Revenue's accessibility statements

Revenue.ie accessibility statement

The Revenue Commissioners 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.revenue.ie

Measures to support accessibility

Revenue.ie takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the Revenue website:

• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our 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. Revenue.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

Accessibility of the Revenue website 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
• CSS
• JavaScript
• WAI-ARIA.

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of revenue.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.

Known limitations for Revenue website

• Tables: Some tables do not have correctly defined headers.
• Tables: Some tables have form elements with no associated labels.
• Checkboxes: Some checkboxes do not have keyboard operations.
• Labels: Some UI components do not have labels.
• Lists: Some unordered lists may contain more than only <li> items.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Revenue website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers on revenue.ie, please contact your relevant Access Officer.

Formal complaints

If you are not happy with Revenue’s response then you can make a complaint to the Ombudsman under the Disability Act.

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 Revenue against WCAG 2.1.

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