Accessibility Statement for AALTOLAB

This is an accessibility statement from AALTOLAB.

Measures to support accessibility

AALTOLAB takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of AALTOLAB :

• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
• Evaluation of virtual laboratories by external person with experience

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. AALTOLAB is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of AALTOLAB . Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on AALTOLAB :

• E-mail: aaltolab@aalto.fi

We try to respond to feedback within 1-2 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of AALTOLAB relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of AALTOLAB , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for AALTOLAB :

1. Not all activities are immediately visible at first: The activities in the virtual lab will appear one by one as the tour progresses. Therefore, not all content is visible at the beginning and the user cannot access all content immediately because The reason for this is to facilitate learning and navigation. We will provide alternative options to complete the tour. Please inform us by email..
2. Text inside the activities cannot be enlarged: The texts of the learning materials that open in virtual labs cannot be enlarged because Due to the possibilities of the software which is used to create virtual laboratories. We will provide alternative options to complete the tour. Please inform us by email.
3. 360-degree panoramic images do not have an alternative description: In 360-degree panoramic images, there is no alternative description that can describe the content of the image because Due to the possibilities of the software which is used to create virtual laboratories. We will provide alternative options to complete the tour. Please inform us by email.
4. The videos do not have a commentary soundtrack: There is no audio track to explain what is happening in the video because Due to the limitation of video making. We will provide alternative options to complete videos. Please inform us by email.
5. Navigation with arrow keys is not possible: The virtual lab cannot be navigated using arrow keys or other keyboard commands because Due to the possibilities of the software which is used to create virtual laboratories. We will provide alternative options to complete the tour. Please inform us by email.

Assessment approach

AALTOLAB assessed the accessibility of AALTOLAB by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 5 June 2023 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.