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Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to the website www.dbec.info
Using this website
This website is run by Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels, and fonts (using your browser settings)
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- videos begins playing automatically after page load
- some links with the same target have different descriptive text
- iFrames is missing a title attribute
- some videos do not have captions
- some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, or braille:
- email: [email protected]
- phone: 0330 137 4000
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: [email protected]
Enforcement procedure
The Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, please contact the ECNI.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
We know some parts of this website are not yet fully accessible and we continue to work on this:
- videos begins playing automatically after page load
- some links with the same target have different descriptive text
- iFrames is missing a title attribute
- some videos do not have captions
- some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Videos
On two pages, hero video content plays automatically. Controls have been added to allow users to pause or stop the video. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.2.2 Pause Stop Hide. We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
Some video content does not have captions. This doesn’t meet WCAG success criterion 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded). We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
Links
On some pages the purpose of each link can’t be determined from the link text alone. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context). We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
PDFs and other electronic documents
A large proportion of our PDFs and other electronic documents are not accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value). We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
iFrames
Some iFrames are missing a ‘title’ attribute to describe the iFrame’s purpose. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks. We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
We plan to resolve this by 30 September 2025.
Disproportionate burden
At this time, we have not identified any issues that would constitute a disproportionate burden under the accessibility regulations.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Regulations do not require us to rectify “office file formats published before 23rd September 2018, unless such content is needed for active administrative processes”.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish however, will meet accessibility standards.
We will be live streaming videos on our Online Events page, but we are not required to add captions to “live time-based media”.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 30 September 2024. It was last reviewed on 30 September 2024.
The website was last tested on 30 September 2024. The test was carried out by DBEC Digital Team.
We tested all pages and functionality, using both automated and manual methods in line with WCAG 2.1 AA standards.