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Web Accessibility of Irish Local Government Websites

Authors:
Theo Lynn
Jennifer Kennedy
Pierangelo Rosati
Grace Fox
Colm O'Gorman
Declan Curran
Kate Hynes

Keywords: web accessibility; mobile accessibility; accessi-bility audits; e-government; local government; web accessibility directive; local authorities

Abstract:
The European Union Web Accessibility Directive requires public sector bodies in EU Member States to ensure that their websites are accessible to users and, in particular, for people with disabilities, by September 2020. This paper examines the web accessibility of local authority websites in the Republic of Ireland. It provides an evaluation of web and accessibility statement availability, web accessibility, search engine visibility, and social media visibility, using manual and automated methods. Despite the minimum requirements set out in the Web Accessibility Directive, the overwhelming majority of local government websites examined continue to present significant accessibility issues and vary in the form and detail of their accessibility statements

Pages: 44 to 53

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: April 24, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3956

ISBN: 978-1-68558-077-3

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2023 to April 28, 2023