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Accessibility and Usability Statement
The Arouca Municipal Council is committed to making the website www.aroucadigital.pt accessible, in accordance with Decree-Law No. 83/2018, of October 19, which transposes Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications.
I. Compliance status
The website www.aroucadigital.pt of the Arouca Municipal Council is fully compliant with Decree-Law No. 83/2018 of October 19. Level of compliance: Compliant
II. Preparation of this accessibility and usability statement
This statement was updated on 2025-07-23.
In accordance with Article 9 of Decree-Law No. 83/2018, entities must adopt the monitoring procedures presented below. Procedures A) and B) are mandatory. Procedure C) is recommended.
A. Automatic evaluations carried out:
(2025-07-23). Report: Web Accessibility Practices Report (W3C WCAG 2.1): Link to AccessMonitor Report
Tool used: AccessMonitor
Sample: 1 page
Main results (summary): A score of 10 was obtained in the test performed.
B. Manual evaluations carried out:
Summary Checklist Report - 10 functional aspects: Download Manual Report
Sample: 4 page.
Main results: A score of 100% was obtained in the test performed.
- Satisfactory requirements: 23
- Unsatisfactory requirements: 0
- Not applicable requirements: 1
C. Usability tests with people with disabilities:
The website has not yet been submitted to tests with users with disabilities.
III. Contact and request for information regarding the website
To contact us, send suggestions, file complaints, or request additional information about the content and/or functionalities of the Arouca Municipal Council website, please use the following means:
- Arouca Municipal Council
- dpo@cm-arouca.pt
IV. Other evidence
At the time of completing this Statement, the Arouca Municipal Council did not present other evidence or initiatives to ensure that its website complies with the accessibility requirements established by Decree-Law No. 83/2018, of October 19.
V. Reporting discrimination situations
In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 13 of Decree-Law No. 83/2018, of October 19, whenever a person with a disability is subjected to less favorable treatment than that which is, has been, or will be given to another person in a comparable situation, which constitutes a discriminatory practice against persons with disabilities, foreseen and punished under the terms of Article 4 of Law No. 46/2006, of August 28, that person may file a complaint, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 34/2007, of February 15.
The National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR, I.P.) provides a form to report situations of discrimination, forwarding the complaints submitted to the competent authorities. Annually, the INR, I.P. prepares an annual report on the application of the law prohibiting and punishing discrimination based on disability and the existence of aggravated health risk (Law No. 46/2006, of August 28).
This Accessibility and Usability Statement was created with the aid of the WAI-Tools PT v1.5 Generator, developed within the scope of the WAI-Tools project, of whose consortium AMA is an integral part. The Statement was conceived in accordance with Decree-Law No. 83/2018, of October 19.
This statement may be updated at any time in order to improve accessibility levels.