Accessibility Policy
Hitachi Group Website Accessibility Policy
The following accessibility policy has been established for Hitachi Group websites, in line with "Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities - Information and communications equipment, software and services - Part 3: Web content" (JIS X 8341-3:2016) as a part of Japanese Industrial Standards, which guidelines are associated with WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0) from W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
- Level of Accessibility and Extent of Compliance: We seek to achieve Level A and AA compliance according to JIS X 8341-3:2016 standards. (The level A and AA in JIS X 8341-3:2016 are equivalent to the level A and AA in WCAG 2.0)
- The concept of compliance represents a web content is developed with following requirements of JIS X 8341-3:2016, and also are met all accessibility criteria of targeting level A and AA.
- Scope of Compliance: The general compliance of entire websites is not our primary goal at this point. Rather, as a preliminary goal, we seek to achieve compliance for individual pages, and then to achieve compliance for as many pages as possible (with a minimum of approximately 50 pages).
- After we have met our initial objectives, the scope will be expanded to include new pages being developed, as we gradually increase the number of compliant pages on Hitachi sites.
Upon this policy, we are committed to maintaining and improving accessibility in Hitachi Group websites, not just for disabled or elderly visitors but for all website visitors.
Test Results
The following pages have been tested according to JIS X 8341-3:2016, Section JB.1.1, and confirmed as "compliant."
| Level of Accessibility Targeted | AA |
|---|---|
| URI | 48 main pages See "Tested Web pages" below. |
| Web content technologies relied upon | HTML5、CSS3、JavaScript1.3 |
| Accessibility Criteria Checklist | See "Accessibility Criteria Checklist" below. |
| The Latest Period of Testing | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Accessibility Criteria Met at a Higher Level Than That Declared |
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Tested Webpages
- Products & Services：https://www.hitachi.com/businesses/category/index.html
- Information & Telecommunication Systems：https://www.hitachi.com/businesses/category/information_telecom/index.html
- Financial Services：https://www.hitachi.com/businesses/category/financial/index.html
- Corporate Information：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/index.html
- Message from Top Management：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/message/index.html
- Code of Conduct：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/conduct/index.html
- Group Companies：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/group/index.html
- Basic Credo：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/philosophy/index.html
- Directors and Executive Officers-Board of Directors：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/directors/index.html
- Directors and Executive Officers-Executive Officers：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/officers/index.html
- History：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/history/index.html
- History (1910-1960)：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/history/1910.html
- History (1961-1980)：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/history/1961.html
- History (1981-2000)：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/history/1981.html
- History (2001-)：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/history/2001.html
- Office Locations：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/index.html
- Head Office：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/head/index.html
- Branch Office：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/branch/index.html
- Division：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/index.html
- Healthcare Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/healthcare/index.html
- Power Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/power/index.html
- Infrastructure Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/infra/index.html
- Rail Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/rail/index.html
- Urban Planning and Development Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/urban/index.html
- Defense Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/defense/index.html
- Information & Telecommunication Systems Company：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/company/it/index.html
- Research & Development Group：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/rd/index.html
- Corporate Hospital：https://www.hitachi.com/corporate/about/location/hospital/index.html
- Contact Information：https://www.hitachi.com/contact/index.html
- For Business：https://www.hitachi.com/contact/business/index.html
- For Consumers：https://www.hitachi.com/contact/for-consumer/index.html
- Corporate Contacts：https://www.hitachi.com/contact/hitachi/index.html
- Worldwide Contacts：https://www.hitachi.com/contact/worldwide/index.html
- Sitemap：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/sitemap/index.html
- Terms of Use：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/termofuse/index.html
- About Personal Information Protection(Privacy Policy and Summary)：https://www.hitachi.com/privacy-e/index.html
- About Personal Information Protection：https://www.hitachi.com/privacy-e/index2.html
- Concerning Requests for Disclosure：https://www.hitachi.com/privacy-e/request/index.html
- Concerning Personal Identification Documents：https://www.hitachi.com/privacy-e/request/process1/index.html
- Concerning Method of Payment for the Service Charge：https://www.hitachi.com/privacy-e/request/process2/index.html
- Global Network：https://www.hitachi.com/global/index.html
- Social Media Communication Guidelines：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/socialmedia/index.html
- Social Media Communication Guidelines-Americas：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/socialmedia/americas.html
- Social Media Communication Guidelines-Asia：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/socialmedia/asia.html
- Social Media Communication Guidelines-Europe：https://www.hitachi.com/utility/socialmedia/europe.html
Accessibility Criteria Checklist
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- Applicable
Yes: Accessibility criteria apply to the tested webpage
–: Accessibility criteria do not apply to the tested webpage - Compliant
Yes: Tested page meets accessibility criteria
No: Tested page does not meet accessibility criteria
Level A
| Accessibility Criteria | Applicable | Compliant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.2.1 Prerecorded Audio- or Video-only Media | – | Yes | No audio- or Video-only content |
| 1.2.2 Captions for Prerecorded Audio Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.2.3 Alternatives to/Audio Descriptions of Prerecorded Video Content | – | Yes | No audio- or Video-only content |
| 1.3.1 Information and Relationships | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics | – | Yes | Not applicable |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.4.2 Control of Audio Content | – | Yes | No audio- or Video-only content |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard Operations | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.1.2 Control of Focus | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.2.1 Adjustable Time Limits | – | Yes | No content with adjustable time limits |
| 2.2.2 Pausing, Stopping, and Hiding Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold | – | Yes | No flashing content |
| 2.4.1 Bypassing Blocks of Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.2 Page Title | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.3 Focus Sequence | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.4 Purpose of Links, as Determined by Context | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.1.1 Language of Page | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.2.1 Consistent Behavior When Components Receive Focus | – | Yes | Not applicable |
| 3.2.2 Consistent Behavior When Visitors Change Settings | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.3.1 Input Error Identification | – | Yes | No content with input error identification |
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions | Yes | Yes | |
| 4.1.1 Parsing of Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 4.1.2 Recognizable/Configurable Names, Roles, and Values | Yes | Yes |
Level AA
| Accessibility Criteria | Applicable | Compliant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.4 Captions for Live Audio Content | – | Yes | No live audio content |
| 1.2.5 Audio Descriptions for Prerecorded Video Content | – | Yes | |
| 1.4.3 Minimum Contrast | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.4.4 Text Resizing | Yes | Yes | |
| 1.4.5 Graphic Representations of Text | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways to Reach Content | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels | Yes | Yes | |
| 2.4.7 Visible Focus | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.3.3 Suggestions to Correct Input Errors | – | Yes | No content with input error identification |
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (in Legal, Financial, Data Management, or Test Contexts) | – | Yes | No content with legal or financial transactions, data modification, or test responses |
Level AAA
| Accessibility Criteria | Applicable | Compliant | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4.8 Current Location | Yes | Yes | |
| 3.2.5 Changes of Context by Visitor Request | Yes | Yes |
