Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.loimaa.fi. It is subject to the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (306/2019), which requires that public online services must be accessible.

The City of Loimaa has websites that operate on the same principle and system as the City of Loimaa website and are covered by this accessibility statement. These websites are loimaantaidemuseo.fi, vesihovi.fi and loimaanvesi.fi.

Preparing an accessibility report

The website of the City of Loimaa was published on 18.2.2020 and the latest description was prepared on 4.9.2024. The description of the accessibility of the website is based on an assessment by the City of Loimaa and the external expert organisation Selko Digital.

The state of digital accessibility

The service largely meets accessibility requirements. The City of Loimaa website complies with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines for accessibility and has achieved the target level AA.

Deviations in accessibility

The accessibility gaps are grouped under the following headings:

can be found at
manage
understand
secure
other accessibility gaps

Can be found

There are some gaps in the textual responses.
There are isolated instances on the site where textual responses are missing or not descriptive (1.1.1).

Videos lack subtitles
There are videos on the service that are not subtitled. (1.2.2)

Videos lack captioning
There are videos on the site that lack captioning (1.2.5)

There are shortcomings in the implementation of the contact page
The contact page can be challenging to use with a keyboard and assistive devices, as the implementation has shortcomings in the overall structure and in the accessible names and roles of the elements (1.3.1), (4.1.2)

The purpose of the button can be unclear
The assistive technology user does not know to which category the button opening the submenu relates. (1.3.1)

There are shortcomings in the structure of the tables
Some table elements are not correctly marked by the software (1.3.1)

The current page will not be displayed programmatically
The current page is indicated visually, but the information is not transmitted programmatically. (1.3.1)

There are shortcomings in the hierarchy of headings
There are instances where the site skips title levels or where the title levels are inappropriate for the context (1.3.1)

There are gaps in the description of the purpose of the input fields
Input fields are not identified by appropriate autocomplete attributes (1.3.5)

Manage

Keyboard shortcomings for individual elements
Some elements cannot be controlled by keyboard alone. (2.1.1)

There are shortcomings in the implementation of the image gallery
The image gallery can be challenging to use with a keyboard and assistive devices due to implementation shortcomings in keyboard use, accessible names and roles of elements (2.1.1), (4.1.2)

There are shortcomings in the order of priority
The order of targeting is not logical in places or there is an excess of targeting on the site. (2.4.3)

Understand

Shortcomings in the compulsory indication of form fields
The method of indicating whether fields are mandatory is indicated at the bottom of the form (3.3.2)

Secure

Individual elements have incomplete accessible names
Individual elements have missing or incomplete reachable names (4.1.2)

The status of individual elements is not communicated to the user
There are individual elements in the service whose status is not communicated to the assistive user. (4.1.2)

The screen reader is not always informed that the form has been sent successfully
The screen reader is not directly informed of the successful transmission of the form. (4.1.3)

Other accessibility gaps

Not all files and forms available for download from the website yet meet the accessibility requirements. We are working to make them accessible to the best of our ability.

The service may contain videos published before 23 September 2020. Videos published before 23.9.2020 are not subject to the accessibility requirements.

Did you notice an accessibility gap in our digital service?

Feedback and contact details

The accessibility of the City of Loimaa website is the responsibility of the Communications Unit. Feedback and questions regarding accessibility can be sent to kirjaamo@loimaa.fi or by phone 02 76 110 (Loimaa City Switchboard). Non-accessible content can be requested in accessible format.

You can also give us accessibility feedback using the feedback form. Choose the topic Website, tell us in your message which page it is and describe the problem as precisely as possible.

If you notice any accessibility problems on the site, please first give feedback to us, the site administrator. It may take up to 14 days to respond. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, or if you do not receive a response at all within two weeks, you can report the problem to the Regional Administrative Board of Southwest Finland. The website of the Regional State Administrative Board of Southwest Finland explains exactly how to report the matter and how it will be handled.

Contact details of the supervisory authority

Regional State Administrative Agencies of Southwest Finland, Accessibility Control Unit www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi
accessibility(at)avi.fi
telephone number switchboard 0295 016 000