This accessibility statement evaluates the LUT universities’ website content against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, levels A and AA. 

WCAG is the internationally maintained guidance published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

This statement is originally published 12 December 2023 and last updated 6 March 2025. The information in statement is based on an accessibility audit conducted by Exove. 

Service Description

LUT University and LAB University of Applied Sciences offer work-based, research-driven continuing education to meet the learning needs of curious individuals and the competence requirements of diverse organizations.

Conformance Status

The lutuniversities.fi website mostly meets the accessibility requirements. Any known shortcomings are listed below and are in the process of being fixed.

Identified Accessibility Issues

Media

  • Missing or incomplete text alternatives for images and videos.
    (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.5)

Keyboard Navigation

  • The cookie banner content does not follow a logical focus order, and focus is not set on it when the page loads. Once open, focus can leave the banner.
    (WCAG 2.4.3, 2.4.11)
  • Interactive elements in the cookie banner lack visible focus styles.
    (WCAG 2.4.7)
  • Some elements in the cookie banner cannot be reached by keyboard due to invalid HTML.
    (WCAG 1.3.1, 2.1.1)
  • In the site search form, the tab order is illogical: the Search button receives focus before the category filters.
  • On mobile, focus may move behind the open menu and thus out of view.
    (WCAG 2.4.3, 2.4.11)
  • Focus does not reliably move through the training search content filters.
    (WCAG 2.4.3)

Color Contrast

  • The “Powered by” text in the cookie banner does not have sufficient contrast.
    (WCAG 1.4.3)

Mobile Usage

  • When text is enlarged to 200 %, cookie settings elements overflow their containers or the viewport.
    (WCAG 1.4.4)

Readability

  • Line-height cannot be adjusted in the cookie banner or on the privacy settings page.
    (WCAG 1.4.12)

Language

  • Mixed languages appear in content, especially on English-language pages.
    (WCAG 3.1.2)

Documents (PDFs)

  • Attached PDF files lack proper tagging and accessible headings.
    (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 1.4.3, 2.4.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.2)

Reporting Accessibility Issues

If you discover an accessibility problem on our site, please let us know. We welcome feedback and suggestions via email: media@lut.fi. We will do our best to correct any issues.

Supervisory Authority

If you identify accessibility problems on the site, first send feedback by email to the site administrator as described above. You may expect a reply within 14 days. If you are not satisfied with the response or receive no reply within two weeks, you may file a complaint with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. Their website explains how to submit a complaint and how it will be handled.

Contact for Enforcement
Contact Information for the Supervisory Authority
Accessibility Supervision Unit
Website: www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi
Email: saavutettavuus@avi.fi
Phone: +358 29 501 6000 (exchange)