Accessibility Statement
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège pays particular attention to digital accessibility and is committed to providing a website that is broadly accessible to as many people as possible. Accessibility is an integral part of the design, development and management of the site, with the aim of ensuring a browsing experience that is clear, legible and usable for all users, whatever their abilities or the assistive technologies they use.
This declaration concerns the website : https://www.operaliege.be/
Level of compliance
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège website is in partial compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.2 level AA.
This level of compliance reflects the fact that the great majority of accessibility criteria are met, and that the site already provides an accessible experience for a large proportion of users. The few points still requiring improvement have been clearly identified and are being actively monitored.
Overall approach to accessibility
The accessibility of the site is based on a structured, proactive and ongoing approach, integrated into the day-to-day management of the site.
Audits and assessments
The site has undergone several independent external accessibility audits, including a simplified audit carried out by ETNIC in the first quarter of 2026. These audits were conducted by :
These audits have confirmed the site’s strong overall level of accessibility, identified targeted improvements and helped to consolidate a clear development roadmap.
The recommendations resulting from these audits constitute an essential working basis for maintaining and sustainably improving the site’s accessibility.
Actions already implemented
Many practical measures have already been implemented to ensure a high level of accessibility across the site. These include in particular :
These measures now make it possible to offer a site that is broadly usable and accessible, while remaining part of a process of continuous improvement.
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Partially accessible content and functionality
Despite the overall level of accessibility already achieved, some elements of the site remain only partially accessible.
Main pages concerned
Accessibility issues identified
The audit carried out by ETNIC in the first quarter of 2026 identified six points of non-compliance. These points are known, localised and subject to active monitoring.
Missing alternative text
Some images on the site do not have alternative text, making them inaccessible to screen reader users.
Semantic structure of content
On some pages, content structures — lists, groupings and hierarchies — are not correctly expressed in HTML, which may impair their interpretation by assistive technologies.
Insufficient colour contrast
Some visual elements present an insufficient contrast ratio between text and background, which may reduce legibility for partially sighted users or in difficult lighting conditions.
Keyboard accessibility
Some interactive elements are not accessible using keyboard navigation alone, which may exclude users who do not use a mouse.
Non-explicit link labels
Some links have a generic label (for example: “Read more”) whose destination or function cannot be determined independently by a screen reader.
Insufficiently described interface components
Some interface components — buttons, menus and interactive elements — do not correctly communicate their name, role or value to assistive technologies.
These points do not prevent overall access to the site’s content, but may in some cases reduce comfort or navigational ability for certain users.
Ongoing and planned improvement measures
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège is actively continuing its efforts to address the instances of non-compliance identified. Current measures concern :
These corrections are integrated into the site’s ongoing development and are subject to regular monitoring in line with ETNIC’s recommendations.
Feedback and contact
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie Liège remains attentive to feedback from its users and regards it as a valuable source of improvement.
If you encounter difficulty accessing any content or wish to report an accessibility issue, you may contact the communications department :
Every report is considered carefully and incorporated, where possible, into the site’s improvement measures.
Appeals procedure
If you have submitted a question or comment relating to the accessibility of the site and have not received a satisfactory response, you may contact the Federal Ombudsman :
Please specify in your message the name of the site concerned and the difficulty encountered.
Date of declaration
This accessibility statement was drawn up on 12 December 2025 and updated on 12 April 2026 following ETNIC’s simplified audit (March 2026). It applies to the current version of the site.
