Reading and seeing

• Text size can be changed in four steps from any lesson page. Your choice is remembered between sessions.
• A high contrast mode is available on the same toolbar.
• Text and background colours meet the 4.5 to 1 contrast ratio required at Level AA. Large text and interface components meet 3 to 1.
• The layout reflows without horizontal scrolling down to 320 pixels wide, and text can be enlarged to 200 percent without loss of content.
• Colour is never the only way information is conveyed. Where a colour marks a participation mode, it is always accompanied by a label.
• Every image carries alternative text describing what it shows, not just what it is called.

Hearing

• Every video has synchronised captions.
• Every video also has a written transcript on the same page, directly beneath it.
• Every audio briefing has a transcript you can download as a PDF.
• Nothing plays automatically.

Moving and clicking

• Everything can be operated from the keyboard. Tab moves forward, Shift and Tab move back, Enter and Space activate, Escape closes.
• The element you are focused on is always visibly outlined.
• There are no keyboard traps: you can always tab out of any component.
• Nothing depends on a drag, a hover, or a precise gesture.
• There are no time limits anywhere, including in the quizzes.

Understanding

• Headings follow a logical order, so a screen reader can be used to navigate a lesson.
• Page language is declared, so screen readers pronounce the content correctly.
• Form fields have labels that stay visible while you type.
• Error messages explain what went wrong and what to do about it.
• Recurring elements appear in the same place in every lesson.

Motion

• If your device is set to reduce motion, all animation and smooth scrolling is switched off automatically.
• No content flashes more than three times a second.

We would rather list these than pretend they are not there.

If you meet a barrier on this platform, we want to know. You do not need to describe it in technical terms. Telling us which page you were on and what you were trying to do is enough.

If you are not satisfied with our reply

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate the matter. The HyComm consortium is coordinated by the University of Bergen, Norway, and the platform is developed and maintained by EFTA as the partner responsible for work package 3.

Norway implements Directive (EU) 2016/2102 through its regulations on universal design of ICT. The supervisory authority is the Norwegian Authority for Universal Design of ICT (Tilsynet for universell utforming av IKT), part of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency.

If you are located in another EU or EEA member state, you may also contact the enforcement body designated in your own country under the same Directive.

This statement was prepared following a self-assessment of the platform against WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

Statement prepared

22 August 2026

Last reviewed

22 August 2026

Method

Self-assessment: manual keyboard and screen reader testing, automated contrast measurement of every colour pair in the design system, and review of media alternatives

Scope

hycomm.eu training platform, including course, module and lesson pages

The platform is developed within the HyComm project, co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ KA220-HED. Accessibility is reviewed each time a module is added.