Editing Web accessibility (section)

===Ireland===
In [[Ireland]], the Disability Act 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=4338&CatID=87 |title=Disability Act 2005 – Tithe an Oireachtais |publisher=Oireachtas.ie |date=13 November 2009 |access-date=28 July 2013 |archive-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124035229/http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=4338&CatID=87 |url-status=live }}</ref> requires that where a public body communicates in electronic form with one or more persons, the contents of the communication must be, as far as practicable, "accessible to persons with a visual impairment to whom adaptive technology is available" (Section 28(2)). The National Disability Authority has produced a Code of Practice<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nda.ie/cntmgmtnew.nsf/0/3DB134DF72E1846A8025710F0040BF3D?OpenDocument |title=Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information Provided by Public Bodies |publisher=Nda.ie |date=21 July 2006 |access-date=28 July 2013 |archive-date=19 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819235526/http://www.nda.ie/cntmgmtnew.nsf/0/3DB134DF72E1846A8025710F0040BF3D?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }}</ref> giving guidance to public bodies on how to meet the obligations of the Act. This is an approved code of practice and its provisions have the force of legally binding statutory obligations. It states that a public body can achieve compliance with Section 28(2) by "reviewing existing practices for electronic communications in terms of accessibility against relevant guidelines and standards", giving the example of "Double A conformance with the Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)".