Declaration of accessibility
Status of compatibility with the requirements
The website is currently not fully compliant with the technical requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. This declaration on digital accessibility applies to the Basel Tourismus website published under https://www.basel.com.
Non-accessible content
The following content is not accessible because it is not compatible with the underlying harmonized standard EN 301 549:
- There are SVG images without captions on single pages. It is difficult to navigate to the SVG images with screen readers. | WCAG: 1.1.1
- On all pages there are images without captions. It is difficult to navigate to the images with screen readers. | WCAG: 1.1.1
- There are links without link text on several pages. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- There are list elements on single pages that are not part of a list. | WCAG: 1.3.1
- On all pages, the contrast between text and background is too low. | WCAG: 1.4.3
- On single pages there are 'iframe' elements without labelling. Navigation with screen readers to the iframes is difficult. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- There are form fields without a label on single pages. It is difficult to navigate to the form fields with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- On several pages there are buttons without labelling. It is difficult to navigate to the buttons with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- On single pages there are headings that have no caption or contain the aria-hidden attribute and are therefore not accessible to screen readers. | WCAG: 1.3.1
- On single pages, the meta viewport prevents zooming. Deactivating the zoom makes page content more difficult to read for people with visual impairments. | WCAG: 1.4.4
- There are invalid aria attribute values on single pages. These are not recognized by screen readers and are therefore not output correctly. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- On single pages there are elements with the Aria-hidden attribute that can be focused at the same time. This makes these elements accessible to assistive technologies, even though they should be hidden. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- On a page, links are indistinguishable from the surrounding text. | WCAG: 1.4.1
- There are 'meta' elements on a page that contain delays between 0 and 72000 seconds. This will redirect or refresh during page usage. | WCAG: 2.2.1
- There are interactive elements on single pages whose names are not part of the caption. This makes it difficult to control the website using voice control. | WCAG: 2.5.3
- On single pages, description lists are structured incorrectly. As a result, description explanations and description headings are not displayed correctly and are not output correctly by assistive technologies. | WCAG: 1.3.1
- On all pages there are elements whose Aria ID occurs several times. This makes it difficult to navigate the website with screen readers. | WCAG: 4.1.2
- There are lists on single pages that contain elements that do not belong in lists. As a result, the lists may not be output correctly by assistive technologies. | WCAG: 1.3.1
This declaration was created on 25.06.2025. The declaration was created using the Eye-Able® technology of Web Inclusion GmbH. More information about Web Inclusion GmbH can be found at https://eye-able.com/en. Web Inclusion GmbH has gone through all machine-verifiable test steps.
Feedback and contact details
Do you have a comment or a note about barriers on this website? Please get in touch with us. We will explain which barriers exist. You can find out what exceptions we have made. We will answer your questions as quickly as possible, but at the latest within the statutory period of six weeks. Thank you for your feedback. You can contact us at the following address:
Basel Tourismus
Aeschenvorstadt 36
CH-4010 Basel
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+41 61 268 68 68