Accessibility

NCRI is committed to providing information and services, which are fully accessible to all of its audiences.

The aim with the website is to make it as accessible as possible regardless of the ability or disability of the user. 

NCRI is committed to making ncri.ie accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) regulations 2020. 

Measures to support accessibility

NCRI takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of ncri.ie:

Design

The website has been designed in a manner that avoids clutter and provides a consistent navigation style. ​Content is well structured, with logical heading hierarchies, clear and visible labels. We feel that users should be easily able to identify which category the information they require falls into.

Search

A search engine has been included, which improves the retrieval of documents and also allows for an advanced search function.

Tables

The use of tables has been kept to a minimum on the site, and where data tables are required, they include appropriate header associations.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of ncri.ie. If you encounter accessibility barriers, they should be logged via:

Compliance status

NCRI is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Limitations 

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of ncri.ie, there may be some limitations. Issues not included should be logged via the Contact form  or email media@ncri.ie

Known limitations for ncri.ie:

  1. PDF format: Some of the information on this website is available in PDF format to provide for easier reading and printing of documents. This format is not always accessible. This may make it difficult for users with disabilities to access the full information, particularly where no equivalent text content is provided elsewhere on the site.
  2. Some images do not provide suitable alternative text to describe the image which does not meet WCAG version 2.2 AA - 1.1.1 Non-text Content.

Assessment approach

NCRI assessed the accessibility of ncri.ie by carrying out a self-evaluation.

The goal was to perform a high-level accessibility evaluation of the website against WCAG 2.2 levels A and AA based on representative sample pages of the website. These guidelines cover issues such as creating user friendly web content, writing meaningful alternative text, creating accessible link phrases and creating accessible documents. 

Representative pages were tested using a selection of automated tools, browsers, operating systems and assistive technologies including (but not limited to):

  • Modern browsers (e.g. Chrome, Firefox)
  • Apple Safari with VoiceOver (macOS & iOS)
  • NV Access’s NVDA (Windows)
  • Axe-core by Deque Systems
  • Keyboard only navigation
  • Browser developer tools
  • Apple Safari with VoiceOver (macOS & iOS)
  • iOS stands for iPhone Operating System

Feedback or queries

NCRI is committed to maintaining and monitoring the accessibility of this website. As part of this process suggestions, requests for information in an alternative format, or details of problems encountered from users should be logged via logged via the Contact form  or email media@ncri.ie 

These guidelines cover issues such as creating user friendly web content, writing meaningful alternative text, creating accessible link phrases and creating accessible documents.

Formal complaints 

If you are not happy with NCRI’s response, then you can make a complaint to the Ombudsman under the Disability Act.

This statement was prepared in April 2025.