The Mental Health Commission is committed to making its website accessible. This is in accordance with European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020.
This accessibility statement applies to content published on www.mhcirl.ie.
Measures to support accessibility
The MHC takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the MHC website:
- Include accessibility as part of our internal house style guide which in turn is included as part of all publications
- Include accessibility throughout our internal policies
- Provide accessibility training for staff
Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The mhcirl.ie 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.
Technical specifications
Keyboard/Screen reader navigation has been implemented across the website to assist users who navigate using assistive technologies or who do not use a mouse.
Skip to content link – is functional on all webpages to allow keyboard users to bypass repeated sections like navigation panes.
Accessible images – to inform users using assistive technologies about an image’s contents.
Accessible forms – have correct focus order and validation.
Accessible tables – have correct labels.
Accessible videos – have captions and text transcripts.
Useful, descriptive link text – to inform users where links will bring them.
Correctly structured content with good heading usage – to increase readability and assist users using screen readers or other assistive technologies.
Cross operating system compatibility and mobile navigation – to ensure consistency in layout and navigation across all devices and operating systems.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of mhcirl.ie, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Non-accessible Content
Document accessibility has not yet been implemented.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the mhcirl.ie website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers on mhcirl.ie, please contact accessofficer@mhcirl.ie
You can write to MHC, Waterloo Exchange, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, D04 E5W7
Formal complaints
If you are not happy with our response, or if you want to raise an accessibility issue that is not related to this website, you can ask the Ombudsman to look into it. Contact the office of the Ombudsman or read guidance on how to make a complaint.
Email complaints@ombudsman.ie
Write to the Office of the Ombudsman, 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 W773
Phone 01 639 5600
Preparation of this accessibility statement
In preparation for this statement, an evaluation of the website’s compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was carried out by way of a self-assessment by the Mental Health Commission against WCAG 2.1.
