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Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement describes the level of compliance of GenderStat.be with the applicable digital accessibility standards.

The Institute for the Equality of Women and Men is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Act of 19 July 2018 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies.

This accessibility statement applies to the website:
https://www.genderstat.be.

1 Level of compliance

This website is partially compliant due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

2 Preparation of the statement

A simplified accessibility audit of the website was conducted on 08/04/2026.
Consult the 2026 simplified accessibility audit report.

3 Non-accessible content

The simplified audit identified the following non-compliances:

  • Some buttons do not have discernible text.
  • Some form elements do not have labels.
  • Some links do not have discernible text.
  • Some elements do not have sufficient color contrast.
  • The <html> element does not have a valid value for the lang attribute.
  • Scrollable regions are not accessible via the keyboard.
  • <ul> and <ol> elements do not directly contain only <li>, <script>, or <template> elements.

Since then, several corrections have been made (see next section).

4 Implemented corrections

Following the audit, several corrective measures were implemented:

  • The incorrect lang attribute on the HTML element (/locale-select) was corrected.
  • Additional aria-label attributes were added.
  • The contrast of the quiz cards was improved.
  • Invisible overlays were removed.
  • The contrast of the header elements was improved.
  • Indexing of redirecting share URLs was prevented.
  • External redirect links were resolved.
  • The sitemaps for the English and German versions were corrected.
  • The alternate URLs in the homepage metadata were corrected.

5 Contact details

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this website, you can contact us at: genderstat@iefh.be.

If you are not satisfied with the response, you may follow our complaints procedure: plaintes@iefh.be.

If you disagree with the response received, you may contact the Federal Ombudsman:
Rue de Louvain 48, box 6 - 1000 Brussels
contact@federalombudsman.be

 

 

This statement was prepared in French and Dutch on 05/12/2025 and translated into English and German on 07/04/2026.

The last review of this statement took place on 18/06/2026.