Definition of accessibility

"Ensuring that the Web and its services are available to everybody, regardless of the hardware or software that they are using, their network infrastructure, mother tongue, culture, geographic location or their physical and abilities"
(Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web).

Carrefour.com, accessible to everyone

The Carrefour.com website has been awarded the Bronze Accessiweb label in recognition of its extremely high level of accessibility. A web site's accessibility is a measure of its ability to make its content available to as many people as possible.

Many features

The Bronze level (47 technical criteria) certifies that the site takes the main accessibility recommendations into account. Carrefour.com therefore boasts a high level of accessibility, meaning that disabled people in particular can use various technical aids to browse it (a Braille terminal, screen reading software, voice output applications, etc.).

This site has many accessibility features, including:

• Alt-text: images have text attributes which can be read by voice output applications (for visually impaired people)
• Display customisation: character sizes can be increased for the visually impaired, text decoration styles (colours, etc.) can be changed...
• Ergonomics: contrast and legibility are improved for the visually impaired, titles are systematically used so that the text can be better understood, etc.
• Navigational aids: users can navigate through pages on the site using the tab key instead of the mouse (for people with motor disabilities)...
• Animation control: animations on the site can be controlled and stopped depending on requirements.