Accessibility declaration

Accessibility declaration

Collège de France is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with article 47 of law no. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005.
To this end, it is implementing the strategy and actions described in the annual plan and the multi-year plan currently being drafted (accessible as of June 2025).
This declaration of accessibility applies to the website: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr

Compliance status

The Collège de France website is not compliant with the general accessibility guidelines. The non-conformities are listed below.

Test results

The RGAA 4.1.2 compliance audit carried out by Temesis revealed that :

  • 46.97% of RGAA criteria are met.

In detail:

  • Number of compliant criteria: 31
  • Number of non-compliant criteria: 35
  • Number of criteria not applicable: 40

Content not accessible

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance

List of non-compliant criteria :

  • 1.2 Is each decorative image correctly ignored by assistive technologies?
  • 1.3 Is every image with information and a text alternative relevant (excluding special cases)?
  • 1.9 Is every image caption, if necessary, correctly linked to the corresponding image?
  • 3.1 On every web page, information should not be conveyed by color alone. Is this rule respected?
  • 3.2 Is the contrast between text color and background color sufficiently high on every web page (excluding special cases)?
  • 3.3 In each web page, are the colors used in interface components or graphic elements carrying information sufficiently contrasted (excluding special cases)?
  • 4.1 Does each pre-recorded time-based medium have a text transcription or audio description, if necessary (excluding special cases)?
  • 4.2 For each pre-recorded time-lapse medium with a synchronized text transcription or audio description, are these relevant (excluding special cases)?
  • 4.4 For each pre-recorded time-lapse medium with synchronized subtitles, are the subtitles relevant?
  • 6.1 Is every link explicit (excluding special cases)?
  • 7.1 Is each script, if necessary, compatible with assistive technologies?
  • 7.3 Can each script be controlled via the keyboard or any other pointing device (excluding special cases)?
  • 7.4 For each script that initiates a context switch, is the user warned or does he/she have control over it?
  • 7.5 On every web page, are status messages correctly rendered by assistive technologies?
  • 8.6 For each web page with a page title, is the title relevant?
  • 8.7 Is every language change indicated in the source code of every web page (excluding special cases)?
  • 8.9 On every web page, tags must not be used solely for presentation purposes. Is this rule respected?
  • 9.1 Are headings used to structure information on every web page?
  • 9.2 Is the structure of each web page consistent (excluding special cases)?
  • 9.3 Is every list on every web page correctly structured?
  • 10.1 Are style sheets used to control the presentation of information on the website?
  • 10.2 In each web page, does the visible content carrying information remain present when style sheets are deactivated?
  • 10.3 In each web page, does the information remain understandable when style sheets are deactivated?
  • 10.4 Does the text on each web page remain legible when the font size is increased to at least 200% (excluding special cases)?
  • 10.5 Are CSS declarations for element background and font colors used correctly on every web page?
  • 10.7 Is the focus visible on every web page for every element that receives focus?
  • 10.11 For each web page, can content be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without the need for either vertical scrolling for a window height of 256 px, or horizontal scrolling for a window width of 320 px (excluding special cases)?
  • 10.12 In each web page, can text spacing properties be redefined by the user without loss of content or functionality (excluding special cases)?
  • 11.1 Does each form field have a label?
  • 11.5 In each form, are fields of the same nature grouped together, if necessary?
  • 11.9 Is the title of each button on each form relevant (excluding special cases)?
  • 12.6 Can content grouping zones present on several web pages (header, main navigation, main content, footer and search engine zones) be reached or avoided?
  • 12.8 Is the tab order consistent on every web page?
  • 13.3 On every web page, is there an accessible version of every office document available for download (excluding special cases)?
  • 13.5 Does every web page have an alternative for cryptic content (ASCII art, emoticons, cryptic syntax)?

Content not subject to accessibility requirements

  • Files available in desktop formats published before September 23, 2018 ;
  • Third-party content not funded or developed by the organization concerned and not under its control: YouTube video players.

Drawing up this declaration of accessibility

This declaration was drawn up on February 10, 2025.

Technologies used to create this website

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Test environment

Web page tests were carried out with the following combinations of web browsers and screen readers:

  • Windows, NVDA 2024.4.1, Chrome 133
  • Windows, Jaws 2025, Chrome 133
  • macOS, VoiceOver, Safari
  • Android native, TalkBack 15.1, Chrome
  • iOS, VoiceOver, Safari

The following tools were used during the evaluation:

  • WCAG contrast checker
  • HeadingsMap
  • Web developer
  • ARC Toolkit

Site pages checked for compliance

  1. Home : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr
  2. Contact : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/acces-et-contacts
  3. Legal notice: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/mentions-legales
  4. Accessibility: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/accessibilite-non-conforme
  5. Search results : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/resultats-de-recherche?key=recherche
  6. Agenda : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda?f[0]=dates:min=2025-01-22
  7. Events : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/cours/intrication-complementarite-et-decoherence-des-experiences-de-pensee-information-quantique/intrication-complementarite-et-decoherence-des-experiences-de-pensee-information-quantique-1
  8. Audio : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/lecon-inaugurale/histoire-des-mentalites-religieuses/histoire-des-mentalites-religieuses-dans-occident-moderne
  9. Current chairs : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/chaires-actuelles
  10. Libraries and archives: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/bibliotheques-et-archives
  11. Asian Society Library: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/bibliotheque-archives/bibliotheque-de-la-societe-asiatique
  12. Collège de France today: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/le-college/le-college-de-france-aujourd-hui
  13. Publications: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/editions/lecons-inaugurales/pollinisation-un-equilibre-en-peril-9782722608344
  14. Cycle: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/seminaire/le-secteur-sombre-de-univers-matiere-et-energie-noires
  15. Statutory Chair: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/chaire/patrick-boucheron-histoire-des-pouvoirs-en-europe-occidentale-xiiie-xvie-siecle-chaire-statutaire History of Powers in Western Europe, 13th to 16th century
  16. Specific programs: https: //www.college-de-france.fr/fr/le-college/avenir-commun-durable
  17. News : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/actualites
  18. News article : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/actualites/les-lundis-du-college-de-france-aubervilliers-1
  19. Working at the Collège de France : https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/le-college/travailler-au-college-de-france
  20. Job offer (offer depublished)

Feedback and contact

If you are unable to access any content or service, you can contact the website manager to be directed to an accessible alternative or obtain the content in another form.

Avenues of appeal

This procedure is to be used in the following case.

You have notified the website manager of a lack of accessibility that is preventing you from accessing content or one of the services and you have not received a satisfactory response.