This accessibility statement applies to all content published on gardaombudsman.ie. This website is run by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
For example, that means you should be able to:
Less accessible parts of the site
Some parts of this website are not fully accessible, for example:
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format email info@gsoc.ie. We’ll get back to you within 7 days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact info@gsoc.ie.
Enforcement procedure
If you are not happy with our response, or you want to raise an accessibility issue that is not related to this website, you can make a complaint online at the GSOC Get in Touch section.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Non-accessible content
The content that is not accessible is listed below. We aim to fix these issues by December 2021.
Content that is not accessible
PDFs and non-HTML documents
Many documents are not accessible in a number of ways including missing text alternatives and missing document structure.
Contact info@gsoc.ie to request documents in an alternative format.
How we did the test?
We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level A and Level AA to test and audit the level of conformance.
We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to decide on a sample of pages to test and audit.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We have assembled a multi-disciplinary team who are working on accessibility on an ongoing basis. Departments and agencies are urgently fixing content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 AA standard. We will update this page when issues are fixed.