Accessibility Features
Hans Peter Betzler
Hi Team,
starting june next year we need accessibility features by european law. Are you awere and will have features to accomidate thus?
Kind regards Hans Peter Betzler
Rashida Rahman
Accepted AnswerHi Hans Peter Betzler!
Thanks for reaching out.
Here is all about Accessibility statement of Helix Ultimate framework so far:
https://www.joomshaper.com/documentation/helix-framework/accessibility-statement
Best Regards
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerHi Hans,
- Yes, new Accessibility changes for Helix Ultimate are planned. They are on the wish-list already.
- New EU law implemenation in Germany or whole EU? Can you share link, or few details. Before I dig into.
Hans Peter Betzler
Accepted AnswerHi Rashida, Hi Paul, thank you, thats wonderful news :)
Here is a link for starters: https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1202&intPageId=5581&langId=en
Kind regards Hans Peter Betzler
Hans Peter Betzler
Accepted Answerand a second link for more details: https://european-union.europa.eu/web-accessibility-policy_en#:~:text=All%20the%20official%20websites%20of,people%20as%20possible%20without%20discrimination.
Kind regards Hans Peter Betzler
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerDanke, but it's Directive from 2019, I was pretty sure it was implemented in all countries so far in local laws. Also we have it as regulation law act.
Quote: The directive is to be incorporated into the national order of EU countries by June 28, 2022. EU countries shall apply the provisions adopted under the directive as of June 28, 2025. (...) The "top-level" pages of Europa follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) (version 2.0), level AA
I have to check deeper what is really missing in Helix in upcoming days. We will be in touch, thx
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerOk, found:
Level AA: Is the compliance level that most organizations strive to meet. By following Level AA success criteria, your website will be usable and understandable for the majority of people with or without disabilities. Essential Level A requirements include: Color contrast is, in most instances, at least 4.5:1; Alt text or a similar solution is used for images that convey meaning; Navigation elements are consistent throughout the site; Form fields have accurate labels; Status updates can be conveyed through a screen reader; Headings are used in logical order.
In general all those depends on website webmaster, starting from used colors scheme. For sure We have to improve Navigation (Menu) and check default Forms (Login, Registration) overrides.
Hans Peter Betzler
Accepted AnswerHi Paul, thank you for your time and answers. Yes we all have to do what we can to meet those requirements in the end.
For now I am using the build in checker in Joomla 5 to keep getting use to do it as needed.
Kind regards Hans Peter Betzler