Accessibility Statement for the Predicell Service
Date: 15 January 2025
This accessibility statement applies to the service predicell.com. We have assessed the accessibility of the service ourselves. Although accessibility requirements do not legally apply to our website, we are committed to improving accessibility in all areas.
Accessibility Status
The online service partially meets the accessibility requirements. Accessibility has been assessed by internal experts and is being improved as part of general development work.
Accessibility Requirements Not Yet Met
Our website does not fully meet the following accessibility requirements:
1. Media Accessibility
Missing audio description: Videos lack audio descriptions or media alternatives. Not all video audio tracks are sufficiently informative.
Requirements not met:
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative
1.2.5 Audio Description
2. Content Structure
Empty elements: The content contains empty headings and lists. Some lists do not use semantic list elements, and list types are mixed.
Requirements not met:
1.3.1 Info and Relationships
3. Heading Hierarchy
Incorrect use of headings: The heading hierarchy is not applied consistently, and some text has been incorrectly marked as headings.
Requirements not met:
1.3.1 Info and Relationships
4. Link Visibility
Links indicated by colour only: The link style relies solely on a colour change, which does not meet accessibility requirements.
Requirements not met:
1.4.1 Use of Colour
5. Contrast Issues
Insufficient contrast: The contrast between some buttons, links, and text elements and their backgrounds is inadequate.
Requirements not met:
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
6. Text Overlap
Text overlaps when resized: In some places, text overlaps when text size is changed. In graphs, text sizes are fixed.
Requirements not met:
1.4.4 Resize Text
7. Contrast of Icons and List Markers
Insufficient contrast in non-text content: The contrast between icons or list markers and their backgrounds is inadequate.
Requirements not met:
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast
8. Accessible Elements
Not all elements can be accessed using only the keyboard.
Requirements not met:
2.1.1 Keyboard
9. Focus Order
Illogical focus order: The main menu items receive focus in an illogical order, moving from right to left.
Requirements not met:
2.4.3 Focus Order
10. Link Text Clarity
Missing or unclear link text: Many links do not contain descriptive text for their destination.
Requirements not met:
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
11. Content Locatability
Content is not fully locatable: Not all content is available via the main menu.
Requirements not met:
2.4.5 Multiple Ways
12. Misuse of Headings
Headings used purely for styling purposes: Headings are used solely as visual elements.
Requirements not met:
2.4.6 Headings and Labels
13. Insufficiently Visible Focus Styles
Some focus state colour contrasts are unclear: Focus styles lack sufficient contrast when elements receive focus, for example, a skip link on a pink background.
Requirements not met:
2.4.7 Focus Visible
14. Label and Accessible Name
Labels and accessible names do not match: In feature links, the visible label and the accessible name are inconsistent.
Requirements not met:
2.5.3 Label in Name
15. Translation Issues
Unlocalised texts: On the Finnish site, some texts remain in English, such as in the main menu and search.
Requirements not met:
3.1.2 Language of Parts
16. Icon Usage
Dual-purpose icons: The arrow icon is used both decoratively and as an interactive element.
Requirements not met:
3.2.4 Consistent Identification
17. Required Input Format
Unclear error messages: The email field label in the form does not indicate the required input format. The form is provided by a third party.
Requirements not met:
3.3.1 Error Identification
18. Error Messages
Unclear error messages: The error message for the form’s email field does not specify the required format. The form is provided by a third party.
Requirements not met:
3.3.3 Error Suggestion
19. Missing Text Alternatives in Videos
Missing text alternatives: Videos embedded via iframes on the site lack text alternatives.
Requirements not met:
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
Content Outside the Scope of Legislation
The service may contain content not covered by legislation, such as:
- Office program files (e.g., doc and pdf) published before 23 September 2018. The site contains PDF files with accessibility issues, such as incomplete alternative text and heading levels, contrast issues, and incorrect reading orders. These files will be corrected during 2025.
- Links to videos published before 23 September 2020.
Give Feedback on the Accessibility of Our Website
Please send us feedback if something on the website does not work well. You can, for example, give feedback on whether:
- information is easy to find
- the search function works
- videos have captions
- text is easy to understand
- links are clearly marked
- you can use the website without a mouse
If you notice accessibility issues on the website, please send feedback to us, the site administrators, by email at: saavutettavuus@predicell.com. You can also give feedback on other matters. Your feedback is important, as it helps us improve our online service.
Supervisory Authority
If you notice accessibility issues on the website, first provide feedback to us, the site administrators. We may take up to 14 days to respond. If you are not satisfied with our response or do not receive one within two weeks, you can make a report to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. The agency’s website explains in detail how to file a report and how it will be processed.
Contact Information for the Supervisory Authority:
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Unit for the Supervision of Digital Accessibility
www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi
saavutettavuus@traficom.fi
Switchboard: +358 29 534 5000