This accessibility statement applies to Mary, Help of Christians GNS
This website is run by Mary, Help of Christians GNS.
- We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
If you have a disability, AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use.
Accessiblity of our Website
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- PDF documents may not fully accessible to screen reader software
- Some images may not yet have appropriate alternative text
- Some of our forms may be difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
Feedback and Reporting accessibility problems
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: admin@maryhelpofchristians.ie
We will get back to you within 10 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about our website’s accessibility
https://www.maryhelpofchristians.ie and iClass are committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
The full guidelines are available at: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
- Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content).
- Some PDF document downloads currently lack a title that describes their topic or purpose. This fails WCAG success criterion Page Titled 2.4.2.
- Some of our PDFs and Word documents may not be structured to allow them to be accessible to a screen reader. Some of these PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services and forms published as Word documents. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value)
- There are some occurrences of badly formatted links either with text that is not descriptive enough, e.g. click here or have the full web address e.g. https://www. rather than formatted link text. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context). Disproportionate Burden
- It is not possible to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a 'skip to main content' option).
- It is not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content.
Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Some content or documents are provided by third parties, and it may not be possible to update.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We perform regular checking to add improvements when possible.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 19th March 2026.
It was last reviewed on 19th March 2026.