A machine analysis shows a large spread in the number of defects per document. About 20 percent have less than ten failed points, while about 20 percent have over 1,000 failed points. The remaining approximately 60 percent lie in between with a median value of 103 deficiencies.
In 2025, we will rectify and republish the documents that will continue to exist so that they meet the legal requirements. We will also convert documents to html pages when possible.
Unreasonably burdensome adaptation
The Swedish Ats Council invokes an exception for unreasonably burdensome adaptation according to Section 12 of the Act on Accessibility to Digital Public Services for the content below.
- On the information page for each grant, there are copies of the application form and the reporting form in PDF format, a total of about seventy documents.
- There are about fifty guidelines for grants in PDF format published on the website, partly on a collection page and partly on the information page for each grant.
During 2024–2026, we will work on the grant structure and develop new forms. When a new form is launched, we will also publish an accessible copy. With the new grant structure, we will also gradually develop new guidelines that we will publish in accessible format.
Estimated costs of making the content fully accessible: Around SEK 100,000.
Estimated benefits for the Arts Council of not making the content fully accessible: The work of making the content accessible is part of a planned process. Extra resources are not spent on material that is about to become outdated and must be replaced gradually during the current and next year.
Estimated benefits for people with disabilities if the content were made fully accessible: The fact that the copy of the application form is not available limits the possibility of forming an opinion about the design of the form when it is not the application period. An accessible copy provides this possibility in full.
The fact that the guidelines are not available reduces transparency. Accessible guidelines provide good transparency.
Overall assessment
The copy of the application form is reference material and not part of the application itself. During the application period, the application is made in our online service on the regular form. When the application period is over, the form closes. The fact that the copy is not available therefore limits the possibility of forming an opinion about the design of the form when it is not the application period. However, information about the grant and the application procedure is available in html format all year round, which gives a good idea of what is expected of the applicant. This impairs our service regarding the application procedure, but not the possibility of applying for our grants.
The guidelines are in-depth material. The text on the html pages for our grants is based on the guidelines and provides the information that applicants need to make an application. The fact that the guidelines are not available reduces transparency somewhat but does not affect the conditions for applying for the grants.
Overall, we therefore assess that the costs and benefits for the Swedish Arts Council of not making the documents available exceed the benefits for people with disabilities of being able to fully access the documents.