Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021
178. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the way his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing Action 16 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38476/21]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy, in my Department we are committed to the use of Plain English across our external communications channels, including websites, as part of our commitment to promote accessibility.
When the Civil Defence website was developed it met the Accessibility Guidelines of 1.0, which were the guidelines at the time of development. The accessibility statement on the Civil Defence website can be accessed on the Civil Defence website, civildefence.ie. The Department of Defence has engaged with the developers of the Civil Defence website in order to review and report on what action is needed in order to comply with the updated Accessibility Guidelines 2.10.
In relation to public safety campaigns, the Office of Emergency Planning websites provide information tailored for people living with disabilities, as evidenced by the public safety campaigns, including, ‘Be Winter Ready’ and ‘Be Summer Ready'.
