Accessibility Statement for orienteering.ie
This is an accessibility statement from Orienteering Ireland.
Measures to support accessibility
Orienteering Ireland takes the following measures to improve the accessibility of orienteering.ie
- Initial website review
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. Orienteering.ie is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of orienteering.ie. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- E-mail: info@orienteering.ie
- Visitor Address: Orienteering Ireland, Irish Sport HQ, Blanchardstown
D15 DY62, Ireland - www.facebook.com/Irish.Orienteering
We try to respond to feedback within 2 Business Days.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Orienteering Ireland is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Chrome Web Browser with NVDA screen reader on windows
Technical specifications
Accessibility of orienteering.ie relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and alternatives
Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for orienteering.ie
- Forum: We use a third party plug-in for our online forum and forum user login menu which does not fully meet WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.
- Fixtures & Results: We use a third party plug-in for all fixtures and results which does not fully meet WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.
- Some text areas exist that cannot be increased via browser settings. Please use page zoom functionality when necessary.
- External documents such as PDFs & text documents exists which have not been optimised to meet accessibility standards.
- Videos exist which do not have closed captions.
- Some images are missing suitable alt tags.
- Many of our older blog posts may have accessibility issues such as images missing alt tags..
- Our site uses google maps which does not fully meet WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards.
- Awards section: Previous winners pages have not been laid out in logical order which makes the content confusing for users who are using a screen reader, zoomed in to 200% and mobile users.
If you experience issues with any of the above please contact us for help.
Assessment approach
Orienteering Ireland assessed the accessibility of orienteering.ie by the following approaches:
- 3rd party evaluation
Formal complaints
Feedback and contact information
You can contact us to request information or for assistance in accessing any content or functionality that is inaccessible.
For information and general enquiries, please contact
Orienteering Ireland welcomes your feedback on the accessibility of our website and digital tools. Please notify us if you encounter any accessibility issues which you would like us to review.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can make a complaint under either the Equal Status Act 2000 (No. 8 of 2000) or the Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005) or both.
Advice on making a complaint under the Disability Act is available on the website of the Office of the Ombudsman.
Advice on making a complaint under the Equal Status Act is available on the website of the Workplace Relations Commission.
Date
This statement was created on 24/09/2026
