History of JapanKnowledge Web Accessibility Compliance

At JapanKnowledge Services, we are pushing forward with web accessibility compliance little by little, starting with what we can do now.


Scope of Compliance

JKP JapanKnowledge Personal(https://japanknowledge.com/personal/ Open in a new window)
JKL JapanKnowledge Lib(https://japanknowledge.com/library/ Open in a new window)
JKS JapanKnowledge School(https://school.japanknowledge.com/ Open in a new window)


Compliance History

Date Site Content
Oct. 2023 JKS Implemented accessibility compliance for login screen.
https://auth-school.japanknowledge.com/auth_school/login/ Open in a new window
Sep. 2023 JKPJKLJKS Added a language attribute (lang="en") to the text, added read aloud tags to marks, and implemented screen reader improvements such as applying <h> tags to subheadings in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (10th Edition).
Jul. 2023 JKS Introduced focus visualization into the new contents guide.
https://school.japanknowledge.com/contents/ Open in a new window
Apr. 2023 JKPJKLJKS Added a language attribute (lang="en") to the English in the main text, added read aloud tags to marks, and implemented screen reader improvements such as applying <h> tags to subheadings in the Shogakukan-Oxford English-Japanese Collocations Dictionary for students of English.
Jan. 2023 JKP Improved accessibility of login screen.
https://auth.japanknowledge.com/auth/login/login/jk_personal/ Open in a new window
Jan. 2023 JKL Improved accessibility of login screen.
https://auth.japanknowledge.com/auth/login/login/jk_lib/ Open in a new window
Dec. 2022 JKS Installed read aloud function in Shinsho pocket paperbacks and booklets.* Requires login.
https://school.japanknowledge.com/jks/shelf/ebooks/ Open in a new window
Dec. 2022 JKP Implemented accessibility compliance for procedures for new subscriptions.
* However, from the viewpoint of security, a session timeout was added to each page.
Dec. 2022 JKPJKL Added a language attribute (lang="ja") to the entire website.
https://japanknowledge.com/personal/ Open in a new window
https://japanknowledge.com/library/ Open in a new window
Dec. 2022 JKL Added a language attribute(lang="en") to English pages.
https://japanknowledge.com/library/en/ Open in a new window
Aug. 2022 JKPJKLJKS Added a language attribute (lang="en") to the English in the main text, added read aloud tags to marks, and implemented screen reader improvements such as applying <h> tags to subheadings in the Shogakukan-Oxford English-Japanese Learner's Thesaurus.
Jun. 2022 JKP Implemented accessibility compliance for the Fees Payment Method page.
https://japanknowledge.com/personal/price.html Open in a new window
May 2022 JKS Introduced focus visualization, language attribute(lang="ja"), read aloud of What's New page, and read aloud of external links at the time of renewal of the teaser site (introductory site).
https://school.japanknowledge.com/ Open in a new window
Mar. 2022 JKP Improved contrast of theme colors.
Mar. 2022 JKS Improved contrast of theme colors.

Inquiries

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Accessible Design Promotion Office
* Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm (except holidays)