Institute of Directors Ireland is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with The European Accessibility Act 2025 (Directive (EU) 2019/882)
We aim to ensure that our online content is accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. This accessibility statement applies to content published on iodireland.ie.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA.
We work with our website developers to regularly review and improve the accessibility of our digital content. Through ongoing testing and auditing, we may identify areas, modules, or templates requiring further improvement.
Preparation for this Accessibility Statement
This statement was prepared on 24 June 2025 and last reviewed on 27 June 2025.
A continuous quality assurance process is carried out monthly by Kooba Internet Solutions Ltd.. Axe Monitor tool by Deque is used to identify automated issues across up to 500 pages on iodireland.ie. Once automated issues are resolved, items flagged as “needs review” are manually verified by the Kooba team, followed by manual accessibility testing. At the time of this statement the latest Axe Monitor scan returned a score of 96.83%.
Non-Accessible Content
Some content on the Institute of Directors Ireland website does not fully comply with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. For example:
- ARIA: Ensures ARIA attributes are not prohibited for an element's role. Ensures all ARIA attributes have valid values. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
- Forms: Ensures select element has an accessible name. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
- Keyboard: Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
- Name, Role, Value: Ensures links have discernible text. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
- Structure: Ensures that lists are structured correctly. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
- Text Alternatives: Ensures <img> elements have alternate text or a role of none or presentation. Planned for remediation by September 2025.
Feedback and Contact Information
We are committed to improving accessibility and welcome feedback on any accessibility barriers you encounter on the Institute of Directors Ireland website.
If you experience difficulty accessing any part of the site or need information in an alternative format, please contact:
● E-mail: [email protected]
We will consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.