Accessibility Statement

The National Crime Council follows guidelines on accessibility set out by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). The W3C WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) produces accessibility guidelines that are an internationally recognised benchmark of accessibility.

In designing this site, we have applied all appropriate WAI Priority 1 and Priority 2 criteria of the WAI's web content accessibility guidelines.

Disability Access Officer

Ms. Harriet Mc Garry has been designated to act as the National Crime Council 'access officer'. Our access officer is responsible for providing, arranging for and co-ordinating appropriate assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities accessing NCC services.

It is our policy to make our services accessible to the widest audience possible. If you have any difficulties, suggestions or complaints regarding the accessibility of services provided by the National Crime Council, please contact Harriet in the first instance by e-mail or by telephone at 01-4760047, or alternatively, contact us via info@crimecouncil.gov.ie We will make every effort to assist you.

Change Text Size - Accessibility Viewing Preferences

You are able to view this website in a variety of different styles. To change your viewing preference, choose from the icons in the list below.

Normal/Default Style

Large Text

Extra Large Text

High Contrast Style

Increasing Text Size using your Browser

Please note that JavaScript must be enabled to access the above styles. If JavaScript is disabled you can resize text using your browser:

• For Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, select Text size from the View menu or hold the Control key and use the scroll wheel on your mouse
• If you are using another browser, please refer to your browser help to learn how to resize text

This website is also optimised for printing as well as handheld devices. Simply print the page using your browsers PRINT option and the page will print out to fit the width of the paper.

Current technologies

• The website uses W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) technologies, wherever possible
• Pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS2, ensuring that they work with a wide variety of browsers

The site also makes use of the following non-W3C technology:

• Portable Document Format (PDF): Certain documents on this site are available only in this format, which requires you to download and install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Click on the icon below to download the Adobe Reader from the Adobe website.

If you cannot access the information in any PDF document please contact us at info@crimecouncil.gov.ie

Navigation Aids

• A breadcrumb link is available at the top each page to help you navigate.
• The home page and all internal pages include a search box.
• The Skip Navigation link in the site header allows you to skip over the navigation and go directly to the main content of each page.

Images

All content and decorative images on this site include descriptive ALT attributes. ALT titles are provided to explain the content or the purpose of the image in question.

Our Promise

The National Crime Council is committed to making its website accessible to all people, regardless of ability.

It will continue to closely monitor developments and changes in WAI guidelines and general website best practice.

If you feel that this website could be easier to use, or you have difficulty accessing any information or find that any part of the site is not accessible, please email info@crimecouncil.gov.ie.

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