Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

The body making the statement “Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)” 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://www.lih.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 specialised equipment (blind, partially sighted or otherwise disabled people).

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the European Standard EN 301 549 and the General Framework for Improving Web-Accessibility (RGAA) version 4.1.2 , due to the reasons listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

Non-compliance

  • Some decorative images are not correctly ignored by assistive technologies.
  • Some links are not explicit.
  • Some office documents for downloading are not accessible.
  • Some web pages do not have relevant titles.
  • On some pages the information is not structured by the use of titles.
  • Some videos have embedded text that is not transcribed.

Content not within the scope of the law of 28 May 2019

  • The structure of the cookie modal windows is provided by WebToffee’s GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, over which we have no control.
  • The video player is a service provided for Youtube over which we have no control.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 19 January 2024. The declarations contained in this statement are accurate and based on an actual evaluation of this website compliance with the requirements defined in RGAA 4.1.2 , such as a self-assessment done by “Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)”.

Feedback and contact information

If you notice a lack of accessibility, send us an email to communication@lih.lu: describe your problem and specify the page on which it occured. 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.

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