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Web accessibility, in plain words.

The rules that make public bodies' websites and apps usable by everyone, people with disabilities included. European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020, S.I. No. 358/2020. In force in Ireland since 2020, bringing in the EU Web Accessibility Directive, Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

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Compliance, kept on every record

Who it covers

Public sector bodies' websites and mobile apps. Private firms selling certain products and services, such as banking and online shops, have similar duties under the European Accessibility Act from 28 June 2025.

What it asks

  1. Accessible to the standard

    Usable by everyone, people with disabilities included. Content that meets the harmonised standard, EN 301 549, which follows WCAG 2.1 level AA, is presumed to conform (Regulations 4 to 6).

  2. An accessibility statement

    Published and kept up to date for each website and app, on the Commission's model: what is inaccessible and why, the alternatives, a way to report a problem, and a link to the complaint procedure (Regulation 7).

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Also in the law

  1. Who monitors

    The National Disability Authority.

  2. Private firms

    The European Accessibility Act, Directive (EU) 2019/882, brought into Irish law by S.I. 636/2023.

  3. The official text

    S.I. No. 358/2020 on the Irish Statute Book: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/358/made/en/html

What Eurus keeps

Eurus's law register holds 3 duties from this law, each with what it asks, who it binds, what shows it, and the date it was read against the official text.

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