Accessibility Statement
The accessibility standard auibsal.org and the Diwan aim to meet, what the Society does to meet it, known limits, and how to report a barrier.
SAL-GOV-06 · Effective Sunday, November 8 · Version 1, proposed · العربية
The Society wants everyone to be able to read Qirtas, write for it, and take part in the Society’s events.
The standard
auibsal.org and the Diwan aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA.
What the Society does
- Every release is checked automatically against the WCAG 2.1 A and AA rules (with axe) on the main journeys: the home page in English and in Arabic, What’s on, Qirtas, sign-up, and Write for Qirtas.
- Both languages are first-class: Arabic pages read right to left, with a larger type size and line height for Arabic text.
- Pages work with a keyboard, every page has a skip link to the main content, and every icon that does something has a text label for screen readers.
- Images the Society publishes carry text descriptions, and Video pieces in the printed Edition carry a QR code to the full piece online.
Known limits
The first manual audit with a screen reader, in English and in Arabic, has not yet been done. Known issues will be listed here after it.
Events
To ask for an accessible arrangement at a Society event, write to [email protected] or to the event’s lead before the event.
Reporting a barrier
Email [email protected] with the page’s address and what went wrong. The Society aims to reply within a week. AUIB students can also reach AUIB’s student support services.