Web accessibility refers to the ability to access a website and its content by as many people as possible, no matter what their navigation context or physical disabilities.
Navigation context refers to devices, Internet connection speed, peripherals, browser or equipment configuration, environmental conditions, etc.
Disabilities are understood to be visual, auditory, motor or cognitive.
Declaration of Commitment
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has created a website guaranteeing content accessibility compliant to the accessibility guidelines established by the Working Group WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative www.w3.org/wai belonging to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
Using the Web standards established by the W3C permits correct viewing of the website on different devices and platforms and the appropriate printing out of its content.
However, for security reasons you must enable JavaScript on your web browser to make purchases at the on-line store. Otherwise we cannot guarantee the privacy of customers' bank details. We are working on the problem and will try to have it solved as soon as possible. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or problems with respect to our website accessibility, please contact us by sending an e-mail to the following address: webmaster@guggenheim-bilbao.es
Conformance icons
Conformance level Double-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
The W3C states that this website complies with conformance level Double-A of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG1AA-Conformance. This link accesses an explanation of the accessibility levels and use of the related icons.
Navigation aids
Variable font size
Relative units, such as text size, have been used in different aspects of designing this website. The pages can be correctly viewed in any resolution and users can change the text size if they have this option enabled.
Site map
Users will find the website page contents on the site map.
Breadcrumb trail navigation
Users will always know what section/subsection of the website they are in thanks to the breadcrumb trail toolbar at the top of the page.
Hotkeys
Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox:
ALT + Hotkey
Internet Explorer version 5 or later :
ALT + Hotkey + ENTER
Opera:
CAPS LOCK + ESC (to activate hotkeys)
MacOS:
CONTROL + Hotkey
Shortcut keys
The following shortcut keys are provided for this website:
- 0 Go to Accessibility page
- 1 Go to the Languages menu
- 2 Go to the Search engine
- 3 Go to the Home page
- 4 Go to the Site map
- 5 Go to the Contact page
- 6 Go to Content
Skip to content
Text-only or voice browser (screen reader) users can go directly to the navigation menu and content of each page by clicking the "Go to the main menu" and "Go to content" links - hotkeys 1 and 2 respectively - located at the top of each page.
Image description
All of the images contained in this website are accompanied by their corresponding backup descriptions to make them understandable for users who are unable to see them.
Link recognition
By placing your cursor over any hyperlink within this website you will see a brief description of the information contained in the link.
