Accessibility statement to the General Accessibility Reference for Administrations (RGAA)

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Accessibility

The Syndicat Mixte de la Grande Dune du Pilat undertakes to make its websites, intranet,
extranet and its accessible software packages (and its mobile applications and street furniture
digital) in accordance with Article 47 of Law No. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005.
To this end, the Syndicat Mixte de la Grande Dune du Pilat is implementing the strategy and the
following actions:

  • Publication of the multi-year accessibility plan (in progress);
  • Publication of action plans 2025 – 2027 (in progress).
    This accessibility statement applies to the site www.ladunedupilat.com.

Compliance Status

The site www.ladunedupilat.com is not in conformity with the General Improvement Framework
of Accessibility (RGAA), version 4 due to non-conformities and derogations
listed below.

Test results

The compliance audit carried out by the company AccessProd reveals that:

  • 38.89 % of the RGAA version 4.1.2 criteria are met;
  • The average compliance rate of the online service is 53.5%. This is the
    average of the compliance rate obtained on each of the pages in the sample.
    This percentage corresponds to:
  • 44 non-compliant criteria;
  • 28 compliant criteria;
  • 34 criteria not applicable.

Content not accessible

Non-conformities

  • Not all images are correctly ignored by technologies
    assistance when they are decorative.
  • Not all text alternatives for images are relevant or informative.
    when they carry information.
  • Some image captions are not rendered correctly.
  • Live attendance frames are not clearly identifiable by a
    screen reader.
  • The active menu item and selected tabs are only indicated by the
    color.
  • There are no text transcripts of the videos.
  • Videos are not subtitled in all languages available on the site.
  • Videos do not have audio description where required.
  • The text content adjacent to the videos does not allow for clear identification of each
    media.
  • Data tables do not have properly rendered column headers.
  • Some tables are used to format content.
  • Some links are not explicit and are poorly vocalized by technologies
    assistance.
  • Some scripts need to be fixed to be compatible with technologies
    assistance and keyboard navigation, such as:
    o the main navigation menu of the site, in desktop and mobile versions;
    o the filter system;
    o many interface buttons;
    o tabbed display systems;
    o check boxes and radio buttons;
    o the search bar input suggestions;
    o display systems in folding blocks of the “accordion” type;
    o certain modal windows displaying information or functionality
    above the page content.
  • Alert or status messages displayed in real time without reloading the
  • page when submitting forms are not rendered correctly.
  • The source code of the pages is not always valid and can cause problems
    restitution.
  • Texts in a language other than the default language of the page are not
    identifiable as such.
  • The title of the search page (browser tab) is not shown.
  • Structure tags are used to display paragraphs of text.
  • Empty paragraphs are used for presentation purposes only.
  • Some heading levels do not follow a logical order, causing errors in
    hierarchy between titles.
  • The footer area and breadcrumbs are not structured correctly.
    technical point of view.
  • Some item lists are not structured correctly.
  • The quote blocks are not structured correctly.
  • Some tags and attributes used for the presentation of information are
    present in the generated source code of certain pages.
  • Some text disappears or is not readable when the font size or
    the graphic zoom is increased up to 200%.
  • Element background color and font declarations are not set correctly
    used.
  • Some links are not visible enough compared to the surrounding text.
  • Keyboard navigation is not always visible.
  • Some blocks do not display fully when the window width is
    decreased to 320px.
  • Custom tooltips cannot be closed without moving the pointer from the
    mouse or focus.
  • Some form fields do not have labels correctly associated or they
    are not relevant.
  • Some fields of the same nature are not grouped together.
  • Some forms do not have any indication of required fields.
  • Automatically filling form fields containing data from
    the user is not compliant.
  • The footer and navigation areas are not identifiable and cannot
  • therefore not be reached or avoided.
  • The tab order is not always consistent.
  • Keyboard navigation of the main menu in mobile or reduced screen version continues
    in the rest of the site while the component is still displayed.
  • Not all downloadable files are compatible with all technologies.
    assistance.
  • The home banner images and carousel links scroll
    automatically without being able to be stopped.
  • The site cannot be viewed in landscape orientation.
  • Consulting certain blocks requires complex gestures with no alternative
    achievable through simple gestures.

Exceptions for disproportionate burden

No exceptions.

Content not subject to the accessibility obligation

Some content is exempt from the accessibility requirement and is outside the scope of
the legal obligation. The interactive map of the “How to get here?” page and the video
from the “The Grand Site” page because the information is available in the adjacent content.

Establishment of this accessibility statement

This statement was made on May 16, 2025.

Technologies used to create the website

  • HTML 5
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Test environment

Content restitution checks were carried out based on the combination
provided by the RGAA reference base, with the following versions:

  • Firefox 138 and NVDA 2024.4.2
  • Chrome 136 and NVDA 2024.4.2
  • Firefox 138 and JAWS 2024
  • Safari 18.4 and VoiceOver (OS 15.4)
  • Chrome 136 and TalkBack 15 (Android 14)

Tools for assessing accessibility

The following tools were used during the evaluation:

  • Color Contrast Analyzer
  • Developer tools built into browsers
  • Web Developer Bar

Site pages that have been subject to compliance verification

Feedback and Contact

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

  • Call 05 56 22 81 22
  • Contact the Mixed Syndicate of the Grande Dune du Pilat Route de Biscarrosse RD218
    Dune reception area 33115 Pyla-sur-Mer

Remedies

If you notice an accessibility defect preventing you from accessing content or
functionality of the site, that you report it to us and that you are unable to obtain a
response from us, you have the right to send your complaints or a request for
referral to the Defender of Rights.
Several means are at your disposal:

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