Accessibility Statement

The Public Institutions of Social Security (OISZ/IPSS) are doing their utmost to make the information available on their websites accessible to all.

This Accessibility Statement has been established for the Social Security Portal (in Dutch, French or German), Coming2Belgium and Leaving Belgium (in Dutch, French or German), in accordance with the directives of the law of 19 July 2018 on the accessibility of websites and mobile apps of public sector organisms (in French).

Compliance Status

The Social Security Portal is partially compliant with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2.1 level AA standards.

Non-accessible Content

The portal

The videos present on the portal lack transcripts. Some have no sound.

We are currently working on a version accessible to all users, and will publish it as soon as possible.

Administrative Instructions

The following elements are not accessible:

  • The HTML structure of the website needs to be improved.
  • The colour contrast is not high enough.
  • Some elements on the forms do not have a valid name.

We are doing our utmost to offer all our users an accessible version as soon as possible.

Citizen Portal

The following elements are not accessible:

  • The HTML structure of the website needs to be improved.
  • Some images are missing Alt tags.
  • The colour contrast is not high enough.
  • Some elements on the forms do not have a valid name.

We are doing our utmost to offer all our users an accessible version as soon as possible.

Glossaries

The HTML structure needs to be improved.

We are doing our utmost to offer all our users an accessible version as soon as possible.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This Accessibility Statement was prepared on 21/08/2020 after using the following methods:

  • Audit carried out with BOSA Accessibility Check tools
  • Critical analysis based on W3C criteria

This Accessibility Statement was updated for the last time on 28/09/2020.

Feedback and Contact Details

Do you have a question or a comment about the accessibility of this website? If so, please phone 02 511 51 51 to get in touch with the social security contact centre, or use the contact form (in French) (choose ‘Autre sujet’).

Procedure for ensuring compliance with the provisions

Have you not received a reply, or are you not satisfied with the reply you have received? In that case, please contact the federal Ombudsman:

contact@federaalombudsman.be