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Accessibility Statement

We are committed to ensure that the website of Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Government of India is accessible to all users irrespective of device in use, technology or ability. It has been built with an aim to provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors.

We have made our best efforts to ensure that all information on this website is accessible to people with disabilities. For example, a user with visual impairments can access this website using assistive technologies such as screen readers and magnifiers.

We aim to be standards compliant and follow the principles of usability and universal design, which should help all visitors of this website.

This website is designed using XHTML 1.0 Transitional and meets Priority 1 (Level A) of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 as set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Part of the information on the website is also made available through links to external websites. External websites are maintained by the respective departments who are responsible for making these sites accessible.

Accessibility Support

Use the accessibility options provided by this web site to control the screen display. These options allow to increase the text size and change the contrast scheme for clear visibility and better readability.

Change text size

Changing the text size refers to making the text appear larger or smaller than its standard size. You are given three options for setting the text size that affects readability:

Small:Displays information in a font size smaller than the standard font size.

Medium: Displays information in a standard font size, which is the default size.

Large: Displays information in a font size larger than the standard font size.

The website allows you to change the text size by clicking on the text size icon at the top of every page.

Following are the various options provided in the form of icons which are available at the top of each page:

A- Decrease text size: Allows to reduce the text size.

A typical text size: Allows setting the default text size.

A+ Increase text size:Allows to increase the size of the text.

To change the text size using the Accessibility Options page:

ChooseAccessibility option. The Accessibility Options page is displayed.

Text sizesection, select the appropriate text size.

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If you have any problem or suggestion regarding the accessibility of this website, please send us feedback.