Bord Bia is committed to making its websites and mobile applications accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020.
We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
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. The Irish Food & Drink website is targeting WCAG 2.1 level AA, in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
As we carry out regular testing and accessibility auditing in order to ensure ongoing accessibility compliance on our website, we may become aware of certain areas/modules/templates on the website where we could improve in terms of accessibility. We strive to maintain a Level AA conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
Please find below the areas which we are currently working to improve:
| Areas for Improvement | Timelines for Improvement/Actions/Limitations |
| Text alternatives for images, links and icons are not meaningful or are missing in multiple pages | Not all images on irishfoodanddrink.com have photo (or meta-) descriptions. Bord Bia has accrued an extensive catalogue of images and it would be a disproportionate burden based on Bord Bia’s limited resources and finances to properly tag all of the images immediately. However, Bord Bia is committed to:
Creating alt tags on each newly uploaded image.
Working through our library of previously uploaded imagery to tag each image. |
| For all pages, the Language dropdown in the navigation has incorrect programmatical order | Work in Progress |
| A number of interactive elements such as the heart and login icons of the navigation, the pagination controls, the social icons etc. rely only on sensory characteristics in all pages | Work in Progress |
| Labels are missing above inputs, alt and aria attributes are missing or are not populated correctly in multiple pages | Work in Progress |
| In a number of pages, the content is restricted
to a single display/orientation |
Work in Progress |
| In some forms, the inputs would benefit from
the autocomplete attribute |
Work in Progress |
| The minimum contrast for text and non-text is not met in any of the pages | Work in Progress |
| Resizing text is causing loss of content or
functionality in a number of pages |
Work in Progress |
| In a number of pages, there are images with
“baked” text instead of the addition of it in a programmatical way or including the text in an alt attribute |
Work in Progress |
| Navigation’s dropdown should be dismissible.
In pages that include the Add to Wishlist button, its expandable content should be dismissible |
Work in Progress |
| Focus is not visible on most elements across
the website, thus the website is not operable with the sole use of a keyboard |
Work in Progress |
| There is a number of keyboard traps across
the website |
Work in Progress |
| The bypass mechanism above the navigation
is missing |
Work in Progress |
| Some pages’ titles are populated incorrectly | Work in Progress |
| A lot of links contain the same text content in
most pages |
Work in Progress |
| When the language of the website is changed
from the navigation it’s not reflected programmatically |
Work in Progress |
| Navigation’s dropdown should be expanded
on key press and not on focus |
Work in Progress |
| In a number of pages, the Language
dropdown is missing from the navigation |
Work in Progress |
| Links’ styling is inconsistent across multiple pages | Work in Progress |
| In a number of pages containing forms, not all errors messages or statuses are described to the user properly | Work in Progress |
| The HTML Validator returns warnings and
errors in all pages |
Work in Progress |
| All menu systems, accordions and dropdowns
should have states to show when they are expanded/collapsed |
Work in Progress |
Please contact us if you become aware of any other issues that have not been set out above.
This statement was prepared on 27th June 2023.
The statement was prepared following a self-assessment by Bord Bia of its websites and mobile applications and an assessment by a third party web designer against WCAG 2.1.
This statement was last reviewed on 27th June 2023.
Feedback and Contact Information
To provide any feedback or to notify Bord Bia of any compliance failures or to request information and content excluded from the scope of the 2020 Regulations, please use the form on our Contact Us Page. Please direct your request to Bord Bia’s Marketing and Communications Team.
Formal Complaints
In the event of an unsatisfactory response to any notification or request, the requestor may make a complaint in writing to the Ombudsman for consideration under the Disability Act.