Accessibility statement

Sahlgrenska University Hospital is responsible for this website, sahlgrenska.se/en. Our goal is to make it accessible and usable for as many people as possible.

This statement explains how sahlgrenska.se complies with the Swedish Act on Accessibility to Digital Public Services, what accessibility issues we are aware of, and how you can report problems so we can address them.

How accessible is the website?

Sahlgrenska.se/en is partially compliant with the Swedish Act on Accessibility to Digital Public Services.

What can you do if you cannot access parts of the website?

If you need information from sahlgrenska.se in a format that is accessible to you, please contact us and let us know that you need information in an alternative format.

You can email us at: webb.su@vgregion.se. We usually respond within two working days.

Report accessibility issues

We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of this website. If you discover issues that are not described on this page, or if you believe we do not meet legal requirements, please let us know.

You can email us at: webb.su@vgregion.se. We usually respond within two working days.

Supervisory authority

The Swedish Agency for Digital Government (DIGG) is responsible for monitoring compliance with the accessibility regulations. If you experience accessibility issues with sahlgrenska.se/en, you can report this to DIGG.

Contact DIGG

Known accessibility issues

Below are known areas where the website does not fully meet accessibility requirements. We are working to address these issues on an ongoing basis.

Issues for users who are blind or have low vision

  • Some images and diagrams are missing alternative text
  • Some videos do not include audio description
  • Some documents are not accessible using assistive technologies
  • Some headings are incorrectly structured or not in a logical order
  • Some links do not clearly describe their purpose
  • Navigation and menus are not always consistent across pages
  • The “Available jobs” page includes a third-party plugin. The filter used to narrow results by municipality is not accessible. On the search results page, list elements and ARIA attributes are not used correctly.

Issues for users with reduced colour vision

  • Some documents contain infographics that cannot be understood without colour
  • The “Available jobs” page includes a third-party plugin. The filter used to narrow results by municipality is not accessible.

Issues for users with cognitive, learning, or language challenges

  • Some links do not clearly describe their purpose
  • There are pages where the language is difficult to understand
  • Navigation and menus are not always consistent across pages

Issues for users with reduced mobility or fine motor skills

  • The “Available jobs” page includes a third-party plugin. The filter used to narrow results by municipality is not accessible.

How we tested the website

Accessibility is reviewed continuously through internal expertise and automated testing tools.

Website information

The website was published on April 6, 2017.

This statement was last updated on June 12, 2026.