Accessibility Statement - Savoie Mont Blanc University - Education

Savoie Mont Blanc University website – www.univ-smb.fr

Last updated: December 2, 2025

Savoie Mont Blanc University is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with regulations (RGAA 4.1) in order to ensure equal access to information for all users.

This statement applies to the website:
https://www.univ-smb.fr/

This statement does not apply to subdomains of the same domain:

Websites not covered by this statement

Statement of Compliance

The Université Savoie Mont Blanc website – www.univ-smb.fr – is partially compliant with the General Accessibility Improvement Framework (RGAA) version 4.1.2 due to the non-conformities and exceptions listed below.
The Communications and Disability Affairs team is working to continuously improve the accessibility of its content, with the goal of exceeding an 80% compliance score.

We have already worked to make essential content available in text format, ensure functional keyboard navigation, prioritize mobile readability, and provide the ability to skip to content and adjust contrast levels.

Test results

The compliance audit conducted by the USMB’s Communications Department in November 2025 reveals that the website is 69% compliant with RGAA version 4.1.2

Inaccessible content

The content listed below is not available for the following reasons

Blue text on a white background is not sufficient
Image linked without an alt text, empty button
Redundant links, noscript tags
The title hierarchy could be improved
"aria-hidden" & "aria-expanded" sometimes misused
A few informative images without alt or alt="" incorrect
Insufficient contrast
Videos without automatic subtitles
Several redundant links ("Learn more")
Skip to section headings
Custom text spacing: Some secondary blocks lose some of their secondary content when the spacing is significantly increased, but handle zoom levels well
Some focus points are not visible
The presentation videos do not include text transcripts, audio descriptions, or subtitles
Navigation via skip links is not optimal and should be improved
There are no alternatives—or no relevant alternatives—to images that convey information
Images containing complex information require a detailed description
Some links do not have an explicit label
Some JavaScript features are not compatible with assistive technologies
Some sequences of elements are not structured as lists
Some pages have issues with tab navigation
Touch targets less than 24 pixels wide

Third-party content not subject to accessibility requirements

YouTube player (third-party service);

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on December 11, 2025.

Technologies used to build the website
The site is built using the WordPress CMS: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

User agents, assistive technologies, and tools used to verify accessibility
Web page testing was conducted using the following combinations of web browsers and screen readers:

Firefox browser on Windows
Edge browser on Windows
Google Chrome browser on a smartphone
Safari browser on iPhone

The following tools were used during the evaluation:

Wave
Firefox browser extension: DevTools
Manual testing with NVDA / VoiceOver

Website pages that have been verified for compliance

www.univ-smb.fr/
www.univ-smb.fr/universite/decouvrir-lusmb/
www.univ-smb.fr/universite/plans/
www.univ-smb.fr/formation/scolarite/
www.univ-smb.fr/international/partir-a-letranger/
www.univ-smb.fr/recherche/
www.univ-smb.fr/universite/organisation-de-lusmb/la-presidence/
www.univ-smb.fr/universite/travailler-a-lusmb/
www.univ-smb.fr/recherche/culture-scientifique-pour-tous/
www.univ-smb.fr/international/unita/
www.univ-smb.fr/vie-etudiante-campus/
www.univ-smb.fr/recherche/laboratoires-et-expertises/
www.univ-smb.fr/agenda/
www.univ-smb.fr/actualites/

Methodology: a combination of automated tests (scans) and manual checks (keyboard navigation, screen reader testing, and review of HTML/ARIA structure).

Feedback and Contact

If you are unable to access certain content or services, you can contact the communications manager to be directed to an accessible alternative or to obtain the content in another format.

by email: direction.communication@univ-smb.fr
by mail: Communications Department, 27 rue Marcoz, 73000 CHAMBÉRY

Remedies

If you are not satisfied with the response you received, you can contact the Human Rights Defender:

Ombudsman for National Education and Higher Education
Via the online form: https://formulaire.defenseurdesdroits.fr/

This procedure should be used in the following situation.

You have reported an accessibility issue to the website administrator that prevents you from accessing content or one of the portal’s services, and you have not received a satisfactory response.

Write a message to the Human Rights Defender:https://formulaire.defenseurdesdroits.fr/
Send a letter by mail (free of charge; no stamp required): Défenseur des droits, Reply Mail 71120, 75342 Paris CEDEX 07

Appendices

Improvement Plan

Contrast correction: First half of 2026 (Webmaster)
Image compliance (alt text and decorative images): First half of 2026 (Webmaster)
Revision of link titles: First half of 2026 (led by Content Editors)
Systematic video captioning: First half of 2026 (Communications Department Manager)
Advanced ARIA audit: First half of 2026 (Webmaster and accessibility service provider)
Complete redesign of the USMB website: 2027 (Head of Communications)

Appendix: RGAA Audit Checklist

Summary of results by RGAA criterion (excerpt from audits)

The summary below outlines the key themes of the RGAA and the findings based on automated audits (AIM/WAVE) and the manual tests provided (keyboard navigation, VoiceOver). Each section includes a status indicator (OK / Partially compliant / Needs correction / Needs verification) and practical notes.

1. Images (criteria 1.1–1.9)

Status: To be corrected

Findings: image linked without alt, alt empty or redundant; several informational images with missing or irrelevant descriptions.
Details: issues identified during the audit (missing alternative text for linked images, null or empty alternative text, redundant alternative text). See section 4.1.
Recommendations: add alt relevant for informational images, alt="" For decorative images, provide detailed descriptions (using `longdesc` or links) when necessary, and check the associated captions.

2. Management (criteria 2.1–2.2)

Status: To be verified

Findings: No explicit mention in the automated report; verify the use of<fieldset> and aria-labelledby for grouping elements (forms, widgets).
Recommendations: Ensure that each has an appropriate job title role="group" or fieldset used.

3. Colors (criteria 3.1–3.3)

Status: To be corrected

Findings: 5 contrast errors identified (very low contrast).
Recommendations: Adjust the color schemes of text and interactive elements to meet at least the RGAA thresholds (4.5:1 for normal text), and avoid conveying information solely through color.

4. Multimedia (criteria 4.1–4.13)

Status: To be corrected

Findings: promotional videos without transcripts, captions, or audio descriptions (as noted in the initial audit provided for the source site).
Recommendations: Provide verbatim transcripts, synchronized captions for video content, audio descriptions for rich media when necessary, and keyboard controls for players.

5. Tables (criteria 5.1–5.8)

Status: To be verified

Findings: The audit did not explicitly identify any complex tables. It should be verified whether data tables exist on the audited pages.
Recommendations: Include a summary for complex tables; use them correctly <th scope> or headers if necessary.

6. Links (criteria 6.1 → 6.2)

Status: Partially compliant → Needs correction

Findings: Several redundant links detected; some links are not explicit.
Recommendations: Make each link explicit (use meaningful text), avoid unnecessary repetition, and standardize the labels.

7. Scripts (criteria 7.1–7.5)

Status: To be corrected

Findings: numerous factors <noscript> and dynamic behaviors using ARIA / tabindex need to be verified. Status messages and context changes may not be rendered correctly.
Recommendations: Ensure functional alternatives without JavaScript when necessary; ensure that context changes are signaled via aria-live or appropriate ARIA attributes, and that all controls are keyboard-accessible.

8. Required elements (criteria 8.1–8.10)

Status: Partially compliant

Findings: Document language detected (OK), presence of a <title> (to be confirmed on all pages), but the Hn structure is sometimes incorrect (missing headings).
Recommendations: Check to see if there is only one <h1> per page, relevant titles, HTML validation according to the DOCTYPE, and consistent language declaration.

9. Information organization (criteria 9.1–9.4)

Status: To be corrected

Issues: missing heading levels, lists, and citations that need to be verified.
Recommendations: Restore a logical hierarchy of headings; ensure that lists are <ul>/<ol> rather than visual formatting.

10. Presentation of Information (Criteria 10.1–10.14)

Status: To be corrected

Issues: Focus is sometimes not visible (10.7); additional content visible only via CSS is not accessible via keyboard (10.14); some content loses elements due to text spacing (10.12); content revealed on hover is not accessible via keyboard (10.13).
Recommendations: Make the focus clearly visible, ensure that all content is keyboard-accessible, and avoid relying solely on CSS for critical information.

11. Forms (criteria 11.1–11.13)

Status: To be corrected

Issues: Incomplete labeling for certain fields; button without a label (empty button); label consistency needs to be verified (11.1, 11.2, 11.3).
Recommendations: add <label for> or aria-label/aria-labelledby For each field, group similar fields together and provide labels for the field sets.

12. Navigation (criteria 12.1–12.11)

Status: Partially compliant

Findings: The tab order is mostly consistent (estimated keyboard navigation coverage of 90%), but some issues remain to be addressed: skip areas, skip links, uncontrollable keyboard shortcuts, and inaccessible additional content (12.6, 12.7, 12.10, 12.11).
Recommendations: Finalize the tab order, verify that the skip link is working properly, document the process, and allow users to disable single-key shortcuts.

13. Consultation (criteria 13.1–13.12)

Status: To be verified / Partially compliant

Findings: No widespread reports of inaccessible downloaded documents were found in the summary audit; verify the accessibility of PDFs and office documents.
Recommendations: Provide accessible versions of downloadable documents; ensure that the layout and controls are compatible and that visual effects can be controlled.