Accessibility Statement
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Screen Ireland) is committed to making its website accessible, 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.screenireland.ie
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level AA, due to the non-accessible content listed below.
Non-Accessible Content
Should you wish to contact us regarding accessibility please see the feedback and contact information section below. We will do our best to ensure that any content you request is made available and accessible in a timely manner.
Some content on Screen Ireland’s website does not fully comply with the European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020. For example:
- Not all documents in PDF are correctly labelled or tagged.
- The agency is currently in the process of reviewing and improving the accessibility of PDF documents, and is working to move away from the use of PDF documents on our website.
- Video content is used across the Screen Ireland website, both for visual design and in the promotion of trailers for film and television projects. Screen Ireland uses both Vimeo and YouTube to embed video content across our website.
- Where video banners are used for visual design across the site, Screen Ireland is working to ensure that content is captioned appropriately, where applicable.
- YouTube and Vimeo videos are embedded using iFrames. Some of the components of these external iFrames have known accessibility issues, outside of Screen Ireland’s control to resolve.
- The Screen Ireland website currently has certain known issues regarding ARIA attributes.
- These issues are currently being reviewed with our website development agency as a priority, for resolution in the second quarter of 2024.
Preparation of this Accessibility Statement
This statement was prepared on 13 February 2024 following a review of a sample number of pages against all relevant WCAG 2.1 AA Success Criteria and relevant EN 301 549 clauses. This assessment was performed using the following tools:
- Chrome browser
- Automated testing
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
Feedback and Contact Information
Screen Ireland is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for persons with disabilities. We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website.
If you have any feedback, queries or issues regarding the accessibility of this website, please email our Access Officer at accessofficer@screenireland.ie
The role of the Access Officer, is to provide, arrange for and/or coordinate assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities accessing the services we provide.
If you wish to request particular content in an accessible format, please include the following details:
- Your required format.
- The content you wish to receive (please include the URL of the content)
- Your name and email address.
We will make all reasonable efforts to fulfil your request.
Enforcement Procedure
For information on making a complaint under the Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005) please see our Customer Action Plan
If you are not happy about our response to your complaint, you can ask the Ombudsman to look into your complaint. Here is the contact information for and guidance on making a complaint from the Office of the Ombudsman.
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Access Officer
Our Access Officer deals with queries and complaints about accessibility to our building.
You can contact us by phone at +353-91-561398 or email at accessofficer@screenireland.ie