The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) strive to ensure that their resources are accessible to all individuals. IREC has invested significant resources to ensure our websites and other digital services are accessible to all users, including people with disabilities.

We have an ongoing commitment to accessibility in every aspect of our digital service delivery. We recognize that this requires continuous monitoring, improvement, and adaptation. In the sections below, we elaborate on the efforts IREC has undertaken to ensure digital accessibility for all.

A key element of our accessibility initiative is our engagement with third-party accessibility consulting organization UserWay to help bring our websites into conformance. We use industry-standard accessibility methods and tools to accomplish this, in accordance with the relevant version of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the internet’s main international standards-setting organization.

energy-ready.org makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The Widget offers user-triggered enhancements that allow visitors to improve the accessibility of the site. These features will, when selected, increase font size, pause animations, change color contrast, and more. People can choose combinations that suit their needs, as per WCAG Level AAA.

The site has enabled Automated Remediation Technology (ART) for all visitors, whether or not they use assistive technology. ART does not detect Assistive Technology usage; rather, it improves accessibility for all site visitors regardless of ability by deploying remediation capabilities such as (but not limited to):

• Images and other non-text elements have alternative text associated with them when required.
• Keyboard navigation is improved with aids such as focus indication and skip links.

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Please Contact Us

We are here to assist you and make your experience as smooth and inclusive as possible. If you encounter any digital accessibility issues with our products or services, or need information related to digital accessibility, we want to hear from you! Also, we appreciate and welcome feedback, and embrace suggestions for enhancing our digital accessibility efforts. 

Please direct inquiries or feedback to: info@irecusa.org