Building Accessible Programme Platforms for IREX

Client: IREX Portfolio of accessible, multilingual programme websites · 2023–2024

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Project at a glance

Organisation

IREX

Sector

International development · Media and civil society

Project Type

Portfolio of accessible, multilingual programme websites

Services

Product discovery · Information architecture · UX/UI · Custom WordPress engineering · Multilingual publishing · Accessibility testing · Delivery support

Platform

Custom WordPress · Tailwind CSS · Trilingual publishing · Accessible video and content components

Launch Date

2023–2024

The portfolio challenge

Multiple programmes, one high accessibility bar

IREX needed distinct digital platforms for programmes supporting creative leadership and independent media in Sri Lanka. Each had its own audience and identity, but all had to make complex programme information, applications, learning resources and stories usable in English, Sinhala and Tamil—and meet the accessibility and compliance expectations attached to USAID-funded work.

Why accessibility mattered

Accessibility had to survive visual ambition and multilingual content

The Creative Catalyst Fellowship needed expressive storytelling, fellow profiles and a living archive. MoJo Lanka needed a trilingual learning experience for mobile journalists, centred on video instruction and programme activity. ODDLY designed the content structures, interface patterns and responsive front ends so inclusion was built into the systems rather than added after design.

The work

A reusable approach across programme websites

Accessible digital delivery for public-interest programmes

Across the IREX portfolio, ODDLY combined discovery, information architecture, UX/UI, multilingual content modelling, custom WordPress engineering, accessibility testing and delivery support. We built responsive components, clear navigation and editorial workflows for non-technical teams. The sites were evaluated against USAID accessibility requirements and passed the relevant WCAG reviews.

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What the platforms enabled

Programme content that was easier to access, manage and reuse

IREX and its partners could publish fellows, stories, events, learning videos and programme resources through maintainable content systems. Audiences could access trilingual material across devices, and delivery teams had platforms designed to meet donor accessibility expectations.

Passed USAID accessibility evaluation

The programme sites passed USAID’s WCAG evaluations—demonstrating that distinctive visual storytelling, multilingual publishing and strong accessibility can coexist in the same public platform.

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