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We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.</p> <p><strong>Reasonable adjustments</strong></p> <p>We hope it is already possible for anyone who wishes to make a complaint or contact us for other reasons to do so, but if there are reasonable adjustments you would like to ask us to make, please contact us on 0300 123 2220 or by email: <a href="mailto:advice@ipso.co.uk">advice@ipso.co.uk</a>. We will deal with each request on an individual basis.</p> <p><strong>Accessibility on our website</strong></p> <p>This website has been created with Accessibility in mind. IPSO is dedicated to making the website as easy to use for everyone as possible. We work to improve and enhance the website for users with accessibility requirements. Our aim is to ensure that everyone can access the information published on our website and that the site meets WAI AA standards.</p> <p>The colour scheme has been carefully chosen. 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