Web Accessibility Assessment Repository

Description

According to [Luxembourg Law of 28 May 2019](http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2019/05/28/a373/jo), all websites and mobile applications of Luxembourg public sector bodies must be accessible. The [Information and Press Service (SIP)](https://sip.gouvernement.lu/) is responsible for assessing their accessibility. In this context, the Web Accessibility Assessment Framework (RAWeb) has been defined as an accessibility repository for all public sector bodies affected by the law. This repository is available on the Digital Accessibility Portal: [Raweb](https://accessibilite.public.lu/fr/raweb1/index.html) The RAWeb’s technical method makes it possible to verify that a web page – i.e. any HTML content (HTML4, XHTML1 and HTML5) – complies with the success criteria of [European Standard EN 301549 (.pdf)](https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf) to establish the level of legal requirement for digital accessibility. The RAWeb’s technical method provides an operational framework for verifying compliance with accessibility requirements. It contains 136 control criteria. Note that RAWeb does not cover native mobile applications. These are covered by the [Mobile App Accessibility Assessment Reference (RAAM 1)](https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/referentiel-devaluation-de-laccessibilite-des-applications-mobiles/). An introduction to RAWeb is available in this article: [Raweb, a repository that really includes everything](https://accessibilite.public.lu/fr/news/2024-02-08-RAWeb.html)

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 https://accessibilite.public.lu/fr/raweb1/index.html
28 https://github.com/accessibility-luxembourg/ReferentielAccessibiliteWeb
54 https://download.data.public.lu/resources/referentiel-devaluation-de-laccessibilite-web/20240212-115555/mapping-raweb-norme-en.xlsx

Tags

  • digital-accessibility
  • accessibilite
  • accessibility

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