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.
Digital Accessibility in Hospitals
Category: Technology – Digital
Digital Accessibility Laws Around the World
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.
2.2.2: Pause, Stop, Hide
One of the Level A Success Criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) states that users should be able to pause, stop, hide or otherwise control any information that moves, blinks, scrolls or updates automatically.
Digital Accessibility in Employment
In Ireland, 1 in 7 people have a disability, which amounts to more than 600,000 people. According to the National Disability Authority (NDA), they are only half as likely to be in employment as others of working age.
Digital Accessibility in Education
Access to education is a fundamental right for everyone in Ireland. However, in 2016, the national census showed that only 13% of people in Ireland with a disability were in education. Of these, only 20% completed higher level education.
What is the difference between WCAG A, AA and AAA?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and are widely accepted as the go-to standard for digital accessibility conformance. At the core of WCAG are testable requirements known as success criteria, with each one assigned a level.
2.5.3: Label in Name
2.5.3: Label in Name is a WCAG 2.1, Level A success criterion and states that for user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the accessible name must contain the text that is presented visually.
