Accessibility

Dassault Systèmes continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its website for those of us with disabilities.

Conformance Report

Dassault Systèmes is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with Article 47 of French Law No. 2005-102 of February 11, 2005.

To achieve this, the following strategy and actions have been implemented:

Integration of accessibility guidelines into the definition and development of our digital products, ensuring that each design phase complies with these standards.
Continuous training for our development and design teams on accessibility best practices.
Detailed documentation on accessibility practices to guide our development and design teams, ensuring a consistent understanding and application of accessibility standards.
Ongoing awareness efforts for contributors responsible for website content, with continuous monitoring.
Support from multiple consulting firms specializing in digital accessibility.
Regular digital accessibility audits to assess and improve compliance.

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.3ds.com.

Compliance Level

The website https://www.3ds.com is partially compliant with the Référentiel Général d’Amélioration de l’Accessibilité (RGAA) version 4.1, due to the non-conformities listed in the "Test Results" section.

Test Results

An accessibility audit conducted by Access42 found that the website is 72,31% compliant with RGAA version 4.1.

Additionally, the site is actively working toward full compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. For a more detailed overview of our accessibility compliance, an Accessibility Conformance Report (in VPAT 2.x format) for https://www.3ds.com is available here

Non accessible content

The following content is not accessible for the reasons specified below:

[1.2] Decorative images are not ignored by assistive technologies.
[3.2] [3.3] Some text and/or interface components have insufficient contrast.
[4.1] Multimedia content lacks transcriptions.
[4.11] Some pages contain a video player that is not keyboard-accessible
[7.1] Some JavaScript functionalities are not compatible with assistive technologies.
[7.4] Context changes occur without notifying the user.
[8.6] Some pages lack relevant page titles.
[8.7] Language changes within the text are not indicated.
[8.9] Some pages use HTML tags for presentation purposes (e.g., empty paragraphs, unstructured text within paragraph tags).
[9.1] Some pages have an incorrect heading hierarchy (missing or improperly structured headings).
[9.3] Lists of elements are not structured properly with list tags.
[9.4] Some quotations are not marked up correctly.
[10.3] Some content is not presented in a logical order in the source code.
[10.8] Some informational content is ignored by assistive technologies.
[10.11] Some content cannot be viewed without horizontal scrolling and/or loses information when zoomed to 400%.
[10.12] Some content is inaccessible when text spacing is adjusted.
[11.10 – 11.11] Some input fields lack proper validation, mandatory fields are not correctly marked, and error messages are not linked to their corresponding fields.
[13.3] Some PDF documents are not accessible.
[13.8] Some moving content cannot be controlled by the user.

Derogations for disproportionate burden

None

Content not subject to the obligation of accessibility

None

Establishment of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was made on December 2, 2024, and was last updated on March 28, 2025.

User Agents, Assistive Technologies, and Tools Used for Accessibility Testing

The website was tested using the following browser and screen reader combinations:

Firefox 131 with NVDA 2024.4
Firefox 131 with JAWS 2024
Safari 17.6 with VoiceOver (macOS 14.6)
Chrome 129 with TalkBack (Android 13)

Accessibility testing was conducted manually with the assistance of various tools, including custom CSS stylesheets, the HeadingsMaps and Web Developer Toolbar extensions, and the Color Contrast Analyser tool.

Technologies used for the realisation of the website:

HTML5
CSS
JavaScript
Content Management System: Drupal

Accessibility Evaluation Tools Used at Each Design Stage

Various accessibility checkers for developers, testers, and designers
WAVE evaluation tool
Siteimprove accessibility checker
Lighthouse
axe DevTools

Pages of the site that have been the subject of the verification of conformity

The following pages were tested for accessibility compliance:

Feedback & Contact

If you are experiencing difficulties with any content on our website because of a disability, or if you require assistance with any part of our site because of your particular disability, please contact us and let us know. We will be happy to assist.

The following telephone number is only for assisting you if you require assistance with any part of our site because of your particular disability or because you are having difficulty accessing or navigating any part of our website because of your particular disability. This number is not to be used for sales or product information but is to be used for help using, understanding, and/or navigating our website and the information set forth on the website. Other pages and/or links within our website may contain other telephone numbers to assist with sales, service, product information, accounts, or other aspects of our business. However, as noted above, if you have a disability that has caused or may likely cause you difficulty in accessing or navigating any part of our website because of your particular disability, you can call us toll-free at (888) 337-0030 (North America)

You can also send an email, explaining in as much detail as possible, what type of difficulty you had, or may have had, or believe others may have. These types of emails should be sent to Digital-Accessibility@3ds.com for forwarding to us.

In contacting us by email, your privacy will be strictly protected. This means that you will not be required to provide any personal information, including but not limited to your: Name, address, telephone number, the specific type of disability you may have, information about goods, products, or services you might be interested in, email address (unless you include it in an email you send to our representatives or to us).

Enforcement procedure

If you identify an accessibility issue preventing access to content or functionality and do not receive a response from us, you have the right to escalate the issue to the French Defender of Rights.

You can do so through:

Write a message to the Defender of Rights: Online contact form
Contact the Defender of Rights delegate in your region: List of regional representatives
Phone number: 09 69 39 00 00
Send a letter by post (free postage in France, do not put a stamp): Le Défenseur des droits - Libre réponse 71120 - 75342 Paris CEDEX 07