Disability Services
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-23
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Denis Naughten (IND), Roscommon-Galway

We do not need an extra grant. Sufficient money is there within the budget. To return to Inclusion and Accessibility Labs presentation to the Oireachtas, its handout pointed out that on websites such as Facebook, Jobs.ie, Dunnes Stores, Free Now, Aer Lingus and Dublin Bus, there are difficulties for people with disabilities in accessing and using their interfaces. Yet, the websites of companies such as Netflix, The Irish Times and Just Eat are easily usable by people with disabilities. Clearly, some companies are doing it and some are not. These are the big players in the field but I am talking about our small indigenous companies.
There is an opportunity here for us as a country to get ahead of the curve. We already have huge levels of online penetration in respect of sales and businesses trading online. This is an additional unique marketing tool on which we can capitalise.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-23