WL SIPS DOCS

Web content accessibility provides access to all content and functions, regardless of physical or material constraints.

All digital content must be accessible:

• For everybody (including situations of permanent or temporary disability)
• On all devices

Only companies with sales of at least 250 million euros over the last three years are concerned.

Web content accessibility applies to:

• internet, intranet, extranet sites; software packages, when they constitute applications used through a web browser or a mobile application;
• mobile applications, which are defined as any application software designed and developed for use on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, regardless of operating system or hardware;

French regulations are based on the RGAA (Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité). It defines the criteria for :

• the audit
• the compliance

Worldline Sips is in the process of complying with French web content accessibility standards.

This means:

• Auditing all the impacted applications
• Establishing for all those applications:
  • an accessibility statement, mentioning in particular the state of compliance of the application and the mandatory legal mentions
  • a compliance plan listing compliance milestones
  • a multi-year plan outlining long-term strategy for ensuring the compliance of its applications