Accessibility Statement - AI Unit - Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation

Our approach

We want this website to work for everyone. That includes people who use a screen reader, people who cannot use a mouse, people with low vision, and people who find it easier to read in a different colour or font.

We are working to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA - the standard set by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessible websites. We are not fully there yet, but we are actively improving and we review the site regularly.

What you can do on this site

We have built a number of tools directly into the site. You can find them in the Accessibility button in the bottom-right corner of every page, or by pressing Alt + A anywhere.

Read the page aloud

Use the built-in screen reader from the Accessibility panel, opened with the Accessibility button or Alt + A from anywhere. While it is reading, Space pauses, S stops, the left and right arrow keys or the slider change speed, and you can pick a voice from the dropdown. Alt + S stops reading at any time. If you already use your own assistive technology, you can keep using that instead.

Make text bigger or smaller

Use the + and - buttons in the Accessibility panel to scale text from 80% up to 200%. Your preference is saved so it works next time too.

Change colours

Switch to high contrast, dark, greyscale, or negative colour mode - whichever is easiest for you to read.

Simplify the page

Use the Simple language toggle in the navbar, or press Alt + M anywhere on the page, to switch to short summaries and clearer section headings. Turn it off the same way to see the full text again.

Dyslexia-friendly font and reading line

Turn on a dyslexia-friendly font, wider letter spacing, and a horizontal guide line that follows your cursor as you read.

Stop all movement

If the animated elements on the page bother you, you can stop all animations with one click.

Keyboard navigation

You can use the entire site with just a keyboard. Tab moves between links and buttons, Enter activates them, and Escape closes panels. Alt + A opens the Accessibility panel from anywhere, and Alt + R resets all your settings back to default. Turn on "Bold Focus Outline" in the panel for an extra-visible focus ring.

Quick profiles

Choose a pre-set profile - Low Vision, Motor, Dyslexia, Cognitive, or Senior - and all the relevant settings turn on at once.

Speak to DIVA

When chatting with DIVA (our AI assistant), press the microphone button to ask your question by voice instead of typing.

Skip to main content

If you are using a keyboard or screen reader, press Tab as soon as the page loads and a "Skip to main content" link will appear. This lets you jump straight to the content without going through the navigation.

Simple language mode

This website offers a simple language mode that replaces longer passages with short, plain-language summaries. Summaries are written and reviewed by the AI Unit. They are a guide, not the authoritative text - turn Simple language off in the navbar at any time to see the original full text again, and the official policy documents remain available in full from the Framework Library. Simple language mode is never switched on automatically - it is always the visitor's choice.

What is not fully accessible yet

We have fixed all the critical issues found in our May 2026 audit. These are the things we are still working on:

Some of the PDF documents in the Framework Library may not read correctly in a screen reader. We are updating them.

These were fixed in May 2026:

Text was too light in several parts of the site. We darkened it so it now meets the minimum contrast ratio for readability.

Some heading levels were skipped (for example going from a level 2 heading straight to a level 4). This confused screen readers. It is now fixed.

Some images were missing proper text descriptions. All images now have alt text.

Navigation links inside a hidden section were still reachable by keyboard but not announced by screen readers. This has been corrected.

Tell us if something does not work

If part of this site is not working for you, please get in touch. We will try to respond within 5 working days and fix the problem as quickly as we can.

Email

Phone (+230) 650 3009

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