Accessibility

The IET is committed to producing its portfolio of websites in a way that is accessible to all users.

Accessibility standards

Our website has been designed to conform to Level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.

Using our websites

We aim to:

  • Create websites that are available to everyone including those with sight, hearing and motor impairment restrictions
  • Use an appropriate web font so all text is easy to read
  • Have appropriate alt tags for images to convey information
  • Ensure that navigation through our websites works in a coherent and consistent manner
  • Avoid relying on colour as the sole way of giving information
  • Avoid using images of text wherever possible, and provide equivalent text links

Do you need help with our content?

We periodically review web standards guidelines and improvements in the functionality offered by browsers to improve the accessibility of our website.

If you have difficulty in accessing the content of this site, please contact us and we will provide the information in an alternative format.

Further help

Please refer to your browser software or device supplier for help with accessibility features and advice on how to optimise viewing of websites.