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We want everyone to be able to read and use this website, whichever device, browser or assistive technology they use. The site is built to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. Accessibility is part of how every page and feature is designed, built and reviewed, not something added afterwards.

In practice this means that:

• Everything can be reached and used with a keyboard alone, in a logical order, with a visible focus marker and a “Skip to content” link first on every page.
• Pages are built with real headings, landmarks and lists, so that screen readers and other assistive technology can give an overview of a page and move between its parts.
• Form fields, buttons and icons have text labels, and changes on a page, such as a filtered or searched list of publications, are announced to screen readers.
• Carousels are moved with previous and next buttons. They never require dragging and never advance by themselves.
• Animation is kept to a minimum when your device is set to reduce motion.
• Text and controls are designed for sufficient colour contrast, and the layout adapts to small screens and to enlarged text.

The site is not yet fully compliant. We know of the following limitations:

• Many images in older publications, which were moved over from an earlier version of the site, have no text alternative.
• Documents linked from publications, such as PDF files, were produced by the publishing institutions and may not be fully accessible.

If something does not work for you, or you need the content of a page in another format, email vti@vti.se and tell us which page it concerns and what you were trying to do.

The website is run by VTI, a Swedish government agency, and is covered by the Swedish Act on Accessibility of Digital Public Services. If you are not satisfied with how we respond, you can report the problem to the Agency for Digital Government (Digg), which supervises the act.

This statement was last reviewed on 22 October 2026 and is based on our own review of the site.

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