Website Accessibility Statement for dk.airliquide.com

 

Last Updated: August 19, 2025

At Air Liquide, we are committed to making our website accessible to all users, regardless of technology or ability. We strive to ensure that our digital presence is inclusive and provides an equitable experience for everyone, reflecting our commitment to the principles of universal design.

Our Commitment to Accessibility 

We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and, in doing so, adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines. Our goal is to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities and user-friendly for everyone.
 

Adherence to these guidelines helps make the web more user-friendly for all people. While we strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website

Measures to Support Accessibility

Air Liquide takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

  • Dedicated Accessibility Team/Responsibility: We have designated individuals/teams responsible for overseeing our accessibility efforts.
  • Accessibility Integrated into Our Processes: Accessibility considerations are integrated into our design, development, and content creation workflows.
  • Regular Accessibility Audits: We conduct regular internal and external accessibility audits to identify and address accessibility barriers.
  • Staff Training: Our staff involved in website content creation and management receive ongoing training on web accessibility best practices.
  • Use of Accessible Technologies: We aim to use technologies that support accessibility features.
  • User Feedback Mechanism: We provide a clear channel for users to report accessibility issues.


Conformance Status

dk.airliquide.com website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. "Partially conformant" means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard. We are continually working to improve the accessibility of our site.


Known Limitations and Areas for Improvement:

While we strive for WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, we are aware of some limitations and are working to address them. These may include:
 

  • Decorative images may be output for assistive technologies even though they have no informational value. 
  • Some informative images offer no or irrelevant text alternative (alt text). 
  • Informative images may lack detailed descriptions. 
  • Certain frame elements are not titled. 
  • Information is sometimes transmitted exclusively through colors, which can be problematic for users with color vision deficiency. 
  • Some texts do not have sufficient contrast to the background, which impairs readability. 
  • Certain user interface components also do not have sufficient contrast ratio. 
  • Media content lacks synchronized audio descriptions or text transcriptions. 
  • Some media cannot be clearly identified by a title. 
  • Certain media cannot be operated exclusively via the keyboard. 
  • Some layout tables are not structured in a way that is understandable for assistive technologies. 
  • Data tables do not have correct titles, identifiable column and row headings, and correctly linked cells. 
  • Some hyperlinks are not explicit or do not have a clear label. 
  • Certain carousels are not compatible with assistive technologies. 
  • Some accordion elements are not compatible with assistive technologies. 
  • Certain pagination features are not compatible with assistive technologies. 
  • Open menus and modal windows are not fully compatible with assistive technologies. 
  • Some websites do not have a clear page title. 
  • Language changes of English words on German pages are not always correctly marked. 
  • The pages do not have a consistently coherent heading structure. 
  • The overall page structure is not consistently coherent. 
  • Content becomes less readable when the font size is increased to 200%. 
  • The contrast between visible links and the surrounding text is sometimes insufficient. 
  • The focus of interactive elements is not always clearly visible. 
  • Information can be conveyed solely through its form, without any text alternative. 
  • Some additional content that appears on hover is not accessible via keyboard or focus. 
  • Form fields do not always have a clear label. 
  • Mandatory fields in forms are not always clearly visible. 
  • Incorrect fields in forms are not always clearly identifiable. 
  • The purpose of input fields cannot always be automatically deduced. 
  • Some forms may contain keyboard traps that make navigation difficult. 
  • The page structure does not always prevent the emergence of unclear grouping areas. 
  • The tab order is not always logical and consistent. 
  • Office documents available for download (e.g. PDFs) are not accessible and no accessible alternatives are offered. 
  • Content does not always remain fully readable and understandable when stylesheets are deactivated. 
  • The website does not offer a second, alternative navigation system. 
  • Some content is missing or unreadable when the screen width is reduced to 320px (responsiveness). 

Technical Specifications
The following technologies and tools were used to create and test the website dk.airliquide.com: 
Technologies : HTML5, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Algolia 
Test environment : Browser: Firefox Assistive technology: NVDA (latest version)

Feedback:

We welcome feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers, please contact us here
We will make every effort to address your concerns and make improvements where possible.

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