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Our aim is to limit browser-specific features as far as possible.</p> <h4>Barriers to accessibility</h4> <p>Some of the documents on our site are only available in pdf format. Some pdf format documents are not created by New Zealand Parliament but we are required to publish them. Some pdf format documents are old content transferred from our earlier websites. <strong><a data-id="1772" href="/en/footer/contact-us/" title="Contact us">If you find content you can not access, please contact us.</a></strong> We may be able to provide you with an alternative format.</p> <h2>Office of the Clerk and Parliamentary Service – Accessibility Policy</h2> <p>This policy applies to the two parliamentary agencies (the <strong><a data-id="2929" href="/en/footer/about-us/parliamentary-service/" title="Parliamentary Service">Parliamentary Service</a></strong> and the <strong><a data-id="2930" href="/en/footer/about-us/office-of-the-clerk/" title="Office of the Clerk">Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives</a></strong>).</p> <p>The parliamentary agencies recognise the importance of working alongside persons with disabilities to improve the accessibility of Parliament. 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