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Link from accessibility principle to accessibility manual #1270

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## Our mission

dxw's mission is to:  
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### Make everything we do accessible

At dxw we want to make sure that everyone can access the digital services we
At dxw we want to make sure that everyone can access the services we
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why not products and services?
why just services?

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Because we are usually talking about public services or government services. Some clients do use the word 'product' to describe the large parts that make up a service. But nobody talks about 'public products'. And GDS call Notify, Pay, Forms and One Login 'platforms' or 'tools' or 'technologies' rather than products.

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thank you for explaining this

create, including our own websites, communications and colleague resources.

We follow the guidance in the
[GOV.UK Service Manual](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/making-your-service-accessible-an-introduction)
to help us to meet government accessibility requirements.

And to create a consistent approach to digital accessibility, our Playbook has
[additional guidance for our different professions](/tech/web-accessibility/).
And to create a consistent and effective approach, we have an [Accessibility Manual](https://accessibility.dxw.com) that provides additional guidance for our different professions.

### Reduce our impact on the environment

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