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Fotoware compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - WCAG
27. October 2026
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As of December 2020, Fotoware offers WCAG 2.0 AA compliance for both on-premises (FR16 onwards) and Fotoware Veloz.
Accessibility support is built into the Fotoware Main user interface and does not need to be enabled separately.
For a full specification of WCAG, see https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
Accessibility features
The following are examples of accessibility features in Fotoware. This list is not exhaustive.
Alternative text
All images on the site have an alt attribute for identification. The alternative text is automatically generated from the metadata field configured as the Label in the thumbnail view. To provide meaningful alternative text, ensure that this field contains a suitable value for all assets in the archive.
Specifications:
Form fields
Text and metadata fields have associated labels or descriptions so that their purpose can be identified by assistive technologies.
Links
Links are identifiable by attributes other than color alone.
WCAG specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F73
Color and contrast
Text and interface elements use color and contrast designed to meet the applicable WCAG requirements.
WCAG specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G18
Keyboard navigation
Keyboard focus is visually indicated so that users can identify the currently focused interface element.
WCAG specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F78
Site language declaration
The language of the interface is identified using a language tag that conforms to BCP 47.
WCAG specification: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H58