Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
292. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's website is accessible to persons with a disability; if the accessibility of this website is regularly reviewed to take account of new and emerging technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21679/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department's website, www.education.ie, was designed to ensure a high level of accessibility to all visitors. The website's design follows international guidelines set out by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). The site aims to comply with Level Double-A standard of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. In addition, a number of Triple-A checkpoints are incorporated to enhance the accessibility of the website.
In 2014, as a measure to assess and review accessibility, a comprehensive accessibility audit of the Department's website was undertaken. The Department will continue to monitor and improve the accessibility of www.education.ie in line with developments and changes in accessibility guidelines, technological advances and general website design best practice.
