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 8341-3:2010) 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 8341-3:2010 standards. (The level A and AA in JIS X 8341-3:2010 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 8341-3:2010, 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.

The following pages have been tested according to JIS X 8341-3:2010, Section 8.1.1, and confirmed as "compliant."


Test Results
Level of Accessibility Targeted AA
URL 34 main pages
See "Tested Web pages" below.
Web content technologies relied upon XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS 2, JavaScript 1.3.
Accessibility Criteria Checklist See "Accessibility Criteria Checklist" below.
The Latest Date of Testing Sep 6, 2012
Accessibility Criteria Met at a Higher Level Than That Declared
  • 7.2.4.8: Current Location
  • 7.3.2.5: Changes of Context by Visitor Request


Tested Webpages


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
7.1.1.1Non-text ContentYesYes 
7.1.2.1Prerecorded Audio- or Video-only MediaYesNo audio- or Video content
7.1.2.2Captions for Prerecorded Audio ContentYesNo audio- or Video content
7.1.2.3Alternatives to/Audio Descriptions of Prerecorded Video ContentYesNo audio- or Video content
7.1.3.1Information and RelationshipsYesYes 
7.1.3.2Meaningful SequenceYesYes 
7.1.3.3Sensory CharacteristicsYesYes 
7.1.4.1Use of ColorYesYes 
7.1.4.2Control of Audio ContentYesNo audio- or Video-only content
7.2.1.1Keyboard OperationsYesYes 
7.2.1.2Control of FocusYesYes 
7.2.2.1Adjustable Time LimitsYesNo content with adjustable time limits
7.2.2.2Pausing, Stopping, and Hiding ContentYesYes 
7.2.3.1Three Flashes or Below ThresholdYesNo flashing content
7.2.4.1Bypassing Blocks of ContentYesYes 
7.2.4.2Page TitleYesYes 
7.2.4.3Focus SequenceYesYes 
7.2.4.4Purpose of Links, as Determined by ContextYesYes 
7.3.1.1Language of PageYesYes 
7.3.2.1Consistent Behavior When Components Receive FocusYesYes 
7.3.2.2Consistent Behavior When Visitors Change SettingsYesYes 
7.3.3.1Input Error IdentificationYesNo content with input error identification
7.3.3.2Labels or InstructionsYesYes 
7.4.1.1Parsing of ContentYesYes 
7.4.1.2Recognizable/Configurable Names, Roles, and ValuesYesYes 

Level AA
Accessibility Criteria Applicable Compliant Notes
7.1.2.4Captions for Live Audio ContentYesNo live audio content
7.1.2.5Audio Descriptions for Prerecorded Video ContentYesNo audio- or Video-only content
7.1.4.3Minimum ContrastYesYes 
7.1.4.4Text ResizingYesYes 
7.1.4.5Graphic Representations of TextYesYes 
7.2.4.5Multiple Ways to Reach ContentYesYes 
7.2.4.6Headings and LabelsYesYes 
7.2.4.7Visible FocusYesYes 
7.3.1.2Language of PartsYesYes 
7.3.2.3Consistent NavigationYesYes 
7.3.2.4Consistent IdentificationYesYes 
7.3.3.3Suggestions to Correct Input ErrorsYesNo content with input error identification
7.3.3.4Error Prevention (in Legal, Financial, Data Management, or Test Contexts)YesNo content with legal or financial transactions, data modification, or test responses

Level AAA
Accessibility Criteria Applicable Compliant Notes
7.2.4.8Current LocationYesYes 
7.3.2.5Changes of Context by Visitor RequestYesYes