Digital accessibility

Utrecht University wants everyone to be able to use all the information on our website successfully. That is why we are paying attention to user-friendliness, accessibility and searchability.

The Temporary Decree on Digital Accessibility (in Dutch only) by the Government stipulates that government websites must meet accessibility requirements as laid down in EN 301 549/WCAG 2.1 and must be responsible for this in a published accessibility statement.

Accessibility statement

The UU site partially meets the accessibility requirements. We are initially working on improvements through editorial training of our editors and enhancing the content throughout the site. In addition, technical improvements have been made for this site (including information about bachelor and master prospective students), as well as information about students and the intranet. In our accessibility statements (in Dutch only) for the corporate website and information about bachelor and master prospective students, information about students and intranet we explain which parts on our site are not yet fully compliant and within what period we expect to resolve the issues. Utrecht University has about 500 different websites and pages that are managed completely autonomously by various faculties and employees under the responsibility of Utrecht University. These do not or hardly meet the accessibility requirements, read why.

The foundation of this accessibility declaration

In December 2020, an audit was carried out by an independent research agency for the uu.nl website. The findings are published this research report (in Dutch only). Since that report, many issues have improved; both on a technical and editorial level. A re-audit is planned. A re-examination has also been carried out. There will be another test moment for information about students, following planned technical adjustments.

Other accessibility declarations UU

How are we working on accessibility?

Utrecht University wants everyone to be able to use all the information on the uu.nl website. That is why we are focusing on user-friendliness, accessibility and searchability. In addition, we are continuously improving accessibility through various measures within our (daily) processes:

  • Testing before publication: our editorial staff checks all texts and other components for accessibility.
  • Technology: our IT department checks for digital accessibility. We then tackle the problems found.
  • Employee training: a lot of the editors have followed training courses on accessibility. In addition, manuals and guidelines on accessibility of web pages, documents and other digital products are available on the intranet.
  • Research: outside experts check our website. We then tackle the problems found.

Reporting accessibility problems

Are you encountering an accessibility problem? Or do you have a question or remark about accessibility? Then please contact us via toegankelijkheid@uu.nl.