Accessibility at Uniarts Helsinki
We are working to make our services and buildings accessible and easy to use for as many different people as possible.
Web accessibility
Accessibility means that as many different people as possible can access websites and mobile applications as easily as possible.
The focus areas in accessible online communications are:
- technical aspects
- ease of use
- clear and understandable content
The European Web Accessibility Directive and the related Finnish Act on the Provision of Digital Services affect the operations of Uniarts Helsinki, too, just like other universities.
To give a practical example, accessibility involves writing informative headings and link texts, formatting them correctly and making sure that there are alternative texts in images and captions in videos.
Useful information about accessibility is available on the saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi website in Finnish and Swedish.
Students and accessibility
We can take student’s disability, challenge or obstacle that affects their academic performance into consideration through various individual arrangements. We tailor these arrangements depending on a person’s specific situation and needs as well as their subject of studies.
Accessibility of our campus
Uniarts Helsinki strives for equality in the study and work environment and aims to treat all students and employees in an equal manner.
All of our buildings are accessible, and our goal is to develop our facilities and services so that they are suitable for everyone in the future. You can read more about campus accessibility on our building-specific pages.
Contact us about accessibility
If you have questions about accessibility in the context of our university community, please email us at saavutettavuus@uniarts.fi.
You can find the contact information of staff members with assigned accessibility-related duties on our intranet Artsi.