Accessibility Statement

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ParliView — European Parliament Transparency Platform

Version: 1.0
Effective Date: 30 September 2026
Last Updated: 25 September 2026

At a Glance

University College Dublin (UCD, we) provides ParliView: the website at www.parliview.org and the web application at app.parliview.org (the Platform).
We want everyone to be able to use the Platform. We work to the standard EN 301 549 v3.2.1, which includes the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA.
The Platform is partially compliant with that standard. Section 3 lists what does not yet work well, what it means for you and when we plan to fix it.
The main gaps are in the app: screen readers are not told when an Answer arrives, the question box has no label, some expandable sections cannot be opened from the keyboard, and some text and links have low colour contrast.
This statement is based on a review of the Platform’s code on 17 September 2026. We have not yet tested the Platform with screen readers or other assistive technology. We plan to do so in the near future.
If you cannot use part of the Platform, or you need information in another format, email accessibility@parliview.org. We aim to reply within 10 working days.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the body named in section 6.

1. Our Commitment

UCD is committed to making its websites and mobile applications accessible, in accordance with the European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 358 of 2020), which give effect to Directive (EU) 2016/2102.

This statement applies to:

the ParliView website at www.parliview.org, and
the ParliView web application at app.parliview.org, which needs an account.

Both are provided by the School of Politics and International Relations, UCD, as part of the Study (UCD research ethics reference 025-HS-26-C-Cross).

The standard we work to is EN 301 549 v3.2.1 (Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services), which incorporates WCAG 2.1 at level AA.

2. Compliance Status

The Platform is partially compliant with the Regulations and with EN 301 549 v3.2.1 (WCAG 2.1 level AA), because of the non-compliances listed in section 3.

3. Non-accessible Content

The content listed below is not accessible for the reasons given.

3.1 Non-compliance with the Regulations

All items in this section were identified by code review, not by testing with assistive technology. Each item names the WCAG 2.1 success criterion concerned and the date by which we plan to fix it.

The app (app.parliview.org)

#	What does not work	What this means for you	WCAG 2.1 criterion	Planned fix
A1	Answers appear word by word but there is no live region to announce them	If you use a screen reader, you are not told when an Answer starts or finishes	4.1.3 Status messages (AA)	31 December 2026
A2	The question box has a placeholder but no label	Screen readers may not say what the box is for; the placeholder disappears when you type	1.3.1, 3.3.2, 4.1.2 (A)	31 December 2026
A3	Expandable sections inside Answers (processing steps, search summaries, source summaries) can only be opened with a mouse	You cannot reach or open them with the keyboard alone	2.1.1 Keyboard (A), 4.1.2 Name, role, value (A)	31 December 2026
A4	Every screen in the app has the same page title, “ParliView”	Screen readers and browser tabs cannot tell you which screen you are on (sign in, request access, acknowledgement, conversation)	2.4.2 Page titled (A)	31 December 2026
A5	There is no “skip to content” link and no landmark regions (main, navigation)	Keyboard and screen-reader users must move through every control to reach the content	2.4.1 Bypass blocks (A)	31 December 2026
A6	In light mode, links inside Answers and inside the Privacy Notice and Participant Terms shown at the acceptance gate are gold on white (about 2.3:1)	Links, including citations to EP Material, can be hard to read	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
A7	Some secondary text (captions, hints, placeholder text) is grey at about 2.9:1 to 3.9:1 in both light and dark mode	Text can be hard to read, especially on the cream panels	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
A8	In dark mode, the main buttons (Submit request, Continue to ParliView, Send) have white text on light blue (about 2.7:1); in light mode the same buttons turn gold with white text on hover	Button labels can be hard to read	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
A9	In the vote breakdown, the green “For” figures and the grey “Abstain” figures have low contrast; the vote bars have no names	Figures can be hard to read; screen readers announce unnamed progress bars. The figures are also given as text, so no information depends on colour alone	1.4.3 (AA), 4.1.2 (A)	31 December 2026
A10	The Privacy Notice and Participant Terms at the acceptance gate are shown in a scrolling box that may not take keyboard focus	In some browsers, you cannot scroll the documents with the keyboard before ticking the acknowledgement	2.1.1 Keyboard (A)	31 December 2026
A11	Some pop-up panels (citation previews, glossary tips, explain mode, information tips) remove the visible focus outline	You may lose track of where keyboard focus is	2.4.7 Focus visible (AA)	31 December 2026
A12	Quotations from EP Material in other EU languages are not marked with their language	Screen readers may read them with the wrong pronunciation	3.1.2 Language of parts (AA)	31 December 2026

The website (www.parliview.org)

#	What does not work	What this means for you	WCAG 2.1 criterion	Planned fix
W1	The gold buttons (“Sign up for research preview”, “Try ParliView”, “Sign up”, “Follow us on LinkedIn”) have white text on gold (about 2.3:1)	Button labels can be hard to read	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
W2	The word “AI” in the home-page heading is gold on cream (about 2.0:1)	The heading can be hard to read	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
W3	Grey text (the email label, the sign-up note, the partner line, the page contents list on the legal pages, and the footer copyright line) is between about 3.2:1 and 4.0:1	Text can be hard to read	1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) (AA)	31 December 2026
W4	The focus ring on the email box is gold on cream (about 2.0:1)	Keyboard users may not see that the box has focus	1.4.11 Non-text contrast (AA)	31 December 2026
W5	There is no “skip to content” link and the navigation and content areas are not marked as landmarks. Headings are present, so you can navigate by heading	Keyboard and screen-reader users must move through the navigation on every page	2.4.1 Bypass blocks (A)	31 December 2026
W6	Three decorative icons on the home page are not hidden from screen readers	Screen readers may announce empty images	1.1.1 Non-text content (A)	31 December 2026

3.2 Disproportionate Burden

We do not claim disproportionate burden for any content.

3.3 Content Not Within the Scope of the Regulations

EP Material and Parltrack Data are published by the European Parliament and by parltrack.org. We link to the original documents on those sites. We do not control their accessibility.
Sign-in pages provided by Google when you choose “Sign in with Google” are operated by Google.
The sign-in page that opens when you choose “View other sign-in options” is provided by Amazon Web Services (Amazon Cognito) and is operated by AWS.

4. Preparation of This Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 17 September 2026.

The assessment was a self-assessment carried out by UCD. The method was a review of the source code of the website (HTML and CSS) and of the app (React and TypeScript components) against WCAG 2.1 level AA. Colour contrast ratios were calculated from the colour values in the code. The Platform was not tested with screen readers, screen magnifiers, voice control or switch access, and no automated accessibility tool was run.

We plan to test the Platform with assistive technology in Q4 2026 and to update this statement with the results.

This statement was last reviewed on 17 September 2026.

5. Feedback and Contact Information

If you find something on the Platform that you cannot use, or if you need information from the Platform in another format (for example, large print or plain text), contact us:

Email: accessibility@parliview.org
Post: School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland.

Tell us the web address or the screen you were using, what you were trying to do, and the assistive technology or browser you use, if any. We aim to reply within 10 working days.

6. Enforcement Procedure

If you are not satisfied with our reply, you can make a complaint. Under the Regulations, the enforcement procedure in Ireland is against the NDA model statement:

a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman under the Disability Act 2005, or
a claim to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Equal Status Act 2000.

The National Disability Authority monitors compliance with the Regulations.

7. AI-generated Content and Assistive Technology

Answers and Summaries on the Platform are AI Output. Each carries a visible “AI-generated” label. Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act requires that this information is provided in a way that is accessible to people with disabilities. We therefore commit that the label in code:

is text, not only a colour or an icon, so it can be read by screen readers and remains visible when colours are changed;
appears before the AI Output in reading order, so you meet it before the content;
meets the same colour contrast requirement as other text (at least 4.5:1); and
will be included in the announcement made when an Answer finishes, once we add the live region described at A1 in section 3.1, by the fix date given there.

The Platform also:

follows your operating system’s “reduce motion” setting;
offers a light and a dark colour mode, switched with the button in the top corner of each screen; and
can be enlarged with your browser’s zoom, usable at 200 per cent zoom and at 320 CSS pixels wide.

8. Changes to This Statement

We will review this statement whenever the Platform changes in a way that affects accessibility, and at least once a year. The dates at the top of this page show the current version.