Accessibility

Web accessibility refers to the ability of IT systems to provide services to people with temporary or permanent disabilities who use assistive technologies. It refers to inclusive practices aimed at removing barriers that prevent people with disabilities from interacting with or accessing websites.

Anyone who requires it may request the downloadable documents on this site in an accessible format by writing to: biblioteca@comunefarainsabina.rieti.it.

The website of the Municipal Library “Abate Alano” of Fara in Sabina has been designed and developed in accordance with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines established by the WAI international standard of the W3C, in compliance with WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements – Level AA.

The control points of the Technical Verification, as defined by Law No. 4 of January 9, 2004, “Provisions to Facilitate Access for Persons with Disabilities to IT Tools”, and its most recent update introduced by the Ministerial Decree of March 20, 2013 (Annex A), have been acknowledged and applied.

1. Declaration of Compliance with the 12 Requirements

Declaration of compliance with the 12 requirements, technical verification pursuant to Art. 2, paragraph 2, and Art. 5, paragraph 2, of Ministerial Decree 08/07/2005:

  1. Yes
  2. Yes
  3. Yes
  4. Yes
  5. Yes
  6. N/A – No functionalities requiring actions within a set time are present. No time-limited elements.
  7. N/A – No flashing elements are present.
  8. Yes
  9. Yes
  10. Yes
  11. Yes

2. Methodology for Technical Verification

Result of the application on the website pages of the analysis methodologies suggested in paragraph 2 of Annex A of Ministerial Decree 08/07/2005 (updated by Ministerial Decree 20/03/2013):

a) Verification of platform independence
The information and services provided are accessible on various platforms and with different browsers.

  • Browser / Version / Operating System
  • Google / Chrome / 76.0.3809 64bit / macOS Mojave (v. 10.14.2)
  • Firefox / 97.0.1 / macOS Mojave (v. 10.14.2)
  • Safari / 12.0.2 / macOS Mojave (v. 10.14.2)
  • Opera / 80.0.4170 / macOS Mojave (v. 10.14.2)
  • Google Chrome / 76.0.3809 / Windows 8.1
  • Firefox Quantum / 68.0.2 / Windows 8.1
  • Internet Explorer / 11 11.0.9600 / Windows 8.1
  • Google Chrome / 98.0.04758 64bit / Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS
  • Firefox / 97.0 64bit / Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS

b) Use of accessibility-compatible technologies
A web technology is considered accessibility-compatible when it is supported by assistive technologies and by the accessibility features of browsers and other software used by the user.

Technologies used

  • HTML5: Accessibility-compatible
  • CSS3: Accessibility-compatible
  • Javascript: Accessibility-compatible

Validation tools:

  • WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool – wave.webaim.org
  • Color Contrast Analyzer for color contrast verification

Accessibility Feedback:

You may report any cases of non-compliance with accessibility requirements or request information
and content excluded from the scope of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 by writing to: biblioteca@comunefarainsabina.rieti.it.