Accessibility Policy

This accessibility statement pertains to the service provided by XAMK (South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences) at https://www.edufication.com/. The service was published on March 30, 2022. The accessibility statement was prepared on March 30, 2022, and updated on March 20, 2024.

The accessibility of the service has been evaluated by the website provider.

DIGITAL SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY STATUS

The XAMK web service at https://www.edufication.com/does not fully comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA criteria. Some issues are related to third-party add-ons.

Corrections will be made to align with requirements during the year 2024. These corrective actions will be based on a review of the web service’s functionalities and redefinition.

Inaccessible Content:

1. Perceivable:

Alternative texts are missing for payment methods.
Videos lack captions.
There is no alternative for video content.
Contrast is insufficient for course category boxes and text on the homepage.
Text size is defined using a CSS property that conflicts with important definitions, potentially preventing text enlargement in some browsers.

Accessibility requirements not met:

  • 1.2.1 Audio-only or video-only (pre-recorded) (A)
  • 1.2.3 Audio description or media alternative (pre-recorded) (A)
  • 1.3.1 Info and relationships (A)
  • 1.4.4 Resize text (AA)
  • 1.4.5 Images of text (AA)
  • 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (AA)

2. Operable:

The shopping cart popup is not accessible.
Focus disappears when navigating with the keyboard.
Payment methods lack accessible texts.
Icons for adding to the wishlist lack accessible names.

Accessibility requirements not met:

  • 2.1.1 Keyboard (A)
  • 2.1.2 No keyboard trap (A)
  • 2.4.4 Link purpose (in context) (A)

3. Understandable:

Some links lack title attributes.
The currency selection button lacks a submit button.

Accessibility requirements not met:

  • 3.2.2 Input (A)
  • 3.2.3 Consistent navigation (AA)
  • 3.3.2 Labels and instructions (A)

4. Robust:

ID attributes on the same page are not unique.
Hidden ARIA attributes have focus elements.
The form lacks accessible names for currency selection.
Icons for adding to the wishlist lack accessible names.

Accessibility requirements not met:

  • 4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)
  • 4.1.2 Name, role, value (Level A)

NOTICED AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE ON OUR DIGITAL SERVICE? LET US KNOW, AND WE’LL DO OUR BEST TO FIX IT

By email
teppo.rantaniva@xamk.fi

In other ways
You can also provide feedback using the form found on the contact page. https://www.edufication.com/contact/

SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

If you notice accessibility issues on the website, please first provide feedback to us, the site administrator. A response may take up to 14 days. If you are not satisfied with the response received or do not receive a response within two weeks, you can report the issue to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland (opens in a new window). The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland provides detailed information on how to make a report and how the matter will be handled.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland
(Etelä-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Accessibility Supervision Unit

(Saavutettavuuden valvonnan yksikkö)

https://www.webaccessibility.fi/
saavutettavuus(at)avi.fi

0295 016 000