Web Accessibility Policy
At Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., we are working to improve our web accessibility to ensure that information can be accessed in a manner that is more comfortable to the user, regardless of their physical, mental, or environmental conditions.
Target Conformance Level
We are aiming for the Japanese Industrial Standard “JIS X 8341-3:2016” Level A.
Scope
This policy applies to the main pages under https://www.mgc.co.jp/.
Exceptions
Due to difficulty in application, the following web pages and content will be excluded from the policy’s scope.
- Special website for the AGELESS™ oxygen absorber
https://www.mgc.co.jp/special/
- Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation
https://www.mgc.co.jp/foundation/eng/ - Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company recruitment website
https://www.mgc.co.jp/employ/ - Content, images, etc. offered by external parties
Test Results
Testing Period
January 2024
Pages Tested
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/corporate/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/corporate/governance.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/corporate/news/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/products/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/products/nc/same/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/products/productflow/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/rd/technology/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/rd/technology/ageless.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/ir/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/ir/individual/digest.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sustainability/2050.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sustainability/materiality.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sustainability/scope.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sustainability/eco-friendly/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sustainability/eco-friendly/group2.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/inquiry/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/inquiry/request/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/search-result.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/sitemap.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/ir/policy/medium-term_management_plan.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/sustainability/
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/sustainability/environment/report/climate.html
- https://www.mgc.co.jp/eng/inquiry/request/
Success Criteria Checklist
| Success Criteria | Conformance Level |
Overview | Applied | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Set alternative text that indicates the purpose for displaying various icons, pictures, banners, graphs, and buttons. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Make the uploaded audio and video data accessible and understandable for those who cannot hear the audio or see the videos. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Provide an overview of the audio or an explanation of aims to users who are unable to hear the audio. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Descriptions or Media Alternatives (Prerecorded) | A | Provide an overview of the video or an explanation of aims to users who are unable to view the videos. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Provide an overview of the audio or an explanation of aims to users who are unable to hear the audio. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Provide audio descriptions for users who are unable to view the videos. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | In the case that captions, bullets, tables, or headers are set in the web page, use the HTML tags provided for indicating each of them. | ○ | Partial Conformance | *Exception |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | For content that guides operation or provides information, make sure the user can gain information in the order envisioned at the time of production. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | If understanding shape, size, location, direction, or sound is a necessary prerequisite for understanding the explanation of operation, set alternatives for users who are unable to do so. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Make the content recognizable even if users cannot distinguish between colors. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | In the case that audio plays immediately after opening the web page, be sure it is easy to suppress the audio. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | For text, images, and other content, ensure the contrast ratio against their background is 4.5 or higher. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 1.4.4 | Resize Text | AA | Ensure that the text in the page can be enlarged up to 200%. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Do not use images (printed material) to display content meant to be described in text. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Ensure that the web page can be viewed and operated by users who can only use a keyboard. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Do not lock keyboard operation when performing focus operation. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | For websites that impose a time limit, set countermeasures that take longer operation times into account. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | For content with scrolling text or slideshows that continue for a long time, ensure that the user can control its movement. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Avoid content that flashes more than 3 times per second above the general flash threshold or the red flash threshold. | Conformance | ||
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Allow users to more easily view the main content by making full use of the feature that omits unnecessary content. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | A page title indicating the subject and purpose of the page is set. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | For operational or informational content, ensure that the focus flows in an appropriate order. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Make link destination predictable in the link text set. | ○ | Partial Conformance | *Exception |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | To make it easier for the user to reach an intended page, prepare multiple ways to reach said page in addition to the official route. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Provide headings and labels that explain the subjects and aims. | ○ | Partial Conformance | *Exception |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Keep the mouse and keyboard focus visible at all times. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Specify a default display language for the content. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | If there are other languages used in certain parts throughout the page, use their language code to mark them up. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Notify ahead of time that the content will change with movement of the focus. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Notify ahead of time that the content will change with input operation. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Unify the designs in the website to be consistent. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Unify the markup in the website to be consistent. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Give feedback on any errors in the input received from users. | ○ | Partial Conformance | |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | When implementing the form for receiving user inputs, provide labels for input fields and explain the content of the input. | ○ | Partial Conformance | *Exception |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Ensure browsers that analyze the web pages do not make parsing or display errors. | ○ | Conformance | |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Ensure that other content provided alongside the website, including proprietary plug-ins for videos, audio, and file operation, as well as PDF and smartphone apps, is operational for users. | ○ | Conformance | |