Declaration of accessibility

Accessibility declaration

Domain concerned: loicchossiere.fr
Last declaration update: May 19, 2023

Compliance status

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to everyone, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstances or ability.

To achieve this goal, we aim to strictly adhere to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with various disabilities. By adhering to these guidelines, we ensure that the website is accessible to everyone: blind people, people with motor disabilities, visual impairments, cognitive disorders, and many others.

This website uses various technologies designed to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We use an accessibility interface that allows people with specific disabilities to adjust the website's user interface and customize it to their personal needs.

In addition, the website uses an artificial intelligence-based application that runs in the background and constantly optimizes its level of accessibility. This application remedies the website's HTML code, adapting its functionality and behavior to the screen readers used by blind people, as well as to the keyboard functions used by people with motor disabilities.

If you've noticed a malfunction or have any ideas for improvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Screen readers and keyboard navigation

Our website uses the ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attribute technique, as well as various behavioral changes, to ensure that blind users who visit the site with screen readers can read, understand and enjoy the website's functions. As soon as a user with a screen reader enters your site, they are immediately prompted to enter the screen reader profile so that they can navigate and use your site effectively. Here's how our website covers some of the most important requirements for screen readers, accompanied by screenshots of console code:

Optimization for screen readers : we run a background process that learns the website components from top to bottom, to ensure continuous compliance even when the website is updated. In this process, we provide screen readers with meaningful data using the ARIA attribute set. For example, we provide precise form labels; descriptions for action icons (social media icons, search icons, shopping cart icons, etc.); validation hints for form entries; roles for elements such as buttons, menus, modal dialogs (pop-ups) and more. In addition, the background process analyzes all images on the website and provides an accurate and meaningful description based on object recognition for images that are not described, in the form of an ALT (alternative text) tag. It will also extract text embedded in the image using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. To activate screen reader adjustments at any time, users simply press the Alt+1 key combination. Screen reader users also receive automatic announcements to activate the screen reader mode as soon as they arrive on the website. These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Optimizing keyboard navigation : The background process also adjusts the website's HTML code and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website keyboard-friendly. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, use the arrow keys to operate drop-down menus, close them with the Escape key, activate buttons and links with the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox items with the arrow keys, and check them with the Space or Enter key. In addition, keyboard users will find quick navigation and content skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1 or as the first site elements when navigating with the keyboard. The background process also manages triggered pop-ups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and does not allow the focus to move away from them. Users can also use shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (titles), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons) and "G" (graphics) to access specific elements directly.

Disability profiles supported on our website

Safe mode for epilepsy : this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures caused by flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Mode for the visually impaired : this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with vision problems such as low vision, tunnel vision, cataracts, glaucoma and others.
Mode for cognitive disorders : This mode offers various assistance options to help users with cognitive impairments such as dyslexia, autism, stroke and others to concentrate more easily on the essential elements of the website.
ADHD-friendly mode: This mode helps users with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders to read, navigate and concentrate more easily on the main elements of the website, while considerably reducing distractions.
Mode for the blind : This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack. A screen reader is software installed on computers and smartphones for blind users, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard navigation profile (people with motor difficulties) : This profile enables people with motor difficulties to use the website using the Tab, Shift+Tab and Enter keys on the keyboard. Users can also use shortcuts such as "M" (menus), "H" (titles), "F" (forms), "B" (buttons) and "G" (graphics) to access specific elements directly.

Additional adjustments to user interface, design and readability

Font adjustments : users can increase or decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments : users can select different color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted and monochrome. In addition, users can exchange color schemes for titles, text and backgrounds, with over 7 different coloring options.
Animations : epileptic users can stop all running animations with a single click. Interface-controlled animations include videos, GIFs and CSS flashing transitions.
Highlighting content : users can choose to highlight important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only the elements they focus on or hover over.
Mute sound : users with hearing aids may experience headaches or other problems due to automatic sound playback. This option allows users to instantly mute the website.
Cognitive disorders : we use a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, enabling people with cognitive impairments to understand the meaning of phrases, acronyms, slang and more.
Additional functions : we offer users the possibility of changing cursor color and size, using a print mode, activating a virtual keyboard and many other functions.

Browser and assistive technology compatibility

We strive to support the widest possible range of browsers and assistive technologies, so that our users can choose the tools that suit them best, with as few limitations as possible. As a result, we've worked very hard to support all the major systems that account for over 95% of user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), for both Windows and MAC users.

Remarks, comments and feedback

Despite our best efforts to enable everyone to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, that are in the process of being made accessible, or that lack an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Nevertheless, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and enhancing options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is aimed at achieving the optimum level of accessibility, in line with technological advances.