Website Accessibility Statement – Department of Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy of the University of Patras is committed to making its website (https://philosophy.upatras.gr) accessible, in accordance with Law 4727/2020 (ΦΕΚ 184 A’ 23-09-2020) Chapter 8 “Digital Accessibility”.

This accessibility statement applies to the website: (Department of Philosophy – University of Patras – https://philosophy.upatras.gr).

Compliance status

This website complies with the accessibility requirements of Article 39 of Law 4727/2020 (ΦΕΚ 184 A’ 09-23-2020).

Inaccessible content

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:

Case 1

Content in audio format (recordings of lectures) without transcription.

Reason for non-compliance: Transferred automatically from the previous version of the website.
Url: https://philosophy.upatras.gr/topic/ihografiseis-dialexeon
Alternative Access Methods: –
Compliance Measures to be taken: Any future recording posted on the website will be accompanied by a transcript file
Compliance period, up to: –

Case 2

Links that redirect to videos on https://www.youtube.com.

Reason for non-compliance: Videos without embedded subtitles.
Url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvnL4UaVPTE (indicative)
Alternative Access Methods: –
Compliance Measures to be taken: All future audio-visual entries will be accompanied by embedded subtitles.
Compliance period, up to: –

Case 3

Uploaded files in .pdf or .doc format that may not have been written in accordance with “best practices for creating original educational materials” (as defined by the University of Patras).

Reason for non-compliance: There are several original files in .pdf or .doc format that have been automatically transferred from the previous version of the website.
Url: –
Alternative Access Methods: –
Compliance Measures to be Taken: Any future educational content listed here will be written in accordance with best practices for creating original educational material.
Compliance Period, up to: –

Case 4

Images accompanying outdated posts (news, updates, etc.)

Reason for non-compliance: May not contain an alternative text (alt), as a result of which they are not accessible by screen-readers to aid people with impaired vision.
Url: https://philosophy.upatras.gr/topic/anakoinoseis (indicative)
Alternative Access Methods: –
Compliance Measures to be Taken: All future media entries will be accompanied by alternative text so that they are accessible by screen-readers.
Compliance Period, up to: –

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on November 4, 2022. For its preparation, an evaluation has been made using the following tools:

The statement was last revised on November 4, 2022.

Description of mechanism for submission of comments

According to the provisions of subsection b, par. 4, art. 42 of Law 4727/2020, this Accessibility Statement includes a mechanism for the process of updating and submitting comments, through which each interested party has the right to submit comments or a request for information regarding the state of compliance or a request for missing information.

To the Department of Philosophy of the University of Patras, the above is submitted with the relevant request of the person concerned, which is sent electronically to the email address (athanasso@upatras.gr).

The response to the request is communicated to the interested party within thirty (30) days from the submission of the relevant request. If the request is submitted to an unauthorized service, this service forwards it within five (5) days to the Department of Philosophy of the University of Patras. In this case, the deadline starts from the receipt of the request to the competent agency. If the application cannot be processed within the stipulated deadline, due to an objective impossibility specifically justified, the competent agency, within five (5) days at the latest, shall notify the applicant of the reasons for the delay, as well as any useful information.

Details of the person responsible for accessibility issues at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Patras

Full name: Stavros Athanasopoulos
Phone: 2610997270
Email: athanasso@upatras.gr

Execution process

If the request sent through the mechanism for submitting comments is not answered within the prescribed date or is not answered satisfactorily, the interested party may appeal in accordance with the provision to the competent institutional authorities, such as by submitting a relevant report here: https://www.synigoros.gr.