Accessibility

Accessibility Statement 

Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is committed to making its website at alt.ac.uk. accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) website at alt.ac.uk.

This website is run by the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), a registered charity and the UK’s professional body for learning technology. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, you should be able to:

  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard
  • use common assistive technologies (such as screen readers, screen magnifiers and speech recognition)
  • view the site on a range of modern browsers and devices, including smartphones and tablets
  • resize text using your browser without losing content or functionality

We use structured, semantic HTML wherever possible and aim for a clear heading structure on each page.

We also try to write content in plain language and avoid unnecessary jargon.

Advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability is available from organisations such as AbilityNet. In addition, major operating systems produce the following guidance:

 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

ALT is committed to making its website accessible in line with recognised best practice and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2, aiming to meet level AA as a minimum. 

Compliance status

Based on our current understanding, this website is partially compliant with WCAG 2.2 level AA, due to the non-compliances listed below:

  • some older PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software
  • some multimedia content doesn’t yet have audio or text description
  • pages where the heading structure could be improved
  • some images and tables lack meaningful text alternatives and descriptions
  • legacy content or documents that may not yet meet current accessibility standards

 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Accessibility is an ongoing process for ALT.

We:

  • continue to improve our use of semantic HTML, headings and landmarks
  • aim to ensure new content and features are designed and tested with accessibility in mind
  • make use of expertise within ALT’s Digital Accessibility Special Interest Group and wider membership to identify and address accessibility issues
  • plan periodic reviews and testing of a representative sample of pages, including key user journeys (for example, joining ALT, finding events and accessing publications)

As we fix specific issues, we will update this statement.

 

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us.

You can contact ALT by:

Please tell us:

  • the web address (URL) of the page
  • what you were trying to do
  • what went wrong and what assistive technology (if any) you were using

We will consider your request and aim to respond within a reasonable timeframe.

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us using the details above and tell us what format you need.

 

Reporting accessibility problems

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you encounter problems that aren’t covered on this page, please contact us using the details above.

If you are not satisfied with how we respond to your complaint about accessibility, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), which provides advice and assistance on equality and human rights issues in Great Britain. 

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Equality Act 2010.

 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 24 November 2025.
It was last reviewed on 24 November 2025.

This website was last tested on 24 November 2025. The test was carried out by our internal team using a combination of automated and manual testing against WCAG 2.2 AA. 

We selected a sample of pages to test that covered the main templates and user journeys on the site, including:

  • the homepage
  • a news article
  • membership information
  • events and CMALT pages
  • key policy and governance pages