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.
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 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.
This report was commissioned by the country’s national sight loss charity, NCBI, and entails how accessible Ireland’s digital world is based on manual accessibility audits performed by the staff of IA Labs. Research and write-up of the index was carried out from February to October 2023.
IA Labs was delighted to welcome Anne Rabbitte, Minister of State with Responsibility for Disabilities, as the guest of honour to their official company launch on the 27th of April 2022.
The official launch of Inclusion & Accessibility (IA) Labs and the Digital Accessibility Index was held on the 27th of April 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. The staff of IA Labs were delighted to welcome guests from a range of industries and the guest of honour, Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte, to the event.
Report compiled by Inclusion and Accessibility Labs (IA Labs) highlights challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing everyday services.
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