Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021
264. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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). [38475/21]
View answerMy Department has a dedicated ICT Unit which maintains, provides and troubleshoots day to day ICT services to a high standard for staff of the Department and to the public through its online services and the Department's website.
It is responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing management of the Department's ICT strategy and infrastructure and has overall responsibility for managing ICT functions, technical, human and financial.
The DCEDIY website is housed on the central Gov.ie portal. It is designed in accordance with universal design principles and any uploaded content must satisfy accessibility standards. There is a commitment to Gov.ie achieving a minimum of conformance with level Double-A with the Web Accessibility Initiative, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and to complying with the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information Provided by Public Bodies. There is also a commitment under the NDIS to design public sector websites in accordance with universal design principles and in line with Ireland’s obligations under the WAD.
In addition, as part of its overall approach to ensuring equality of opportunity and addressing potential disability inequalities, the Department has a Disability Access Officer in place.
My Department has requested that the agencies under its remit respond to the deputy directly on this question.
