Accessibility

This is an accessibility statement from the Digital Repository of Ireland website dri.ie.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Digital Repository of Ireland is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Digital Repository of Ireland. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Digital Repository of Ireland:

• Phone: +353 1 6090600
• E-mail: dri@ria.ie
• Twitter: @dri_ireland

We try to respond to feedback within 1 to 2 business days.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Digital Repository of Ireland relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Digital Repository of Ireland , there may be some limitations. We have generated a report using accessibility checkers that describes the technical conformance of the Digital Repository Ireland website with W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 guidelines. We have set tasks to address any issues that were identified in the report. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for Digital Repository of Ireland:

• Alt text: Not all upload images have alt text. We are updating missing alt text. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
• Table headers: Some row and column headers in tables are not marked up appropriately. Our developers are working with us to ensure that tables are marked up with appropriate TH elements for headings. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
• iframe and frame elements: Some iframe and frame elements are missing a title attribute. We are working to ensure that each iframe is given a title via the CMS. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
• Link text: We have identified instances where the link text lacks contextual information. We are addressing this issue by writing link text that describes the content of the link target. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
• Irish language translation: DRI began implementing Irish language translation on our website www.dri.ie in 2024 to improve the quality of our services in Irish in line with recommendations outlined in the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021. The text is translated by a professional translation service, which provides translations of the highest standard to the public sector, thereby ensuring that the Irish text is on a par with the standard of the original English text.  As DRI relies on manual translation, rather than machine translation, Irish translation is only available on static pages. These pages are reviewed annually to ensure the content remains up to date.

Assessment Approach

Digital Repository of Ireland assessed the accessibility of Digital Repository of Ireland by the following approaches:

Self-evaluation

This website was developed to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA Guidelines, which includes all Priority 1 and Priority 2 checkpoints. During the development process, the developers made use of WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative – Accessible Rich Internet Applications), which is a technical specification published by W3C, that specifies how to increase the accessibility of web pages. At various stages during the development process, the website was tested using a variety of accessibility checkers, listed below:

• SortSite – web site testing application
• WAVE Accessibility Checker – wave.webaim.org – browser extension
• SiteImprove – browser extension
• Google Lighthouse – browser extension

The website is reviewed and updated annually by the DRI Website Development Task Force to ensure that the content meets accessibility standards.

Date

This statement was updated on 18 Oct 2024 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.