In 2016, Guillermo Robles discovered he couldn’t order a pizza from Domino’s website or mobile app using his screen reader. His lawsuit against Domino’s has had a major impact, turning it into one of the most important digital accessibility lawsuits.
Kyran O’Mahoney featured on an afternoon segment of KFM Radio to discuss the digital accessibility of Ireland’s leading employment sites and what it means for people with disabilities looking for work.
In this week’s blog post, NCBI service user Eoin Sheehy writes about his experience working in IA Labs and his thoughts on how organisations making strides towards full digital accessibility benefits people with disabilities.
Although physical accessibility in tourist and transport vehicles and areas is slowly improving and general awareness is growing, digital accessibility shouldn’t be overlooked. People with disabilities are not able to find information about accessible transportation or visitor experiences if they can’t use your website.
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science announced the launch of the National Challenge Fund on 8th August 2022. The research fund is worth 65 million euro and asks researchers to develop solutions to 8 key challenges to Ireland’s Green Transition and Digital Transformation.
The number of people in Ireland living with a disability rises every year, but the ability of healthcare providers to meet their needs is not growing in turn.
Although there are a number of places who have adopted different standards into their accessibility laws, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines remain the most well-known and have been named as the guidelines to follow in countries all around the world. This blog contains an overview of what digital accessibility regulations look like worldwide.
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