Web Accessibility Assessment Framework (RAWeb 1): Introduction
Version 1, published on 8 February 2024
According to the Luxembourg law of 28 May 2019, all websites and mobile applications of Luxembourg public sector bodies must be accessible. The Information and Press Service (SIP) is responsible for assessing their accessibility.
In this context, the Web Accessibility Assessment Framework (RAWeb) has been defined as the accessibility framework for all public sector bodies in the scope of the law.
The RAWeb technical method makes it possible to check that a web page - i.e. all HTML content (HTML4, XHTML1 and HTML5) - complies with the success criteria of the Harmonised European standard EN 301 549 (.pdf) to establish the level of legal requirements in terms of digital accessibility.
The RAWeb technical method provides an operational framework for checking compliance with accessibility requirements.
It includes 136 control criteria. Some tests refer to implementation techniques (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to check that the criterion has been met, in order to reduce the margin of interpretation as to whether accessibility standards have been complied with.
If the framework is not updated within 3 years, and in order to take into account new standards or technical specifications, it is possible to create your own tests in addition to the existing ones.
Some tests, in particular those concerning user interface components developed in JavaScript, require content to be assessed using assistive technologies associated with browsers and operating systems. The test environment (or "baseline") is described on the Test environment page.
The RAWeb technical method only covers Websites, native mobile applications are covered by RAAM 1.
The current version is version 1, and contains content from RGAA 4.1.2. This framework has been adapted by the Information and Press Service to refer to the Luxembourg legal framework. The sources are available in the accessibility-luxembourg/ReferentielAccessibiliteWeb repository on GitHub. If you find any issue in this framework, feel free to create a ticket in this repository.