Accessibility

The website of Rīga Stradiņš University www.rsu.lv is designed in accordance with international norms and standards to ensure accessibility for all web users. Accessibility principles include diversity and meaningfulness of functionality. Feel free to contact us if you encounter any errors or inconveniences while using the website. Your feedback will help us to make our website even more user-friendly.

Accessibility Statement

Rīga Stradiņš University undertakes to make its website accessible pursuant to the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 445 of 14 July 2020 Procedures for Publishing Information on the Internet by Institutions (hereinafter - Regulation No. 445). This Accessibility Statement applies to the website of Rīga Stradiņš University www.rsu.lv. The website has undergone a simplified accessibility assessment. The method used – Guidelines for assessing the compliance with accessibility requirements for institutional websites and justifying disproportionate burden drafted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (MoEPRD).

How accessible is this website

The University's website partially complies with Regulation No. 445 for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the requirements of Regulation No. 445

Contrast - functionality is not included in the site design
Text alternative for images - some images are not accompanied by ALT texts

This website was last evaluated on 23.05.2023. The evaluation was carried out by Aigars Červinskis, Chief Web Editor, Public Relations Unit, Rīga Stradiņš University.

Document certifying the evaluation

Accessibility Assessment Protocol – 2023

Accessibility alternatives

If you require content in a different format, please contact us by sending an email to rsursu[pnkts]lv.

Please, indicate the following:

a link to the content (URL);
your name and email address;
the format you need for certain content (e.g. audio CD, accessible PDF).

Feedback and communication

We are constantly striving to improve the accessibility of this website.

If you encounter any problems or shortcomings that are not mentioned in this statement, please contact the Rīga Stradiņš University Communication Department.

E-mail: kdrsu[pnkts]lv
Phone: +37167062745
Address: 16 Dzirciema iela, Rīga

Filing a complaint

If we have not responded adequately to your application or complaint regarding the accessibility of the website’s content, you are entitled to lodge a complaint to the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia.

Address: 25 Baznīcas iela, Rīga, LV-1010
Phone: +37167686768
E-mail: tiesibsargstiesibsargs[pnkts]lv
https://www.tiesibsargs.lv/en/contacts/

Details of the preparation of the statement

This statement was first issued on 23.05.2023.

Description of options

This website provides the following options:

navigate using only the keyboard;
zoom in on the content;
use screen readers (including the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
listen to written content using the built-in features of your browser;
convert audio content to text using the built-in options in your browser;
read content in plain language.

For more information on accessibility, see the guidelines drafted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (in Latvian).

For general questions about accessibility, please contact Jānis Ratkevičs, Head of Information and Communication Technology Management Processes, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (janis[pnkts]ratkevisvaram[pnkts]gov[pnkts]lv). If you wish to enquire about the accessibility of a specific website, you should contact the relevant authority. If you would like to make suggestions for improving the platform, please contact timeklvietnesmk[pnkts]gov[pnkts]lv.

The following section details how users can use the website more easily and efficiently with various tools built into the browser operating system and the website.

Navigate using your keyboard

This website allows users to navigate using only the keyboard. You can navigate the website by pressing the Tab key, which is usually located on the left side of the keyboard. Each press of the Tab key moves the cursor to the next element of the page, such as links to other pages or buttons relevant to the page. Pressing the Shift and Tab keys simultaneously moves the cursor to the previous element. The focused element is highlighted by a colour change and looks like a framed box. To activate this element (i.e. click on it), press the Enter key.

The first element available when navigating with the keyboard is a shortcut to the main content of the page - this can be used to skip navigation elements and get straight to the content of each page, which is particularly convenient for screen reader users.

Built-in features of the browser
All popular browsers allow you to zoom in and zoom out. To zoom in, press Ctrl and + simultaneously on your keyboard. To zoom out press Ctrl and -. Alternatively, hold down the Ctrl key and scroll up or down with the mouse wheel.
Built-in features of the operating system
The operating system Windows 10 includes a Magnifier tool that enables you to zoom in. Press the Start menu and type Magnifier (Start > Magnifier) and press Enter. A small overlapping window appears, which you can move with the mouse to zoom in on everything in it at different distances.
On a Mac computer, go to Apple menu > System Preferences > Accessibility (or Universal Access) > Zoom.

Screen reader

A screen reader is a software that attempts to detect and interpret what is being displayed on a screen. This interpretation is then rendered in audio form or using Braille display.

The content of this website has been created in accordance with the technical standards of the screen reader. For example, images have alt text (a textual description of the content of the image), while buttons, content and other practical page elements are placed and arranged so that the sequence of information is logical and easy to follow for the screen reader.

A selection of popular screen readers:

Audio content

You can listen to the text content of the website in audio format using the built-in function in your browser (e.g. Edge).

Transcription of audio content

Audio content is transcribed by the subtitling function of the platforms used by the website (e.g. Youtube, Panopto). Visitors of the website can also use web-based tools and browser extensions to transcribe audio content.