Web Accessibility Law in France (RGAA) – A Comprehensive Guide!

By: Skynet Technologies USA LLC
Dec 13, 23
Dec 13, 23
France Web Accessibility

过去几年,法国也开始渴望实现其数字无障碍目标. There were around 5.根据法国国家统计和经济研究所发布的一份出版物,2019年法国有9500万残疾成年人,并且这一数字每年都在显著增加. The French government developed the French Disability Act (RGAA), which is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

本文将重点讨论这项无障碍法律及其对在法国运营的组织的要求.

RGAA – What do you know about it?

RGAA (Référentiel Générale d’Accessibilité pour les Administrations’) or General Accessibility Framework for Administrations, 有助于验证不同组织提供的在线信息的可访问性. 每个组织(基于和/或在法国运营)和行政当局应该实施最佳网络实践,以确保每个人都能访问数字. 法国有一个技术参考来验证强制性遵守的遵从性标准.

Not only people with disabilities, 但老年人或其他用户在访问网络内容时也会遇到麻烦, 这也是网络排斥的一部分,最终使网站在诉讼和处罚方面处于弱势地位.

RGAA is based on Article 47 of Law No 2005-102 of February 11, 2005, 平等权利和责任,适用于年收入超过2.5亿欧元的企业(基于三年平均值). Smaller businesses are not explicitly required to abide by RGAA; however, they are expected to conform to the laws.

So, each organization/business must conform with WCAG level A, AA and EN 301 549 to be accessible in France.

Requirements of Article 47 of the Law No. 2005-102

Article 47 is amended by Ordinance No. 2023年9月6日第2023-859号法令,此更新版本于2023年9月8日生效.

  1. 每个组织的每一项在线公共传播服务都应该在明确的建议下为残疾人提供无障碍服务. The recommendations are set by the decree of the Council of State.

  2. 非营利性组织的网络公共传播服务,不提供针对残疾人需要的必要公共服务的,不适用本条规定.

  3. Accessibility of any type of online public services (websites, applications, intranet, software packages, etc.) regardless of its means of access and mode of consultation is mandatory. Moreover, 标准的实现不应该给组织造成不成比例的负担. 国务委员会的法令在第L条中也规定了这种不成比例的负担. 146-1 of the Social Action and Families Code.

  4. 组织需要发布可访问性声明,以展示如何实现可访问性. Their home page must have an accessibility statement. Also, 他们需要制定一个多年计划,以保持其在线公共通信服务的可访问性.

  5. 欧洲议会和理事会2016年10月26日关于组织网站和移动应用程序可访问性的指令(EU) 2016/2102第1条第4款中提到了豁免内容. 根据在线公共通信服务的类型,免税额可以有所不同. Moreover, 该法令规定了培训从事在线公共通信服务的组织工作人员的条款和条件.

Read the official document to understand the requirements completely.

Consequences of Noncompliance

如果残疾人在网络公共通信服务中发现无障碍问题,可以向法院要求赔偿. 处罚或诉讼后果可能根据所受损害的程度而有所不同. Also, if the organization is found to be guilty of consecutive violations, 投诉提出后6个月内,可被指定为不合格实体. Therefore, 组织的网站和数字资产必须符合所有要求的测试, training, and documentation recommendations.

Measures to be taken to avoid legal implications due to inaccessibility!

Most importantly, 使用网页的定期数据分析报告来识别有问题的网页. RGAA有三种审计状态,以确定网站/应用程序和其他在线产品和服务是否合法或不合规, non-conforming, and not relevant.

组织必须采取必要的步骤,在合理的时间内通过修复一些关键元素来解决可访问性问题,例如,

  • Alt text for images
  • Captions for videos
  • Screen magnifiers
  • Keyboard-only alternatives
  • Text size and color
  • Color contrasts
  • All forms, buttons, and menu.

有许多无障碍平台和检查器进行无障碍测试,以验证所有在线公共传播服务和产品的立法要求. 这些可访问性检查器通过检测错误和提供建议来帮助纠正数字产品/服务的不可访问性.

Both manual and automated website accessibility audits 建议如何确保网上公共通讯服务或产品的可及性.

Wrapping up

RGAA portrays a crucial milestone in EU web accessibility politics. W3C和这个非营利组织确保所有人都可以使用RGAA有效地访问web.

We are a proud W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) and IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) 成员和全球无障碍社区的一部分,以保持最新的合规准则.

We are providing website ADA WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level A, AA, AAA remediation services, Website ADA Compliance Audit, VPAT Accessibility Conformance Report, Accessibility Document Remediation, Ongoing Website Accessibility monitoring, Accessibility Training, Consulting, Support and AI quick website accessibility improvements .

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