Accessibility of websites | UniGe

If you are looking for information on the accessibility of buildings, consult the appropriate page https://unige.en/disability-dsa/ateneo-accessible or in general pages with information on disability and DSA.

What is meant by accessibility

Article 1 of Law 4 of 9 January 2004 'Provisions to favour the access of disabled persons to IT tools' takes up the constitutional principle of equality and states that 'the Republic recognises and protects the right of every person to access all sources of information and related services, including those that are articulated through IT and telematic tools. In particular, the right of disabled persons to access computer and telematic services of the public administration and public utility services is protected and guaranteed, in compliance with the principle of equality pursuant to Article 3 of the Constitution'.

Law 4 of 2004 with the term 'accessibility' intends to refer to the ability of computer systems, in the forms and within the limits allowed by technological knowledge, to provide services and information usable, without discrimination, also by those who, due to disabilities, need assistive technologies or special configurations. It concerns the hardware and software products (including websites) of public administrations.

Accessibility declarations

The University of Genoa publishes an ecosystem of related websites according to the topics covered. Statements of accessibility are available in accordance with Legislative Decree 10 August 2018, no. 106 which transposed EU Directive 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

For declarations of thematic sites and key structures, please refer to the relevant sites.

Accessibility objectives

Article 9 of Decree Law 179 of 18 October 2012 'Further urgent measures for the growth of the country' (published in Official Gazette 245 of 19 October 2012 - Suppl. Ordinario no. 194 and converted with amendments by Law no. 221 of 17 December 2012 Suppl. Ordinario no. 208, relating to the Official Gazette no. 294 of 18 December 2012), provides for accessibility provisions on workstations and documents published on the websites of public administrations and introduces the obligation for public administrations to publish annual accessibility objectives on their websites.