Accesibility

An accessible website is easier to use for all target groups. That is why, under the Temporary Decree on Digital Accessibility (Tijdelijk besluit digitale toegankelijkheid overheid), government websites are required to meet accessibility standards as set out in EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.1 AA, and to take responsibility for this by publishing an accessibility statement.

 

Status of the COGEM Website

The status of this website is: B – partially compliant

 

This status has been assigned based on a self-assessment, last updated on 27-02-2024.

 

The accessibility statement (toegankelijkheidsverklaring) is only available in Dutch, and allows the used to view the full, official statement and to report an accessibility issue.

 

Improving Accessibility

An accessibility audit has been carried out for the COGEM website. The report is in Dutch and available as download. Based on the findings, a project has been initiated to ensure that the website meets the WCAG 2.1 criteria. During a follow-up assessment, it was found that the website does not yet fully meet all requirements. The follow-up report is also only available as download in Dutch. These shortcomings will be addressed as soon as possible.

 

There are approximately 2,000 PDFs on the COGEM website that do not fully meet the WCAG criteria. PDFs published after 1 July 2024 do comply with the requirements. For the other PDFs, we are exploring whether it is possible to make them more accessible.