Statement on accessibility
Airbus, the global aerospace manufacturer, has released an accessibility statement on October 17, 2022, detailing the current status of its website's compliance with the RGAA (Référentiel Général d'Accessibilité pour les Administrations) 4.1 guidelines.
To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding Airbus' website accessibility compliance, it is recommended to check the latest accessibility audit reports on Airbus' official website or to contact their accessibility team directly.
Assessing Accessibility Compliance
The RGAA outlines specific criteria for making government and public sector websites accessible in France. These guidelines cover aspects like navigation, content, and technical structure (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Websites often publish accessibility audit reports that detail their compliance status, identifying compliant and non-compliant elements based on criteria such as color contrast, navigation, form accessibility, and more.
Common Non-Compliant Criteria
Common non-compliant criteria might include insufficient color contrast between the background and foreground colors, lack of clear navigation, missing ARIA attributes, or links that are not clear when focused. Other issues may include the absence of transcripts for audio content, missing captions for video content, inaccessible form fields, non-compliant HTML structure, and CSS styles that interfere with accessibility features.
If specific non-compliant criteria are listed for Airbus, they would typically be detailed in their accessibility statement or audit report.
Testing and Compliance
Airbus' website was tested using various tools, including Color Contrast Analyser, Web Developer Toolbar, Axe, and Arc Toolkit. The home page, contact us page, careers page, and several others were evaluated for accessibility.
According to the evaluation, the website is partially compliant with the French General Accessibility Improvement Guidelines (RGAA 4.1). Specifically, 40 criteria are compliant, 39 criteria are non-compliant, and 27 criteria are not applicable. This means that approximately 50.63% of the RGAA 4.1 criteria are respected on the Airbus website.
Third-Party Content and Accessibility
It is important to note that third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by Airbus and which is not under its control, such as online frameworks, Youtube video players, and cookie banners, is not accessible.
If you encounter any accessibility issues on Airbus' website, you can contact [email protected] for assistance. If you have reported an accessibility defect and have not received a satisfactory response, you can raise a complaint via the Defender of Rights, the Defender of Rights delegate in your region, or by sending a letter to the Défenseur des droits.
For more information about Airbus' commitment to digital accessibility, please visit their official website or contact their accessibility team.
Technology plays a crucial role in assessing the accessibility compliance of websites, as Airbus used tools like Color Contrast Analyser, Web Developer Toolbar, Axe, and Arc Toolkit during their evaluation process. Also, the RGAA guidelines cover various technical aspects such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript in making websites accessible, ensuring that technology and web standards are followed for accessibility purposes.
