars and other (X)HTML standards. (https://validator.w3.org/)

  • SortSite is another online tool, from the private company Powermapper Software, that allows checking the accessibility of a webpage against both WCAG 1.0 and 2.1, as well as other accessibility standards such as the US Section 508. (https://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/)

  • The Wave is a free validation tool based on WCAG 2.1 standards and Section 508 of the United States. It is developed by WebAIM (Accessibility in Mind), a non-profit organization at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University. This validator not only performs a detailed accessibility analysis but also provides information about the content and structure of the pages to help developers perform tasks that require personal decision-making. (https://wave.webaim.org/)

  • Axe Accessibility is a free validation tool that can be added as an extension for different browsers like Chrome or Firefox. (https://www.deque.com/axe/)

  • Tawdis.net Used to review accessibility problems and locate these errors in the source code. (https://www.tawdis.net/)

  • WCAG Color Contrast Checker, a Chrome add-on, is used to evaluate the contrast between the colors of the web application. (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wcag-color-contrast-check/plnahcmalebffmaghcpcmpaciebdhgdf)

Manual check:

  • Confirm that the font size can be increased and that the page is usable with a large font size.

  • Check that there is good visual highlighting of the element that receives focus, both via the mouse and the keyboard.

  • Test the pages at different screen resolutions and/or with different window sizes.

  • View the pages so that they automatically adopt the “High Contrast Black” appearance or a similar one, selected in the computer’s system options.

  • Review the contrast between background and text, in both content and images.

c. Observations and contact information

You can make communications regarding accessibility requirements (article 10.2.a) of RD 1112/2018), such as:

  • Report any possible non-compliance by this website

  • Transmit other difficulties in accessing the content

  • Formulate any other query or suggestion for improvement regarding the accessibility of the website Through the following email: info@dipsalut.cat. Communications will be received and processed by info@dipsalut.cat.

d. Application procedure

The complaint procedure set out in article 13 of RD 1112/2018 came into force on September 20, 2020.

Optional content

This website applies the requirements of Standard UNE-EN 301549:2022, considering the exceptions of RD 1112/2018.

The last accessibility review was conducted on October 27, 2023. The website is optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 browsers or higher and the latest current versions of FireFox, Safari, Opera, and Google Chrome.

The recommended minimum web resolution is 1280×1024.

The website is designed for Responsive viewing, so it displays optimally on tablet and mobile devices. On these devices, it is optimized for viewing in the latest current versions of Chrome for mobile, Firefox for mobile, Safari mobile, Opera Mini, and the native Android browser.