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Accessibility and Usability Statement

A Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. is committed to making the website institutional website, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 83/2018, of October 19, which transposes Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications.

I. State of compliance

The institutional website institutional websiteof the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. is fully compliant with Decree-Law No. 83/2018 of October 19.

II. Preparation of this accessibility and usability statement

This statement was updated on December 18, 2024.

In accordance with Article 9 of Decree-Law No. 83/2018, entities must adopt the monitoring procedures set out below. Procedures A) and B) are mandatory. Procedure C) is recommended.

A. Automatic evaluations carried out

  1. (2024-12-18). Report: www.fct.pt
    • Tool used: AccessMonitor
    • Sample: 59 pages.
    • Main results (summary): Across all 59 pages, an average score of 10 was obtained on the AccessMonitor scale (1-10), with the following levels of compliance: 89.8% are AAA compliant (no A+AA+AAA level errors).

B. Manual evaluations carried out:

  1. (2024-12-18). Report: “Contents” Checklist
    • Sample: 22 pages.
    • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 15/17
  2. (2024-12-18). Report: Checklist “10 functional aspects”
    • Sample: 23 pages.
    • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 21/21
  3. (2024-12-18). Report: Transaction Checklist
    • Sample: 22 pages.
    • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 8/8

C. Usability tests with people with disabilities:

The website has not yet been tested by users with disabilities.

III. Contact and request for information regarding the website

To contact us, send suggestions, make complaints, or request additional information regarding the content and/or featureson the websiteof the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., please use the following means:

Correio electrónico

gabcom@fct.pt

IV. Other evidence

The institutional website of the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. is certified with the Silver seal of usability and accessibility. The Silver seal means that the institutional website:

  • go through the "Contents" checklist
  • passes the accessibility test suite of an automatic validation tool commonly used in the market for 'AA' compliance
  • go through the "Transaction" checklist
  • go through the "10 functional aspects" checklist

V. Reporting situations of discrimination

According to Article 13(1) of Decree-Law No. 83/2018 of October 19, whenever a person with a disability is subject to less favorable treatment than that which is, has been, or will be given to another person in a comparable situation, which constitutes a discriminatory practice against persons with disabilities, as provided for and punished under the terms of Article 4 of Law No. 46/2006, of August 28, that person may file a complaint, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 34/2007 of February 15.

The National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR, I.P.) provides a form for reporting discrimination, forwarding complaints to the competent authorities. Each year, the INR, I.P. prepares an annual report on the application of the law that prohibits and punishes discrimination on the grounds of disability and the existence of an aggravated health risk (Law No. 46/2006 of August 28).

This Accessibility and Usability Statement was created with the help of the WAI-Tools PT v1.5 Generator, developed as part of the WAI-Tools project, of which AMA is an integral part. The Statement was designed in accordance with Decree-Law No. 83/2018 of October 19.

Updated on December 20, 2024