Accessibility Statement
IUA is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023.
This accessibility statement applies to both https://accesscollege.ie/dare/ and https://accesscollege.ie/hear/
*It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.
This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level AA.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 level AA. See ‘non-accessible content’ for more details.
IUA is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
We are currently working with Vially and Vision Ireland to ensure we meet accessibility standards. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and adhering to the required accessibility standards.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Preparation of this Accessibility Statement
The Statement is based on manual accessibility testing, using multiple platforms;
- Windows (JAWS, NVDA),
- Mac (VoiceOver),
- iOS (VoiceOver) and Android (TalkBack) and their native accessibility tools.
A detailed issue log was created to measure against WCAG 2.2 standards. These issues were presented to the development team who are amending these issues and bringing the website in to WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.
This statement was created by Vially in March 2026.
The statement was last reviewed in October 2026.
Feedback and Contact Information
We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you have any comments or find any problems not listed on this page, please contact Daniel.mcfarlane@iua.ie
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
This website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:
The latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari browsers;
In combination with the latest versions of NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
Technical specifications
The accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Accessible Content
Content Reflow is working as intended, the website functions correctly when scaled up or zoomed in.
Page Titles – All pages on this website are assigned titles that accurately describe their content. Pages also feature heading elements that match the title of the page.
Video Content – All Video content on the website features closed caption content.
Color Contrast – All text & non-text content on this website has a color contrast ratio of 4.5:1 against the background.
Language of parts – Where there is a change of language on the website, allelements on pages are in different languages and are programmatically determined.
Non-accessible Content
Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of this website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for this website:
Keyboard/Screen reader navigation is not yet accessible on parts of the website. Many pages have interactable elements that are either placed in the wrong programmatically determinable order or are skipped entirely by a screen-reader. Other pages have text elements that can become obscured by overlapping interactable buttons. Other pages feature non-interactable elements that may appear in the wrong focus order on a screen-reader.
Images – Some parts of this website feature photos or icons that have incomplete alt text. We are currently working through images to add contextual alternative text.
Correctly structured content with good heading usage – Most of the pages on this website feature correctly structured heading content, there is some heading content being worked on.
Link Text, Buttons & Graphical Elements – we are working to remove links named ‘click here’ and ‘find out more’ where possible. Links, buttons and graphical elements such as icons, will be given clear labels.
WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Auditing Service
If you would like your website, application or digital documents reviewed and tested against the WCAG 2.2 standards, please contact the Vially team at hello@vially.com.
