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It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.</p> <p>You should be able to:</p> <ul> <li>zoom up to 200% without problems</li> <li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard</li> </ul> <ul> <li>navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone</li> </ul> <p>This website is designed to comply with the <a href="https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf" class="ecl-link ecl-link--icon ecl-link--icon-after"><span class="ecl-link__label">technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549,  v.3.2.1</span><svg class="ecl-icon ecl-icon--xs ecl-link__icon" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><use xlink:href="/themes/contrib/oe_theme/dist/ec/images/icons/sprites/icons.svg#external" /></svg></a>. 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We plan to fix this issue in upcoming releases. </li> <li><strong>Missing image description: </strong>Images on banners and carousel do not have image description. We plan to fix this issue in upcoming releases.</li> <li><strong>Interactive maps: </strong>Interactive maps are not accessible to people with a vision impairment or users who rely on keyboard navigation. We plan to fix this issue in upcoming releases. </li> <li><strong>Feedback form – error messages: </strong>Error messages in the feedback form are not associated with the field in which the error was detected and do not clearly indicate in which field the error was detected. We plan to fix this issue in upcoming releases.</li> <li><strong>Graphs and charts – use of colour: </strong>Some graphs and charts on the website rely on colour alone to communicate information, which is confusing for people with colour vision deficiency. 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