By KYIV. May 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The level of state websites of Ukrainian authorities is gradually increasing, according to the results of monitoring conducted by order of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine with the financial support of Sweden in late 2022 – early 2023, the results of which were presented in Kyiv on Thursday.
According to the press service of the UNDP, 73 websites out of 100 analysed at the beginning of 2023 had average or above average basic accessibility, the study found. In 2021, 61 websites out of 100 were found to have achieved this level of accessibility.
The study also identified the five accessibility problems that most often occur on government websites. They are: the lack of a mechanism to quickly navigate to the main content; low contrast of the text; the lack of a visible focus indicator during navigation using the keyboard; text for hyperlinks; and the presence of errors in the page code.
The report made recommendations on how to fix the most common web accessibility errors. In addition, a special methodology was developed for the government institutions where the research was conducted. Using it, developers and administrators of government websites can independently identify and fix accessibility issues themselves, practically without any third-party technical assistance.
This is the second study of its kind. UNDP has been analysing the basic web accessibility of the websites of executive authorities at the central and local levels since 2021. The purpose of the monitoring studies is to assess the accessibility of these web resources, identify problems, and to aid in their elimination.
