The High Commission of India, Kigali wants everyone to be able to use this website, whatever their device, technology or ability. The website aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA, the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW 3.0) and the Digital Brand Identity Manual (DBIM 3.0).
What you can do on this website
- Use the whole website with a keyboard. A “Skip to Main Content” link is the first item on every page.
- Make the text larger or smaller with the A+, A and A− buttons at the top of the page.
- Switch to high contrast with the “High Contrast” button.
- Pause anything that moves: the banner slideshow, the Live Tracker, the highlights and the logos.
- Use a screen reader. Images have text descriptions, pages have headings and landmarks, and forms have labels. See Screen Reader Access.
- See the file type and size next to every document link, for example “PDF, 233 KB”.
- Know when a link opens another website in a new window: this is announced and shown as a tooltip.
- Read the website in हिन्दी through machine translation.
- Use the website on a phone or tablet; the layout adapts to the screen.
How the website is tested
Every page is checked with the axe accessibility checker against WCAG 2.1 A and AA, on desktop and mobile screen sizes, before it is published.
Known limitations
- Some PDF documents were scanned or created before this website and may not be fully accessible. If you cannot read a document, please contact us and we will try to provide it in another format.
- Content from other websites, such as the Facebook timeline and Google Maps, is not under our control.
Feedback and contact
If you have difficulty using any part of this website, please write to info[dot]kigali[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in or call +250 737 310 070. Please tell us the page address and the problem, so that we can fix it.