This
statement applies to the official website of the Privatisation
Unit herein referred to as the ‘Entity’ and was last updated in February
2021.Compliance
Status
The Entity is
committed to making its online services accessible to all. We have a national
and global user base and are dedicated to continuously improving accessibility
of our services with a focus on the anti-discrimination requirements
of the Equal Opportunities Act (Persons with Disability) of 2000 (EOA).
Compliance
Process
Our website is designed to work with the latest web browsers such as the Microsoft Edge and the most recent two versions of
Firefox and Chrome browsers.
As part of
this effort, we adhere to accessibility standard EN310549 and WCAG2.0
guidelines. Our online resources and products are evaluated both manually
and programmatically for conformance to WCAG 2.0 Level AA guidelines. Our website, in particular is designed to work
well and be accessible when suitably updated hardware and software products are
used.
While
acknowledging that adherence to standards and guidelines cannot, on its own,
ensure that a product is accessible, usability evaluations are also carried out
in collaboration with persons with disability, so as to gather necessary
feedback. We also strive to implement accessibility for information
channels that are provided via third party platforms wherever possible.
Accessibility
Measures
The Privatisation Unit’s website does not make use of font, magnification and colour
modification widgets. This is because we believe that this functionality
is already integrated in most web browsers or is available via different
add-ons and plugins which different users are free to customise to their
needs. As a result these arbitrary user customisations are available for
most websites, not only that of the Entity. In order to allow for this
level of customisation, we seek to maximise compatibility with these user
modifications.
As part of
and in addition to the above mentioned guidelines, the Privatisation
Unit’s website
implements the following accessibility features:
- Maintain a consistent HTML
Heading hierarchy and information layout across different web pages.
- Information content is
organised into HTML lists wherever applicable.
- Add image title, alt tag and
caption wherever this information is relevant and useful.
- Maximise colour contrast for
text where applicable.
- Actual link text is descriptive
enough to inform user where the link points to.
Inaccessible
Content
The Privatisation Unit is not aware of specific inaccessible content or accessibility
issues on its website except those mentioned by MCA on the 23/09/2020 in
relation to the requirements of Directive (EU)2016/2102 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of the
websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies. The Entity shall
rectify the shortcomings found within reasonable amount of time in order to
make the website more accessible.
If you
identify such content, kindly let us know via the contact details provided
below.
Feedback
and Contact Details
Inevitably,
we won’t always get it right - the more services and resources we place online,
the more likely it may be to miss some problems, but we remain committed to
addressing any access issues promptly. And that is where we would like your
help. If you experience any difficulties in accessing our website, or have
trouble using any aspect of the website, we would like you to let us know.
Contact Details:
Email us
on privatisation@gov.mt
Enforcement
Procedure
The Malta
Communications Authority (MCA) is the entity responsible for implementing
Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26
October 2016 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of
public sector bodies. In case your ICT accessibility related query is not
addressed within the time frames established within the ARR or you wish to
lodge a formal complaint, you can do so by contacting the MCA on 21336840 or by
filling the online complaint form at https://mca.org.mt/consumer/forms/complaints