Website Accessibility

This statement applies to content published on the domain www.wexfordopera.com

It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains.

This website is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including persons with disabilities. 

You should be able to: 

• zoom up to 200% without problems
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone) 

This website is designed to comply with level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2. 

Compliance status 

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA, due to the non-accessible content listed below. 

Preparation of this statement 

This statement was prepared on 6 May 2025. 

The statement is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages by an accessibility expert, using a combination of manual and automated testing. 

Technical specifications 

The accessibility of the Wexford Festival Opera website relies on the following technologies to work with the combination of web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer: 

• HTML
• WAI-ARIA
• CSS
• JavaScript 

Non-accessible content 

Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of the Wexford Festival Opera website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below. 

Known limitations for the Wexford Festival Opera website: 

• PDFs: Some documents in PDF format lack a correct table heading tab order or heading order and some content may not be fully accessible.
• External links open without warning: Some links open a new window (or tab) without warning.
• Links: When a download link refers to another web page, it opens a new window or tab.
• Heading Hierarchy: Some pages do not present content in a hierarchical heading organisation.
• Archive: Some images may be missing alternative text descriptions.
• Third party content: Some pages on this website include embedded content (such as iframes) from third-party websites. These may include, but are not limited to, our ticket booking, donations and newsletter signup pages. As we do not control the accessibility of this external content, it may not meet the same accessibility standards as our own website. We encourage users to contact us if they encounter any barriers while interacting with such content.
• Videos: The website uses YouTube to host videos. You Tube videos are embedded in the website using iframes. Some of the components of these iframes have known accessibility issues including:
  Video player – keyboard accessibility: We are aware of some issues with the keyboard accessibility of video players on the website.
  • Video captions: Some of our videos do not have captions. We are continuously working on adding them to more videos.
    
  • Audio description: Videos on this website do not have audio description.
    
  • Missing title in a frame for video: When videos are embedded in a frame, the frame does not always have a title.

Feedback 

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Wexford Festival Opera website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers by email to boxoffice@wexfordopera.com. We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days.