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    NIC – Web Accessibility Certificate and Statement

    Accessibility Statement for National Informatics Centre Website

    This is an accessibility statement from National Informatics Centre.

    Measures to support accessibility

    National Informatics Centre takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of National Informatics Centre:

    • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

    Conformance status

    The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

    It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. National Informatics Centre website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

    Feedback

    We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of National Informatics Centre website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on National Informatics Centre website:

    • Email: wim[at]nic[dot]in
    • Postal Address: National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
    • Phone: +91-11-24305000

    We try to respond within 1 business day.

    Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

    National Informatics Centre website is designed to be compatible with:

    • Chrome browser with NVDA on Windows 10
    • Safari browser with VoiceOver on iOS
    • Chrome browser with Keyboard Operability on Windows 10
    • Chrome browser with Browser Zooming on Windows 10
    • Colour Contrast Compatibility

    Technical specifications

    Accessibility of National Informatics Centre website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

    • HTML
    • WAI-ARIA
    • CSS
    • JavaScript

    These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

    Limitations and alternatives

    Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of National Informatics Centre website, there may be some limitations. Few items are not owned by National Informatics Centre, and are controlled by a third party, and hence might have certain sections with accessibility compliance issues as per WCAG. We are working towards having the accessibility of these items enhanced, or finding a more accessible alternative for the same. They have been mentioned below. Please contact us if you observe any item not listed:

    1. Flexslider
    2. Facebook
    3. Fancybox
    4. X (Twitter)
    5. YouTube

    Assessment approach

    National Informatics Centre assessed the accessibility of National Informatics Centre website by the following approaches:

    • External evaluation

    Formal complaints

    Please reach out to us by writing at wim[at]nic[dot]in

    Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)

    Download VPAT