This is an accessibility statement for the Research.fi online service and its Researcher's Profile Tool. The accessibility requirements for the online service are based on the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (306/2019). This accessibility statement was drafted on 24 May 2023.
Accessibility status of the online service
Based on self-assessment, the online service meets WCAG 2.1 AA critical accessibility requirements.
Inaccessible content in the online service
Inaccessible content:
The statistical content in the "Figures on science and research” section is inaccessible to screen reader users.
Statistics are produced by a third-party report tool that does not provide statistical content in text format.
WCAG requirement not met:
1.1.1 Non-text content
Inaccessible content:
Location: Research.fi research portal: Figures on science and research. Problem: Keyboard trap in statistics generated by a third-party report tool.
WCAG requirement not met:
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap
Inaccessible content:
The instructions for statistical content in the "Figures on Science and Research" section of the portal, which appear when the cursor hovers over them do not fully comply with the accessibility requirements. The cursor cannot be hovered over the dynamic instruction; instead the text will disappear when the cursor moves outside the target element.
WCAG requirement not met:
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus
Inaccessible content:
Improvements in screen reader and keyboard usage i.a. in search functionality and a few other component types.
WCAG requirement not met:
1.3.1 Info and Relationships
2.4.3. Focus Order
4.1.3 Status Messages
2.1.1 Keyboard
Accessibility and its improvement are taken into account as a natural part of application design and development work.
Next steps for improving the accessibility in the online service
Next steps for improving the accessibility in the online service will be to enrichen the HTML-components ARIA-support, for example when filtering the search results.
Accessibility feedback
You can provide us with feedback on the accessibility of the web service through the feedback form available on the Tiedejatutkimus.fi service. You can also send us accessibility feedback by sending us an email at: tiedejatutkimus@csc.fi.
Supervisory authority
If you encounter any problems with accessibility in the online service, first send your feedback to us, the online service administrator. We will respond to your feedback within 14 days.
If you are not satisfied with the response you have received from us, or if our response does not arrive within 14 days, you may file a complaint with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland.
https://www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi/oikeutesi/ilmoita-ongelmasta-saavutettavuudessa/
Contact details of the supervisory authority
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Digital Accessibility Supervision Unit
www.webaccessibility.fi
saavutettavuus@traficom.fi
telephone switchboard 029 534 5000
Release and update information
Research.fi online service was published on 9 June 2020
Researcher's Profile Tool was published 25 November 2022
This accessibility statement was last updated on 24 May 2023