Digital Accessibility

Mines Saint-Étienne is committed to making its digital services accessible, in accordance with article 47 of Law No. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005.

To this end, we are implementing the following strategy and actions:

  • Drafting of a multi-year digital accessibility plan (in progress).
  • Development of a three-year multi-year action plan.

Compliance Status

The Mines Saint-Étienne website is non-compliant with the RGAA (General Accessibility Improvement Framework). The site has not yet undergone a formal compliance audit, but a proactive approach is underway as part of its redesign.

Our Priority Objectives

We are actively working to improve the following points:

  • Navigation:
    Optimizing keyboard navigation and adding skip links.
  • Alternative:
    Generalizing text descriptions for images and media.
  • Structure:
    Strict hierarchy of headings (H1 to H6) to facilitate reading by screen readers.
  • Documents:
    Progressive compliance of downloadable documents (PDFs, application files).

Display Customization

To improve your reading comfort, an accessibility settings menu is available in the header of each page. It allows you to adjust the site’s appearance according to your needs:

  • Contrast Management
    • Default: standard site display.
    • Enhance: increases contrasts for better distinction of elements.
    • Invert: switches to dark mode (light text on a black background) to reduce visual fatigue.
  • Font Adaptation (Dyslexia)
    • Default: institutional font.
    • Adapt (Dyslexia): switches to a specific font (such as OpenDyslexic) to facilitate reading for dyslexic individuals.
  • Reading Comfort
    • Line Spacing: possibility to increase the space between lines to avoid text crowding.
    • Justification: allows you to modify text alignment for smoother and less tiring reading.

Navigation Aids

Visual Aid and Zoom

To adapt the display to your vision, you can use universal keyboard shortcuts:

  • Windows / Linux: Ctrl + + to zoom in, Ctrl + - to zoom out.
  • Mac: Cmd + + to zoom in, Cmd + - to zoom out.
  • Mouse: Hold down the Ctrl (or Cmd) key and use the scroll wheel.

Navigation Markers

  • Breadcrumbs
    Located at the top of each page (except the homepage), they allow you to know your position and quickly navigate up the tree structure.
  • Back to Home
    The School’s logo located at the top left acts as a permanent link to the homepage.
  • Menus
    The main menu is structured to be predictable. On internal pages, a side menu facilitates navigation within the same theme.

Reporting and Contact

If you are unable to access content or a service, you can contact the School’s accessibility officer to be directed to an accessible alternative or to obtain the content in another format.

Recourse

If you notice an accessibility defect preventing you from accessing content or a feature on the site, and you report it to us but do not receive a response, you have the right to send your complaints or a request for referral to the Defender of Rights.

Several options are available to you:

  1. Write a message to the Defender of Rights.
  2. Contact the Defender of Rights’ delegate in your region.
  3. Send a letter (free, no stamp required) to:
    Defender of Rights
    Libre réponse 71120
    75342 Paris cedex 07

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