This accessibility statement applies to the website of The Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan (https://www.iia.independent-inquiry.uk).
This website is run by the Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan team. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 200% 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)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
- there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact us via enquiries@iia.independent-inquiry.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: enquiries@iia.independent-inquiry.uk.
Read tips on contacting organisation about inaccessible websites.
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’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
If you are in Northern Ireland and are not happy with how we respond to your complaint you can contact the Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland who are responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’) in Northern Ireland.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The Independent Inquiry Relating to Afghanistan team is 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 version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
- Some images are centre aligned among a lot of white space, which may be a poor experience for users of stronger zooms
- Some links to external sites open in a new tab with no warning
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Video content on the home page does not currently have closed captions. This would prevent D/deaf and hard of hearing users from being able to follow the content of the video in real time and is a failure against WCAG 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A). We have added this as an issue with development team and are expecting captions to be added by September 2023. All new videos will be captioned prior to being published on the website. In the meantime, users can access the transcript linked below the video to access audio content as text.
If you find an issue that we have yet to identify, please contact us using one of the routes described in the ‘Reporting accessibility problems with this website’ section of this statement.
Disproportionate burden
At this time, we have not made any disproportionate burden claims.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
At this time, we have not identified any content that is not within scope of the accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 05 June 2023. It was last reviewed on 08 June 2023.
This website was last tested on 06 April 2023. The test was carried out by the internal accessibility team.
All pages on this service were tested due to its small size. We tested the service based on a user’s ability to complete key journeys. All parts of the chosen journeys were tested, including documents.