Accessibility statement
Ben-Gurion House is responsible for the establishment and operation of the website .We place great importance on providing equal service to all citizens and improving the service provided to people with disabilities.
We invest significant resources in making our website and digital assets accessible to ensure that the company’s services are more available to people with disabilities.
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. In the State of Israel, approximately 20% of the population are people with disabilities who require digital accessibility to consume information and general services.
Making the Ben-Gurion House website accessible aims to make it more available, friendly, and convenient for populations with special needs, resulting from, among other things, various motor disabilities, cognitive impairments, visual impairment, blindness or color blindness, hearing impairments, and the senior population.
The accessibility of this website was carried out by the accessibility company “Vee Website Accessibility.”
Website Accessibility Level: AA
The “Vee” company has adapted the website’s accessibility for common browsers and mobile phone use as much as possible, using Jaws and NVDA screen readers during its testing.
The site strictly adheres to the requirements of the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Regulations 5688, 2013, at the AA level. Furthermore, it implements the recommendations of the WCAG 2.2 document by the W3C organization.
In Hebrew: WCAG 2.0 הנחיות לנגישות תכנים באינטרנט
In English: 0Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.
The website’s accessibility was carried out in accordance with the Government ICT Authority’s guidelines for making applications accessible in web browsers.
How to Switch to Accessible Mode?
An accessibility icon is placed on the site (usually on the sides of the site). Clicking the icon allows the accessibility menu to open. After selecting the appropriate function in the menu, wait for the page to load and for the desired change in display (if necessary).
To cancel the action, click the function in the menu a second time. At any stage, accessibility settings can be reset.
The software operates on popular browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. (Subject to manufacturer conditions). Browsing in accessibility mode is recommended in the Chrome browser.
The site provides a semantic structure for assistive technologies and support for common usage patterns for keyboard operation using arrow keys, Enter, and Esc to exit menus and windows.
For the best browsing experience with screen reading software, we recommend using the latest NVDA software.
Repairs and Adjustments Made to the Site:
Screen Reader Adjustment: Adapting the site for assistive technologies such as NVDA and JAWS.
Navigation: Simple and clear navigation methods.
Content: Written clearly, orderly, and hierarchically.
Browsers: Optimized for modern browsers.
Adapting the site to display compatible with a variety of screens and resolutions.
All pages on the site have a fixed structure (1H/2H/3H etc.).
All images on the site have an alternative textual explanation (alt).
Accessibility software functionality:
Screen Reader Adjustment: Adapting the site for assistive technologies such as NVDA and JAWS.
Stopping the flashing – stopping moving elements and blocking animations
Skipping directly to the content – skipping the main menu directly to the content.
Adjustment for keyboard navigation
Increase / decrease text
Spacing between letters / words / lines
Contrast and color – high, reverse, black and white
Readable font
Highlited links
Reading guide
Changing cursor icon
Image description
Exclusions
It is important to note that despite our efforts to make all the pages and elements on the site accessible, parts or capabilities may be discovered that are not properly accessible or have not yet been accessed.
We work to improve the accessibility of our website all the time, as part of our commitment to allow the entire population to use it, including people with disabilities.
Frontal business accessibility
Handicapped parking – yes/no
Accessible entrance to the business – yes/no
Handicapped bathroom – yes/no
Elavators – yes/floor level
Contacting us about accessibility
If you encounter a problem regarding accessibility on the website, we will be happy to receive comments and requests by contacting our accessibility coordinator:
In order to be able to handle the problem in the best way, we highly recommend attaching complete details as much as possible:
- Problem description.
- What action you were trying to perform.
- Link to the page,
- Type of browser and version.
- Operating system.
- The type of assistive technology (if you used it).
Beit Ben-Gurion will do everything possible to make the site accessible in the best possible way and to answer inquiries in the most professional and fastest way.
Accessibility coordinator:
Ofri Levinson
054-9703735
Accessibility statement update 12/9/23
