Accessibility Policy

This website endeavours to conform to the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. The majority of the site meets level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. The site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and CSS.

Metropolitan are committed to providing websites that are accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

The ‘Accessibility’ tab at the top of each page provides information from the BBC Accessibility site on steps you can take to make our website and the other websites that you use more accessible to your needs.

If you experience any difficulty in accessing information on our website, please contact our communications team for assistance.

The Metropolitan website is a work in progress, and we are constantly looking to improve and develop the content and functionality of the site. If you have suggestions about how we could improve the site experience, or would like to take part in future usability testing, please contact us.