Accessibility statement
The War Heritage Institute (WHI) commits to making the website accessible, in accordance with the following legislation: Law of 19 July 2018 relating to the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector organisations.
The present accessibility statement applies to: warheritage.be
Compliance level
This website partially complies with accessibility requirements according to the European Directive (EU) 2016/2102.
Preparing your statement
An external accessibility audit was conducted on 19/03/2024. This audit was a simplified analysis.
- Read the French report.
- Read the Dutch report.
Inaccessible content
Some pages of the website contain non-accessible content:
- Use h1-h6 to identify section headings.
- Describe field groups using fieldset and legend elements
- Ensure that a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 exists between the text (and text in image form) and the text backgroundEnsure that a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 exists between the text (and text in image form) and the text background
- Add a link at the top of each page to go directly to the main content area
- Manual test of homepage only
- Failure of success criterion 4.1.1 regarding duplication of ID type values
- Use of form elements and links
Suggested alternatives
For all specific requests, please contact our team through: com@warheritage.be. There is currently no alternative for the non-accessible content listed above.
Contact data
If you have any questions or thoughts about the accessibility of our site/application, please contact:
You can contact us by filling out the form available under our website’s “Contact” tab. For specific questions, please contact one of the following e-mail addresses:
- For questions related to accessibility, please contact: com@warheritage.be
- For general questions, please contact: info@warheritage.be
If the service mentioned above fails to respond, please contact the following mediator:
- By sending an e-mail to: klachten.plaintes@warheritage.be
- Or by sending snail mail to (with your name, address, e-mail address and phone number):
Complaints coordination
War Heritage Institute
Parc du Cinquantenaire 3
1000 Brussels
You will receive an automatic acknowledgment and a personalised response within 30 days.
In case of no response or unsatisfactory response, please contact the Federal Ombudsman:
Federal Ombudsman
Rue de Louvain 48
1000 Brussels
Improvement plan
To address the concerns raised in the report, the War Heritage Institute - within its capabilities - is making efforts in the area of the accessibility of the website.
This statement was prepared on 03/18/2024.
The last review of the statement took place on 26/04/2024.