The body making the statement “Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)” is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the law of 28 May 2019 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies. This accessibility statement applies to: https://researchportal.list.lu/
What is digital accessibility?
Everyone should be able to easily use and consult the information on a website or an app, in particular people with disabilities and/or using assistive software or specialized equipment (blind, partially sighted or otherwise disabled people).
Compliance status
This website is not compliant with the European Standard EN 301 549 and the Web Accessibility Assessment Framework (RAWeb) version 1.1 . The reasons for this non-compliance are listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):
Non-compliance
- Several elements of non-compliance are described in this document, some of which are recurrent on several pages:
- Some informative images have no text alternative.
- Some decorative images are not ignored by screen readers.
- The text alternatives of some informative images are not relevant.
- Some complex images do not provide a detailed description.
- Some frames (frame, iframe) have no title.
- Some information is conveyed by color alone.
- Some texts have insufficient contrast with their background.
- Some components or graphical elements have insufficient contrast with their background.
- The label of some links and their context do not allow to understand their function or destination.
- Some links have no label.
- Some interface components are not compatible with screen readers.
- Some interface components cannot be controlled by keyboard.
- Some context changes are not announced in advance or controllable by the user.
- Some status messages are not correctly conveyed to screen readers.
- Some HTML tags are used solely for visual presentation purposes.
- On some pages, content is not appropriately structured using headings (h1, h2, etc.).
- On some pages, the document structure is not consistent (landmark regions).
- Some lists are not marked up as such.
- Some information disappears when CSS is disabled.
- Some information becomes incomprehensible when CSS is disabled.
- Some text becomes unreadable when the font size is increased to 200%.
- CSS declarations for background color and font are missing.
- Some non-obvious links are not highlighted by a contrasting color and a display change on keyboard focus or mouse hover.
- On some elements, focus is not visible during keyboard navigation.
- Some form fields have no label.
- Some form fields of same nature are not grouped together.
- Some form fields do not correctly validate input.
- Some form fields do not facilitate auto-completion.
- Some pages do not offer at least two navigation systems (menu, site map, search, etc.).
- Some page regions are not marked up as such.
- There is no skip link to the main content.
- Some PDF documents are not accessible and have no alternative.
Accessibility features
- Language management is correctly handled in the source code.
- The various pages of the site have a relevant and easily identifiable name.
- The site's presentation is handled exclusively through stylesheets.
- No horizontal scrolling is required for small window sizes.
- Text spacing is properly taken into account.
- Form fields are correctly labelled.
- Keyboard navigation on the site is good, and no keyboard traps are present.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 29 May 2026. The declarations contained in this statement are accurate and based on an actual evaluation of this website compliance with the requirements defined in RAWeb 1.1, such as an assessment carried out by a third-party: Ipedis.
Feedback and contact information
If you notice a lack of accessibility, send us an email to stephanie.pasero@list.lu: describe your problem and specify the page on which it occurred. We commit to replying to you within 1 month. Within reasonable limits, the correction of the accessibility issue will preferably be carried out online such as to remedy the problem in a sustainable way. Should this not be possible, the information you requested can be made available to you in an accessible format of your choice:
- in writing in a document or email;
- orally in an interview or by phone.
Enforcement procedure
Should the reply be unsatisfactory, you also have the possibility of informing the Information and Press Service, the body responsible for supervising accessibility, via its online complaint form or the Ombudsperson, the mediator of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
This statement is based on the model set out in the Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523. This model is owned by the European Union and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
