Accessibility Statement of the Public utu.fi Website of the University of Turku

The University of Turku seeks to ensure the accessibility of its website in compliance with the Web Accessibility Directive of the European Parliament (2016/2102/EU). In Finland, the Web Accessibility Directive is implemented by the act on offering digital services.

Compliance status

In its entirety, the accessibility of the public utu.fi website of the University of Turku largely complies with the requirements.

Positive aspects include the scalability of text, functionality of several customised user interface elements, text contrast largely complying with the requirements, and several ways to navigate.

Primarily, the accessibility of the following features has been improved on the website:

• Main menu
• Highlighted elements
• Reliability of elements that can be expanded on different browsers

Drafting this accessibility statement

This accessibility statement was originally drafted on September 16, 2019. The statement was last reviewed on January 14, 2025.

This statement is based on the original Drupal 8 content management framework, which was adopted during the creation of the University of Turku’s new public website. The accessibility evaluation for the utu.fi website, conducted in July 2019 by Wunder Finland Ltd., serves as the foundation for this document. 

Over the course of the website’s lifecycle, we have committed to continuous improvements, including a upgrade of the content management framework, along with systematic updates and accessibility fixes for the user interface.

The original evaluation involved a thorough comparison of content templates, elements, and functions. These were benchmarked against the AA level of the WCAG 2.1 standard and other general recommendations. To ensure a comprehensive review, the evaluation was predominantly conducted using three major web browsers: Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

Furthermore, the testing took into account the needs of users with disabilities, testing our assistive technology support primarily with macOS's built-in VoiceOver screen reader.

The purpose of the accessibility evaluation was to assess the ease of use and, above all, the accessibility of both data and services from the following perspectives:

• intelligibility of content
• motoric limitations
• cognitive limitations
• sight and hearing defects
• versatility of navigation
• assistive technology support

Especially the following parts and content types of the website were reviewed in the accessibility evaluation:

• Front page
• Landing pages
• Navigation
• Website search
• Education search
• Basic page
• News
• Press release
• Public defence of doctoral dissertation
• Event

Inaccessible Content

Embedded Elements

Although the university aims to provide as accessible a website as possible, the website includes embedded elements, typically maintained by third parties. These elements may include, for example, videos, maps, or social media feeds. 

As the web administration team does not directly review the accessibility of these embedded elements, we cannot guarantee their compliance with WCAG 2.1 recommendations.

Feedback and contact information

If you do not think that the website complies with the statutory accessibility requirement or you want to ask for information in accessible format, please send feedback on accessibility using this online form. You can also send email to kirjaamo@utu.fi. Receiving a response may take up to 14 days. 

If you are not satisfied with the response you received or do not receive a response within two weeks, you can provide feedback to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency’s (Traficom) unit responsible for monitoring digital accessibility and usability. The website saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi provides information on how to file a complaint and how the matter will be handled.

Contact information for supervisory authority

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Digital Accessibility Supervision
www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi/en
saavutettavuus@traficom.fi
Phone service: +358 29 534 5000