North Tipperary Disability Support Service (NTDSS) Accessibility Statement

North Tipperary Disability Support Service (NTDSS) is committed to ensuring that our website and digital services are accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the accessibility of our site, please reach out to us at info@ntdss.ie.

Standards Compliance We strive to ensure that this website complies with the following technical standards:

• Accessibility: All pages are developed to conform, at a minimum, with the Level AA rating of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) v2.0.

• HTML: The HyperText Markup Language code that underpins this site validates to the HTML5 standard.

• CSS: The Cascading Style Sheets that define the layout and appearance of this site validate to W3C standards.

Design & Coding

• Structure & Layout: This site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual formatting. If your browser does not support CSS, or if CSS is disabled, page content remains fully readable.

• Semantic Markup: Pages utilize structured semantic markup (such as H1 tags for main headings and H2 tags for subheadings) to aid navigation and screen reader compatibility.

• Links: Links are written to be clear and make sense out of context.

• Text Resizing: Fonts are scalable, allowing users to adjust base font sizes according to their browser settings or preferences.

• Form Elements: Forms are explicitly coded using LABEL and ID attributes for improved screen reader assistance.

• Images: Descriptive ALT attributes are provided for all content images.

Document Content (PDF & Word) Certain pages on our site may contain downloadable Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word documents. For guidance on optimizing accessibility features for these formats, please visit the official Adobe Accessibility or Microsoft Accessibility resource pages.