You can find information below on the supports and services available while you are in Ireland, including a national helpdesk to assist Ukrainian students and researchers seeking to continue their education here: email at NSRHelpdesk@mu.ie or by phone on 01 474 7788.
This page lists organisations that are helping people who have come to Ireland from Ukraine. You can also read about how to get state supports, including immigration status, social welfare and healthcare.
What is the Benefit of Work Estimator ? The benefit of work estimator for jobseeker and one parent family payments shows how starting work or increasing your hours could affect your payment. The estimate will include income from your employment and any social welfare payments you may still be entitled to.
We are a free, government funded, service that supports job seekers and employers. We are locally based and have a long track record of supporting people in to the work they want. Find your local Job Coach and give us a call.
SWIFT INTEGRATION APP SWIFT Integration is a multilingual mobile app that provides clear and concise information and supports that aim to enhance integration outcomes of those settling in Ireland. The app provides information on a whole range of areas such as social welfare supports, healthcare, education, employment, and accommodation among others.
Further Education and Training or FET, offers a wide variety of life-long education options to anyone over 16. FET includes apprenticeships, traineeships, Post Leaving Cert (PLC) courses, community and adult education as well as core literacy and numeracy services. FET courses and programmes are provided through the Education and Training Board network throughout the country as well as through other local providers including online through SOLAS’ eCollege. FET courses are provided at levels one to six on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
Qualifax is Ireland’s National Learners’ Database and is the “one stop shop” for learners and the public. Comprehensive, annually updated information is provided about further and higher education and training options in Ireland and further afield. Articles and links are also provided to assist students, jobseekers, parents, guidance professionals and graduates to make informed choices for education, training and career pathways.
Ukrainian children today have witnessed the terrible reality of war. Their childhood is now being spent in fear, hiding in shelters, on the move, or in a new country. It causes great stress not only for children but also for parents and caregivers.
As a host to a new family or as a family who has newly arrived in Ireland, below are useful Ukrainian resources that will help distract and comfort children during this distressing time.
In this edition the focus is on: • Update on income support payments • What are people entitled to • Income support for people of working age • Income support for people aged 66 and …
These have been provided to us by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and were developed by the Dublin Rape Crisis service and the HSE Sexual Assault Trauma Units. Also useful is …
These have been provided to us by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and were developed by the Dublin Rape Crisis service and the HSE Sexual Assault Trauma Units. Also useful is …
These have been provided to us by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and were developed by the Dublin Rape Crisis service and the HSE Sexual Assault Trauma Units. Also useful is …
The European Union has put in place a temporary protection Directive to allow Ukrainian citizens and others fleeing Ukraine access to a wide range of supports including social welfare income supports. The Department of Social …
An Post is the state-owned provider of postal services in the Republic of Ireland. An Post provides a “universal postal service” to all parts of the country as a member of the Universal Postal Union. …
Intreo (the Public Employment Service) is a single point of contact for all employment and income supports and services. This leaflet will give you information the supports they can provide you.
Step 1: Read the form and then start filling it in. Step 2: Remember to sign Section 1. Step 3: Only include your spouse/partner or any child dependents who are now residing in Ireland. Step …
Parents and carers should make contact with the school or schools of choice. Applications for school places can be made by a parent or carer at any time during the school year, however applications for …
Parents and carers should make contact with the school or schools of choice. Applications for school places can be made by a parent or carer at any time during the school year, however applications for …
Parents and carers should make contact with the school or schools of choice. Applications for school places can be made by a parent or carer at any time during the school year, however applications for …
MABS is the Irish money advice service. We have been helping people to deal with problem debt for 30 years. If you’re struggling with debt and need help, we’re here for you. You can get impartial advice from MABS to help you manage your …
Recognising the exceptional circumstance created by the invasion of Ukraine, temporary arrangements have been put in place to allow people to travel from Ukraine to Ireland with their pets, even if the pets are not …
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Accessibility Statement
bandondirectory.ie
December 5, 2022
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,
regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email admin@jobable.ie
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over 7 different coloring options.
Animations – epileptic users can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to admin@jobable.ie
