The Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania undertakes to make the website amch.gr accessible, in accordance with the provisions of Law 4727/2020 (Government Gazette 184 vol. A 23-09-2020), Chapter H “DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY (INTEGRATION IN THE GREEK LEGISLATION OF DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/2102 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, 26 OCTOBER 2016, ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEBSITES AND APPLICATIONS FOR PORTABLE DEVICES OF PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS)”, which incorporates Directive (EU) 2016/2012 into the national legislation. This accessibility statement applies to the website https://amch.gr

Compliance status

The website https://amch.gr is largely compliant with the guidelines on accessibility of web content (WCAG 2.1 AA). It may present some minor deviations with regard to Perceptibility. These deviations are focused on (i) guidelines 1.1 and 2.4 (on providing text alternatives to non-text content) and (ii) guideline 1.4 on distinguishability, i.e. contrast.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 30 November 2022. The assessment of the website’s compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was carried out by self-assessment performed by the public sector organisation using WAVE (Website Accessibility Evaluation Tool).

Submission of comments and contact information

According to the provisions of Law 4727/2020 (Government Gazette 184 vol. A 23-09-2020), article 45, any interested party has the right to submit observations, requests for information on compliance status or requests for missing information. The competent Service for accessibility issues is the Directorate of e-Governance (e-mail: dhd@culture.gr, tel: 2131322124)

Execution process

The competent directorate of the Ministry of Culture responds to the interested party in an appropriate manner. In the event of an unsatisfactory response, the interested party can refer the matter to the State Ombudsman (https://www.synigoros.gr).

Accessibility Menu

The accessibility menu of the website https://amch.gr is activated by clicking on the accessibility menu icon midway down the right side of the page. Once the accessibility menu has been activated, wait a short while for it to load fully. The Directorate of e-Governance makes continuous efforts to improve accessibility and resolve issues with regular scans of the website https://amch.gr using the WAVE accessibility scanner. However, despite our efforts to make all pages and content on https://amch.gr fully accessible, some content may not yet be fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards.